May 5, 2022, 15:53 PM by User Not Found

Apr 28, 2022, 10:08 AM by Caroline Conway

As part of the GDC’s approach to strategic planning, we have today published our Costed Corporate Plan 2022 – 2024. This year’s plan sets out what we will do and supports our ambition of creating greater understanding of the relationship between our regulatory activity and the fees that we charge.

Apr 7, 2022, 08:34 AM by User Not Found

GDC welcomes Professional Standards Authority 2020/21 performance review.

Apr 1, 2022, 09:13 AM by Caroline Conway

Following a competitive recruitment process, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Ilona Blue as a lay member of Council.

Mar 22, 2022, 11:13 AM by User Not Found

As the UK-wide regulator of dental professionals, the GDC quality-assures dental education and training programmes in all four nations of the UK so that newly qualified dental professionals are fit to register with the GDC and practise independently as safe beginners. The Review of Education reports provide an overview of GDC’s education quality-assurance activity.

Feb 22, 2022, 13:55 PM by Caroline Conway

We have today announced the full re-starting of Parts 1 and 2 of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE), following its suspension in March 2020 due to COVID-19. We also published the full 2022 Part 1 and Part 2 schedule of exams.

Feb 21, 2022, 16:01 PM by Caroline Conway

In relation to a recent press release from MDDUS, a spokesperson for the GDC said: “Last week the GDC published the results of independent academic research on the concept of seriousness in fitness to practise cases. We welcome interest in the research we publish and the varied perspectives of those who choose to comment on it.

Feb 17, 2022, 10:30 AM by Caroline Conway

Today the General Dental Council (GDC) published research that was jointly commissioned with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and supported by regulators of health professions across the UK to understand how the concept of seriousness is defined and applied by healthcare regulators in their fitness to practice (FtP) function.

Feb 11, 2022, 15:05 PM by User Not Found

Feb 7, 2022, 15:19 PM by Caroline Conway

Following work with us, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today launched a consultation on its plans to amend the legislation governing routes to registration for dental professionals with qualifications gained outside the UK.

Jan 19, 2022, 11:32 AM by Lisa Bainbridge

The Department of Health and Social Care is requesting views on the arrangements for deciding which health and care professions should be regulated in future. Its consultation 'Healthcare regulation: deciding when statutory regulation is appropriate' is now open and provides san opportunity to give perspectives on this fundamental question of patient protection.

Jan 17, 2022, 12:37 PM by Caroline Conway

The number of dentists on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has remained stable and in line with the trajectory of previous years. On the morning after removals there were 42,215 dentists on the Register, an increase on the equivalent figure for 2021.

Dec 2, 2021, 13:42 PM by User Not Found

The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) was suspended in early 2020 as part of the response to COVID-19. It has not been possible, until now, to resume the exam. We have, today, announced that one sitting of the Part 2 exam will take place in January 2022.

Nov 25, 2021, 14:46 PM by User Not Found

The results of research undertaken in 2020 to explore the perceptions and communication preferences of dental professionals, students, and stakeholder representatives have been published today.

Nov 15, 2021, 14:07 PM by User Not Found

Nov 11, 2021, 15:37 PM by User Not Found

Today we published the outcome report to our discussion document on shaping the direction of lifelong learning for dental professionals.

Oct 22, 2021, 09:55 AM by Lisa Bainbridge

Oct 21, 2021, 12:12 PM by User Not Found

Oct 18, 2021, 11:42 AM by Caroline Conway

We have commissioned new independent research, undertaken by Pye Tait, on the continued impacts of COVID-19 on dental professionals.

Oct 1, 2021, 09:59 AM by User Not Found

Angie Heilmann MBE joins Council as a registrant member, and Lord Toby Harris joins as Chair.