Dec 5, 2024, 10:11 by Kirsten Edwards

We have announced that our move to holding dental professional hearings online is to be made permanent following a public consultation.

Dec 3, 2024, 14:07 by Caroline Conway

We have today published the findings from the GDC Stakeholder Survey 2023, showing both the progress made in recent years and areas where further improvements are needed to improve people’s views and experience of the GDC.

Nov 27, 2024, 17:34 by Comms Test

The General Dental Council (GDC) acknowledges the recent High Court judgment (The GDC v KK and Others) regarding our application for disclosure of documents from family court proceedings.

Nov 14, 2024, 13:53 by Caroline Conway

We have today opened our consultation on proposed revisions to the Standards for Education, which will shape the future requirements for all UK programmes seeking GDC registration.

Nov 12, 2024, 14:26 by Kirsten Edwards

Tom Whiting reflects on his first five months at the GDC and looks ahead to our priorities for 2025

Nov 11, 2024, 12:04 by Caroline Conway

We have today (11 November) opened the annual renewal period for dentists.

Nov 8, 2024, 14:08 by Kirsten Edwards

Theresa Thorp, Executive Director of Regulation, today spoke at the Canmore Trust Wellbeing Conference, 8 November 2024

Nov 6, 2024, 16:04 by Lisa Bainbridge

We have revised our fitness to practise processes to improve proportionality and timeliness when investigating clinical practice concerns. The move follows the successful pilot of a revised process for handling fitness to practise concerns raised about dental professionals with no previous allegations of impaired fitness to practise in the previous 12 months.

Nov 4, 2024, 15:00 by Caroline Conway

We have published a new report on dental professionals who have died while fitness to practise concerns were investigated or remediated.

Oct 31, 2024, 14:00 by Caroline Conway

We have today published data about the working patterns of dental care professionals (DCPs). This follows the dentists’ working pattern data released in March and is part of our commitment to play our part in supporting the sector to better understand the workforce challenges and illuminate the public debate on the dental workforce.

Oct 25, 2024, 12:22 by Kirsten Edwards

The GDC’s Council has reviewed its plans for the next three years and made the decision to maintain the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) at the same level as in 2024. The ARF for 2025 will therefore be £621 for dentists and £96 for dental care professionals.

Sep 30, 2024, 09:08 by Kirsten Edwards

The General Dental Council (GDC), along with eight other UK healthcare regulators, has published its 2024 annual report on whistleblowing disclosures.

Sep 25, 2024, 08:59 by User Not Found

We have reviewed the feedback from our recent call for evidence on the structure and operation of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) with the publication of our outcome report.

Sep 12, 2024, 07:31 by Kirsten Edwards

We welcome the ADG’s discussions about access for patients, oral health and creating a sustainable dental industry.

Sep 3, 2024, 13:58 by User Not Found

We are consulting on proposed revisions to the decision making guidance for practice committees, administered by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service to consider allegations where a public protection issue or concern has been raised about a dental professional’s behaviour, clinical practice or health.

Sep 3, 2024, 11:09 by Kirsten Edwards

Following an open and competitive recruitment process, we are pleased to announce the appointments of Reshard Auladin, Jane Slatter and Sarah Ramage to our Council and committees.

Sep 2, 2024, 14:20 by User Not Found

Working with the current providers, the GDC has tripled the number of places for the ORE Part 1 and will provide an additional sitting of the ORE Part 2, increasing capacity by a third.

Aug 28, 2024, 11:58 by User Not Found

We have today released updated guidance for use in situations where dental professionals under investigation for fitness to practise concerns seek to voluntarily remove themselves from the register.

Aug 22, 2024, 10:48 by User Not Found

The number of dental care professionals (DCPs) on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has increased again, compared with the trajectory of previous years.

Aug 15, 2024, 09:36 by User Not Found

The General Dental Council (GDC) today published its revised Covert Surveillance Guidance.