Apr 24, 2025, 09:52 by Lynne Nolan

We have today published our annual Registration Statistical Report for 2024, showing an increase in the number of dental professionals on our register.

Apr 23, 2025, 13:53 by Caroline Conway

We have published our Costed Corporate Plan (CCP) for 2025, outlining our work programme and financial projections for the next three years.

Apr 23, 2025, 09:43 by Lynne Nolan

We are pleased to announce that Katie Spears has been appointed as our new Executive Director, Legal and Governance, after a competitive recruitment exercise.

Apr 15, 2025, 13:46 by Lynne Nolan

We can confirm that further sittings of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) will be held in late 2025 and early 2026, while the procurement process to award new contracts continues.

Apr 10, 2025, 09:02 by Lynne Nolan

We have today published its second annual set of dentists' working patterns data, providing insights into how they are working across the UK.

Mar 14, 2025, 12:37 by Comms Test

Tom Whiting today spoke at the BDIA Showcase, Friday 14 March 2025 (not checked against delivery).

Mar 11, 2025, 09:26 by User Not Found

Katie Spears has been appointed as the new Interim Executive Director of Legal and Governance at the GDC, effective this month.

Mar 4, 2025, 15:07 by Caroline Conway

We have today announced changes to our continuing professional development (CPD) processes, after a review and feedback from stakeholders aimed at enhancing accessibility.

Feb 27, 2025, 12:38 by Caroline Conway

We have today published our Review of Education for the academic year 2023-2024, highlighting our quality assurance activities across dental education programmes in the UK.

Feb 4, 2025, 10:40 by User Not Found

The Court of Appeal has provided welcome clarity on the interpretation of how immediate orders and substantive sanctions interact under the Dentists Act 1984.

Jan 28, 2025, 14:00 by User Not Found

We have today published new guidance for education providers seeking to establish new dental schools in the UK.

Jan 27, 2025, 13:00 by User Not Found

We have today launched recruitment campaigns for a new Chair of Council and two Council Member positions.

Jan 22, 2025, 14:49 by User Not Found

Under the new policy, candidates with refugee status will receive priority booking for up to two attempts at both parts of the ORE, ensuring they have a fair chance to complete the registration process.

Jan 22, 2025, 13:56 by User Not Found

We have started recruitment to fill two important roles in our Legal and Governance team.

Jan 14, 2025, 11:21 by Comms Test

On the morning after removals, there were 45,580 dentists on the Register. This is a 3.10% increase compared to last year with 1,371 more dentists on the register.

Dec 19, 2024, 15:47 by Caroline Conway

We have published the outcome report following its consultation on proposed amendments to the Specialist List Assessed Applications (SLAA) routes.

Dec 18, 2024, 09:37 by User Not Found

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) annual review for 2023/24 found that we met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation. While we made significant improvements to achieve the standards in registration, we did not meet the standards for EDI and fitness to practise timeliness.

Dec 13, 2024, 09:57 by User Not Found

We will recruit three Council member positions, including the role of Chair, in 2025 as current terms of appointment come to an end. The three new Council members will take office in October 2025.

Dec 5, 2024, 13:59 by Caroline Conway

We have today published our new Guidance on Reporting Matters to the GDC, consolidating reporting requirements for dental professionals into a single, comprehensive document.

Dec 5, 2024, 12:00 by Caroline Conway

We have today published an in-depth analysis of dentists’ working patterns, building on the data we released in March this year. The analysis benefits from responses from 24,928 dentists – representing 55% of all registered dentists – who completed the working patterns survey, the first of its kind, as part of their annual renewal in late 2023.