Revalidation
The purpose of revalidation is to introduce an
approach to providing continuing assurance for patients and the public that
those on our register continue to be up to date and fit to practise.
We are
committed to developing an approach to our continuing assurance policies and
procedures that is workable, proportionate and cost effective.
An important part of our work on continuing assurance is our proposals for an enhanced CPD scheme. More detail can be found on our CPD Review pages.
Research
We are undertaking research and information gathering to inform our proposals where appropriate, as part of evidence-based policy making.
Consultation and analysis
In late 2010 we held a public consultation on our proposals for revalidation for dentists. The consultation is now closed but you can view the consultation document:
Revalidation consultation document (290KB, PDF)
Following an analysis of the consultation responses, we published a statement in October 2011. Our statement can be viewed below:
Post-consultation statement on revalidation for dentists (173KB, PDF)
In late 2012 we held a consultation on CPD and continuing assurance of fitness to practise. This closed on 31 January 2013. The consultation document can be found below:
Our statement in response to the consultation responses can be found below:
Contacting us
If you have any comments or queries on revalidation, please email us at revalidation@gdc-uk.org.