Category: General Dental Council (GDC)

The number of dentists on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has increased again when compared to recent years. 

New guidance on reporting matters to the GDC comes into effect on 1 February.

The GDC have published the outcome report following its consultation on proposed amendments to the Specialist List Assessed Applications (SLAA) routes.

The GDC have announced that its move to holding dental professional hearings online is to be made permanent following a public consultation.

The survey shows modest improvements in how dental professionals view the GDC since 2020, with positive perceptions increasing from 16% to 20%.

New GDC Guidance on Reporting Matters, consolidating reporting requirements for dental professionals into a single, comprehensive document.

The GDC improperly obtained sensitive documents from care proceedings before the Family Court in fitness to practise case.

The GDC opened a consultation on proposed revisions to the Standards for Education.

Following a recent Fitness To Practise case the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has issued a Statement which sets out to clarify its position on the issue of claims that may be made about orthodontic treatment.

The GDC has published a new report on dental professionals who have died while fitness to practise (FtP) concerns were investigated or remediated.