Countdown to deadline
There are now fewer than nine months until nearly 40,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) will reach the end of their first five year Continuing Professional Development (CPD) cycle.
On July 31 2013 they must have completed 150 hours of CPD. They will then have until August 28 2013 to declare the hours that they have completed or risk losing their General Dental Council (GDC) registration as CPD is a legal requirement.
CPD was the most asked about issue at the GDC’s stand at the recent BDTA Dental Showcase (October 2012), with more than 160 delegates speaking to staff about the issue.
Why is CPD so important?
CPD was introduced to ensure that all dental professionals keep their knowledge current, to encourage the development of new skills in order to benefit the care of patients, and to give patients confidence in the profession as a whole. It’s very important that the CPD registrants undertake takes into account the needs of their patients and is relevant to their practice.
CPD consultation
As part of the GDC’s on-going review of its CPD requirements a consultation has now been launched asking for views on the proposals to update our mandatory CPD scheme. Anyone wishing to take part should visit www.gdc-uk.org/haveyoursay
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