MyGDCFitness to Practise reports
Each year we publish a statistical report that details the key activities and outcomes related to fitness to practise cases. It includes information on the types and sources of concerns raised, demographic profiles of dental professionals involved, and the outcomes of the investigations.
The 2025 report covers all four stages of the FtP process: initial assessment, assessment, case examiners, and hearings. It includes comparison data from previous years and breaks down cases by informant type, country, registrant type, sex, time on the register, region of qualification, and ethnicity.
We completed 1,293 assessments in 2025, almost identical to the 1,294 completed in 2024, and held 110 Practice Committee hearings, a 50% increase on the 73 held in 2024. We removed 18 dental professionals from the register, the same number as in 2024, representing 0.01% of all registered dental professionals.
In 2025, we closed 19% of new concerns at the initial assessment stage, more than at any point in the previous four years, reflecting our work to identify and resolve less serious concerns earlier in the process.