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.
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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
New government plans to boost number of dentists in England
2023-06-30
The government will train thousands more dentists and doctors as part of a new scheme to boost staff numbers. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan,
European dental qualifications will be recognised in UK for the next five years
2023-06-29
European dental qualifications will continue to be recognised in the UK for the next five years, the government announced today. The Department of Health and
Dental profession has lost faith in the GDC, poll suggests
2023-06-21
A recent poll has found that 99.5% of dental professionals do not think the GDC is fit to regulate. On the back of the General
NHS England release statement on GDC versus Williams
2023-06-19
NHS England has said it will review existing guidance in light of the GDC versus Williams appeal judgement. In a report released today, NHS England
Top-up fees judgement highlights need for consistency in regulation
2023-06-13
John Makin advises practices to tread cautiously before making any changes based on the recent top-up fees judgement. Much debate has followed May’s Court of
GDC versus Williams – an ethical analysis
2023-06-05
David Obree, dentist and fellow in medical ethics at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, considers the ethics behind the case of GDC versus Williams.
Dentist suspended following claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards trainee dental nurse
2023-05-31
A dentist has been suspended for 18 months following claims he inappropriately touched a trainee dental nurse in the practice. It is alleged that the
GDC releases update on deaths during fitness to practise investigations
2023-05-30
The GDC will no longer release its report on the cause of death of registrants who have died during an active fitness to practise investigation
Why charging top-up fees will cripple the NHS dental budget
2023-05-19
Following the High Court’s ruling that charging top-up fees is permitted, Neel Kothari discusses why this is a ‘disaster’ for NHS England and the consequences