Your social media activity could sabotage your dental career
2023-09-26
Your virtual life may feel distinct from your day-to-day practice – but you are accountable to the regulator for your online activity. This is according
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Dentist slams GDC decision to suspend dental nurse for ‘divisive’ posts
2023-09-21
‘It is time for a dose of realism and a return to common sense’ – a dentist has criticised the GDC for suspending a dental
Dental nurse suspended for sharing ‘inappropriate and racially motivated’ posts on Facebook
2023-09-15
A dental nurse has been suspended after sharing posts on Facebook that made ‘negative and divisive’ comments about non-white racial groups. The DCP was suspended
Grievances in dentistry – how to effectively avoid escalation
2023-09-14
Leo Briggs, deputy head at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), and Vicky Kitney, lead business partner at Peninsula Business Services, explain how to effectively resolve
GDC launches pilot to ‘improve timeliness’ of fitness to practise processes
2023-09-04
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a pilot to ‘improve proportionality and timeliness’ of fitness to practise processes. Announced today, the GDC is launching
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 26 August 2023
2023-08-26
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… NHS dentistry may not fully recover, BDA
GDC calls for DCPs to meet CPD deadline
2023-08-24
With more than 2,000 yet to do so, the General Dental Council (GDC) has called for dental care professionals (DCPs) to make their CPD statement
GDC reports more registrants and fewer removals in 2023
2023-08-16
The GDC has released new data suggesting that the total number of UK registered dental care professionals has increased this year following the annual review
Dentist suspended for ‘distressing’ harassment of dental nurse
2023-08-02
A dentist who was handed a restraining order after turning up at the home of a dental nurse uninvited has been suspended. The GDC suspended
GDC announces more places for overseas dentists
2023-07-31
The General Dental Council (GDC) will increase the number of Part 2 sittings of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) from three to four in 2024.
GDC reveals number of dental professionals erased or suspended for ‘top-up’ fees
2023-07-20
The GDC has pledged to review any ‘top-up’ fee cases that have been ‘put in doubt’ by the Williams case whereby a dental professional was
GDC fails to provide number of dentists erased for charging ‘top up’ fees
2023-07-05
The GDC has failed to meet its legal requirement to provide the number of dentists who have been erased for providing ‘top up’ fees in
