Jan 14, 2025, 11:21 AM 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 PM 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 AM 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 AM 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 PM 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 PM 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.

Dec 5, 2024, 10:11 AM 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 PM 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 PM 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 PM 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 PM 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 PM by Caroline Conway

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

Nov 8, 2024, 14:08 PM 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 PM 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 PM 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 PM 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 PM 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 AM 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 AM 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 AM by Kirsten Edwards

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