GDC increases ARF payments – reaction from the profession
2022-10-24
Last week, the GDC released the new ARF levels for dentists and dental care professionals in 2023. The GDC’s announcement that the fee will increase
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GDC increases ARF level for 2023
2022-10-21
The General Dental Council (GDC) has released its new Annual Retention Fee (ARF) level for 2023 and confirmed its new three-year strategy. The GDC has
Overseas graduates received harsher fitness to practise sanctions
2022-10-05
Dentists who graduated overseas were more likely to receive harsher sanctions if they did not have legal support, GDC figures show. Nearly two in five
ARF issue removes dentists from GDC register for months, the DDU warns
2022-09-16
‘Hugely disappointing in the current climate’: The DDU has urged dental professionals to take preventative steps when paying the ARF, after administrative problems removed members
Strategic goals of GDC must consider mental wellbeing of registrants
2022-09-11
Calls have been made for the General Dental Council (GDC) to consider dental teams’ wellbeing in its three-year plan. Dental Protection has urged the GDC
John Makin on GDC case delays and the need for action
2022-09-02
John Makin, head of the DDU, discusses the PSA report on GDC case delays and the need for government action. At the time of writing,
Almost 6,000 DCPs yet to make CPD statement
2022-08-18
There’s just under two weeks to go until the deadline for dental care professionals to make a compliant CPD statement. But more than 6,000 DCPs
Kevin Lewis – whatever happened to NHS dentistry?
2022-08-13
As dentists leave NHS dentistry and switch to private, Kevin Lewis asks if the government will try other tactics to bolster the NHS workforce. Here
GDC delays have a human cost, the DDU shows
2022-08-10
After a review into the GDC’s fitness to practise processes, the DDU has urged the GDC to improve its delays. The Dental Defence Union (DDU)
GDC publishes ethnicity data for the first time
2022-08-10
A disproportionately high number of GDC concerns were raised against Asian or Asian British dentists in 2021, the GDC report says. The GDC has today
GDC consultation: plans over the next three years
2022-08-05
In his first dental media appearance, we speak to Lord Toby Harris about the latest GDC consultation focusing on its strategic plan for the next
DDU voices concerns following delays to GDC reform
2022-07-25
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is both ‘disappointed’ and ‘frustrated’ after plans to reform healthcare regulators, including the GDC, are delayed. The government announced that