to a practitioner who has already been through the audit process, please contact the Dental Council Secretariat. What happens if I don't comply with the Dental Council's requirements? If you do not comply with the Dental Council's requirement, appropriate action will be taken, depending on the individual circumstances. Action taken may include: - a follow-up phone call to discuss the identified non-compliance - written advice on how to modify practice to the standard required and a realistic timeframe to achieve this - placing restrictions or conditions on your APC - suspension of your APC or registration - referring you to the Council.s competence screening programme with the possibility of a full competence review - declining to issue an APC. What is a professional agreement? A professional agreement is a signed written document that outlines the professional relationship and responsibilities between two individual oral health practitioners. It is usually between a dentist (or dental specialist) and another oral health practitioner. Who needs a professional agreement? The Dental Council codes of practice on professional working relationships for oral health practitioners require that a professional agreement must be in place for dental therapists and dentists, and dental hygienists and dentists. Practitioners are asked to declare that a professional agreement is in place as part of the APC application form. Copies of the professional agreements are required as part of the CPD audit process. Competency review What is a competency review? A competency review assesses how well a practitioner is performing. A competent practitioner