16 December 2011

GDC to meet registrants in Northern Ireland

In the second of four planned events for 2012, the General Dental Council is continuing its successful run of registrant events by meeting registrants in Derry/Londonderry.

Dental professionals from in and around the city are being asked to come along to the Waterfoot Hotel, Caw Roundabout, Waterside, BT47 6TB at 6pm on 2 February 2012 to find out about how the GDC’s work affects them. They will also have the chance to take an active role in one of two workshops; one on the review of the GDC’s Standards for dental professionals and one on the responsibilities of being a dental professional.

The event is free and participants will be awarded 2 hours of verifiable CPD.

Registration is already well underway for a similar event in Bristol and later in February and March registrants from around Glasgow and Llandudno will have the chance to attend events.

Director of Policy and Communications at the GDC Mike Browne says face-to-face feedback is invaluable:

“Hearing directly from registrants about their concerns is a great way to get to grips with the dental profession and the issues people are facing. But it’s also a good chance to get their views and comments on some key pieces of guidance being reviewed by the GDC at the moment - including CPD and Standards.”

Any dental professionals interested in attending can book online at http://www.gdc-uk.org/GDCcalendar/Eventdetail/pages/Meet-the-GDC-(Derry-Londonderry).aspx. It should be noted that places are limited, so early booking is advised.

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