Category: General Dental Council (GDC)
Total number of registered UK dentists remains stable following renewal
The number of dentists on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has remained stable.
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Consultation on which health and care professions should be regulated in future
The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting on arrangements for deciding which health and care professions should be regulated in future.
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DHSC to consult on ORE changes “early 2022”
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has indicated it plans to consult on Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) changes early 2022.
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ORE: “A flawed system made worse by the pandemic”
Dentists with qualifications gained outside the UK must follow one of three routes including the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE).
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Regulators reiterated their “support” for staff working together to tackle the ongoing pandemic
Regulators of UK health and social care professionals have reiterated their support for staff working together to tackle the ongoing pandemic.
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PSA High Court appeal upheld in case involving dentist accused of clinically unjustified treatments
The PSA successfully appeal a decision of the GDC’s Professional Conduct Committee in a case involving a dentist accused of clinically unjustified treatments.
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GDC relaunch Overseas Registration Exams
General Dental Council announced that one sitting of the Part 2 exam will take place in January 2022 after cancelling OREs due to Covid.
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Overall perceptions of the GDC is more negative than positive
The results of research undertaken in 2020 to explore the perceptions and communication preferences of dental professionals, students, and stakeholder representatives have been today.
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GDC Outcome report on shaping of lifelong learning for dental professionals
GDC has published the outcome report to our discussion document on shaping the direction of lifelong learning for dental professionals.
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GDC survey to understand on-going impacts of COVID-19 on dental professionals
GDC have commissioned new independent research on the continued impacts of COVID-19 on dental professionals.
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Former GDC committee chair suspended for racist comments
A former chair of the GDC has been suspended after suggesting that he would not want an African dentist to treat him.
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Research on Improving the experience of witnesses in health and care professional practice proceedings
Researchers have been funded to study the experience of witnesses who give evidence in professional conduct hearings about care provided by health and social care professionals.
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