Are you involved in a Dental Body Corporate?  Have your say in GDC consultation.

Should GDC registrants who are employed by, belong to or are involved in a dental body corporate be required to declare it in their practice literature?

That’s the question being asked in our current consultation ‘Declaration of involvement with a Dental Body Corporate’.

Following amendments to the Dentists Act in 2005, any corporate body can carry out the business of dentistry provided it satisfies certain conditions.  However, we believe that in order to protect patients those involved in DBCs should declare that involvement. 

Subject to consultation, we plan to insert a requirement into the GDC Standards Guidance to ensure that GDC registrants disclose that they are a member of, or involved with or employed by, a body corporate, particularly as part of any complaints process. The aim is to ensure a patient has the information they need to make an informed choice and be able to pursue a complaint fully and appropriately.

The consultation period closes at 5pm on Tuesday, 11 November 2008. For more information and a copy of the consultation document, naviage to our consutlations page.  Responses to the proposals should be sent to dbcconsultation@gdc-uk.org.