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Nov 14, 2023, 15:13 PM
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Caroline Conway
Now an established forum after four events, the Dental Leadership Network brought together leaders from across dentistry to discuss the dental system, as seen from the perspective of patients and the public.
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Nov 14, 2023, 15:04 PM
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Caroline Conway
The GDC Chair Lord Harris addressed the dental leadership network at its latest event on Tuesday 14 November. The theme of the event was The System from the perspective of patients and the public.
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Nov 9, 2023, 15:03 PM
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Caroline Conway
The GDC has today published The Safe Practitioner: A framework of behaviours and outcomes for dental professional education, which will replace Preparing for Practice as the curriculum document for all programmes of undergraduate dental education in the UK from September 2025.
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Nov 6, 2023, 11:55 AM
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As part of our efforts to deepen the understanding the dental workforce we will be asking dental professionals to share a few details of their working patterns as part of their annual renewal.
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Oct 27, 2023, 13:24 PM
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Caroline Conway
Following a detailed and thorough review, our Council has approved the GDC’s priorities for the next three years in line with the Corporate Strategy 2023-2025. In doing so, we have set the budget and Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2024.
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Oct 23, 2023, 09:55 AM
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Lisa Bainbridge
After nearly eight years leading the GDC, Ian Brack will be stepping down as Chief Executive and Registrar on 6 November.
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Sep 27, 2023, 11:40 AM
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Caroline Conway
The GDC has joined eight other UK healthcare regulators in publishing an annual report on whistleblowing disclosures.
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Sep 4, 2023, 13:00 PM
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We are today launching a pilot that will test a change to the initial stages of our fitness to practise processes to improve proportionality and timeliness. Process changes are being made to the way investigations are carried out in certain cases, to help us resolve issues faster, while continuing to effectively maintain public safety and confidence in the dental profession.
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Aug 24, 2023, 09:58 AM
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Caroline Conway
With the 28 August deadline fast approaching, over 2,000 dental care professionals still need to make their annual CPD declaration, with an additional 1,500 who have made a statement, but have not yet met their CPD requirements.
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Aug 15, 2023, 13:01 PM
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The number of dental care professionals (DCPs) on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has risen when compared with the trajectory of previous years.
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Aug 2, 2023, 14:25 PM
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Formally, in order to practise in the UK, dental nurses need to be either in training or registered with the GDC.
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Jul 31, 2023, 13:00 PM
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Caroline Conway
We will increase the number of Part 2 sittings of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) from three to four in 2024, after reaching an agreement with consortium partners to extend contract arrangements to March 2025.
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Jul 27, 2023, 13:30 PM
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We are combining our fitness to practise and registration directorates into a Regulation directorate, led by a new, recently recruited, Executive Director who joins in September.
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Jul 13, 2023, 09:00 AM
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Caroline Conway
Following an open and competitive recruitment process, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Serbjit Kaur MBE and Timea Milovecz as registrant members of Council.
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Jul 7, 2023, 11:36 AM
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The GDC convened the latest Dental Leadership Network to improve understanding of the systems in which the dental sector operates, from the perspective of dental professionals.
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Jul 4, 2023, 16:00 PM
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Lisa Bainbridge
We have today launched a consultation on routes to registration for internationally qualified dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs).
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Jun 29, 2023, 15:06 PM
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Caroline Conway
A survey for early career dental professionals has been launched today by SQW as part of a research project commissioned by us.
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Jun 29, 2023, 13:16 PM
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Lisa Bainbridge
The GDC welcomes today's announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care that standstill provisions for the automatic recognition of European dentists' qualifications will be retained for a further period of five years.
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Jun 22, 2023, 09:07 AM
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New research has shown while many dental professionals take a positive and proactive approach to their own learning and development, more needs to be done to ensure the full benefits of the Enhanced CPD scheme are realised.
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Jun 9, 2023, 12:17 PM
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Lisa Bainbridge
The GDC's Chair, Lord Toby Harris, addresses delegates at the LDC Conference, Harrogate, 9 June 2023.
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