Sep 9, 2022, 07:26 AM by User Not Found

Aug 16, 2022, 08:53 AM by User Not Found

With just under two weeks to go to the deadline for dental care professionals (DCPs) to make a compliant CPD statement, almost 6,000 are yet do so.

Aug 15, 2022, 13:50 PM by User Not Found

The number of dental care professionals (DCPs) on the UK Register, following the recent annual renewal period, has remained stable and in line with the trajectory of previous years.

Aug 10, 2022, 13:00 PM by User Not Found

We have now published our annual statistical reports for 2021 on fitness to practise and registration.

Jul 13, 2022, 11:30 AM by Caroline Conway

We have today published our Annual Report and Accounts for 2021. Last year was again a challenging year for everyone as we learned to work and live with the pandemic.

Jul 5, 2022, 13:05 PM by Lisa Bainbridge

Jun 21, 2022, 08:38 AM by Caroline Conway

To demonstrate the independence of our hearings service, we are pleased to advise that we are giving it a new name and creating a new website: the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.

Jun 13, 2022, 14:44 PM by User Not Found

Jun 9, 2022, 13:00 PM by Caroline Conway

Today we have published new research into the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the dental sector which has found profound challenges persist for both professionals and patients.

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.