Deadline approaching

As the General Dental Council puts out fresh calls reminding many dental care professionals (DCPs) they only have 10 months until they must have completed 150 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) ending their first five-year CPD cycle – it's important that DCPs, and dentists alike, are reminded what CPD options are available.

Amount

A CPD activity can be anything from private study time to attending training courses. However, activities which are of benefit to your continuing professional development, but which do not satisfy all of the verifiable CPD criteria, for example private study and journal reading, needs to be recorded as non-verifiable CPD.

For CPD to count as verifiable, the GDC says, "you should know what the activity is about and what you will learn; how it's going to benefit your patients; whether you can provide feedback on the activity; and that you will be given documentary proof (such as a certificate) that you carried out the activity."