There are two of these:
1-The profession’s internal regulatory body :In this instance, L’Ordre National des Chirurgiens Dentistes. ONCD (The National Order of Dental Surgeons)
 The remit of the ONCD clearly explained in its publications:

1. There is a regulatory competence:  The ONCD has a responsibility for the code of medical ethics, which sets out to some extent the " rules of the game" to which all practitioners must conform.
2.  There is an administrative competence: The ONCD controls the entry of dental surgeons into the profession to safeguard the health of patients, checks the practitioner’s degrees, professional contract, criminal record, then enters the dental surgeon on its Roll, thereby giving him the right to practice. The ONCD also examines striking off from the Roll at the practitioner’s request.
3. Finally there is a jurisdictional competence: to judge and sanction dental surgeons who have not observed the "rules of the game", that is committed breaches of their professional duties.

At present, there is no plan within the ONCD in France to regulate the practice of dental implantology. And when we look under the heading “Your dental surgeon /
specialty “on the ONCD ‘s web site, we see the following: “Orthodontics and dento-facial orthopedics (the only recognized specialty) : Treatment of maxillo-facial malformations. This consists of re-establishing functional balance, restoring good masticatory function and helping prevent dental illness and their support. Specializing in Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopedics requires 4 years of additional training after a first degree in dental surgery. However a general practitioner has the right to perform any dental procedure. But he cannot however advertise himself as a specialist. “
In other words, ONCD confirms that any dentist may practice among other techniques ,the specialty of dental implantology.

2-French Government Regulation: l’Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé (AFSSAPS)(the Health Products Safety Agency).

Created in 1998, under the Ministry of Health, AFSSAPS guarantees, through its health safety projects, efficacy, quality and proper use of all health products intended for human consumption (Article L 5311-1 of the Public Health Code): medicinal products, raw materials used in pharmaceutics, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostic devices, biological products and biotechnological products (labile blood products, organs, tissues, cells et products of human or animal origin, products from gene and cell therapies, therapeutic products  associated with cosmetic products  etc.

AFSSAPS today employs 900 people; its operating budget went up to 89.40 million euros in 2005. It has wide powers to guarantee the efficacy and safety of health products. As soon as a product presents or may present a danger for health, it may take measures to suspend or ban all manufacture, suspension measures, withdrawal from the market or consignment of a product; it can review the conditions of use or employment of products. AFSSAPS has authorized and sworn inspectors to carry out
its work .

 As regards dental implants, AFSSAPS ensures the monitoring of medical devices.
This organization, defined in article R. 5212-1of the Public Health Code aims to monitor incidents or risks of incidents resulting from the use of medical devices, which have been defined in article L.5211-1. This  applies to medical devices after they are put on the market, whether or not they are labeled CE (European Community) or not. Medical devices from countries outside the EU are subject to clinical investigations.

The monitoring of medical devices. aims to avoid incidents and risks of serious incidents happening as defined in article L.5242-2  calling into question medical devices and taking preventive and/or appropriate corrective  measures. The national system of  monitoring medical devices  consists of a national level of the AFSSAPS (Health Products Safety Agency) of the National Committee of  Monitoring Medical Devices  and its technical subcommittee and a local level consisting of local correspondents for monitoring medical devices  from health establishments ,manufacturers and any person having knowledge of an incident or risk of an incident ,that is users and third parties.