Regulation

GDC introduces option to pay ARF by instalments

A new pay by instalments option for the annual retention fee (ARF) has been announced by the General Dental Council today, designed to support dental professionals who pay their own fee by enabling...

Government reforms of GDC are too slow and going in wrong direction, says Dental Protection

Responding to the government white paper published last week, Dental Protection has called on the government to get on with reforming the General Dental Council’s fitness to practise processes and...

GDC responds to DHSC ‘Integration and Innovation’ white paper

Responding to the Department of Health and Social Care’s white paper, ‘Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all’, Ian Brack, chief executive and registrar...

New standard operating procedure announced for England

Eric Wong, the deputy CDO for England, has released an NHS dentistry and oral health update summarising the changes to standard operating procedures in England.

More than 1,800 dentists still to make CPD statement with deadline approaching

With just a few days to go to the deadline for dentists to make their annual or end-of-cycle CPD statement, the General Dental Council (GDC) has revealed there are still more than 1,800 dentists yet...

Recruitment now open for GDC chair and council member

The General Dental Council’s recruitment to fill the roles of chair and council nember is now open, ahead of the terms of office for two of its existing members coming to an end later this year.

Covid-19: Regulators’ joint statement and new GDC supplementary advice

A joint statement has been issued by the health and social care regulators in relation to how they have, and will continue to, regulate in light of Covid-19.

DDU welcomes fairer system for dealing with GDC concerns in Scotland

The DDU has welcomed a new system for dealing with low-level concerns about dental professionals in Scotland.

Significantly lower levels of satisfaction amongst dental patients from ethnic minority backgrounds

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published its Public Research 2020 report which captures the views of the public on a wide range of issues.

Research highlights scale of impact of Covid-19 on dental professionals

New Covid-19 research released by the General Dental Council (GDC) has found that most dental professionals expect to be able to see fewer patients than normal over the next 12 months, while also...

GDC highlights importance of clear public safety covid information

New research published by the General Dental Council (GDC) – the UK’s regulator of dental professionals – reveals that while most people (61 per cent) feel just as confident about visiting the dentist...

GDC releases updated Brexit information

This week the GDC has updated its Brexit-related information for dental professionals, following updated guidance being received by all the health and care regulators from the Department of Health and...