Category: General Dental Council (GDC)
Number of registered dental care professionals rises by 5%
Almost 85,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) are now registered in the UK, the latest GDC figures show.
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FEATURE: GDC consultation signals a shift in early‑stage fitness to practise decision‑making
GDC consultation signals a shift in early‑stage fitness to practise decision‑making — what dentists need to know.
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GDC fees remain higher than charges for doctors and pharmacists
Annual registration fees for dentists continue to exceed those paid by other UK health professionals.
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Kings View Chambers secures three successful outcomes across GMC & GDC cases
Kings View Chambers has achieved a series of notable regulatory successes.
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Fitness to practise investigations lasting up to nine years raise concern across dental sector
Fitness to practise investigations within the General Dental Council (GDC) are continuing to run for extraordinarily long periods.
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GDC annual report shows rising fitness to practise pressures across 2025
The General Dental Council’s Annual Report and Accounts 2025 places fitness to practise activity “at the centre of its regulatory narrative”.
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High Court quashes GDC suspension in PSA appeal over dentist’s misconduct
The High Court has allowed a Professional Standards Authority appeal against a six-month suspension imposed by the General Dental Council, remitting the case for reconsideration of sanction by a differently constituted committee.
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GDC raises alarm over potentially illegal ‘dental tourism’ events in UK hotels
The GDC has warned that a growing number of “dental tourism” events hosted by private clinics from Türkiye.
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GDC consults on replacing the ‘silver book’ with new professionalism framework
GDC has opened a public consultation on proposals to replace its long-standing Standards for the Dental Team.
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GDC fitness to practise concerns rise 26% despite stable erasure rates
The General Dental Council (GDC) received 1,766 new fitness to practise concerns during 2025.
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PSA publishes Spring 2026 update on fitness to practise appeals
PSA) has released its Spring 2026 update on fitness to practise appeals, confirming that six regulator decisions were challenged between January and April 2026.
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UK health and care regulators unite behind shared anti‑racism principles to tackle systemic inequalities
Health and care regulators across the UK have jointly committed to a set of nine shared anti‑racism principles designed to confront and reduce the persistent racism experienced by staff across the sector
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