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The GDC created the Standards for the Dental Team in 2013. They were put in place so dental care professionals have a strong understanding of what is expected of them within their role. The document contains nine principles; each principle outlines the patient's expectation, and the standards and the guidance on how this should be achieved and maintained day to day. The document clearly states that the nine principles are not placed in order of importance or priority. The standards that fall under each principle are what must be followed. The guidance is given to help meet the standards. All dental care professionals are expected to follow the guidance to provide professional judgements where necessary; if judgement is made, it should be easily justifiable if it is not in line with the guidance given. Within the document, anything that should be applied, may not apply to every situation through exceptional circumstances – which is when your judgement on how to handle the situation would be taken into account.