GDC introduces case examiners

2016-11-01

The GDC has introduced case examiners from today in the hope this will avoid the need for some cases to go through to an investigation

Regulators respond to Dentistry’s UDA concerns

2016-10-19

Over a month ago, Dentistry magazine sent an open letter to the regulators of NHS dentistry in England and Wales expressing concerns over inequalities in UDA

GDC launches new scheme to encourage local resolution

2016-09-20

The GDC’s new ‘GDC NHS concerns handling scheme’ hopes to encourage local resolution The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new process of dealing

Profession calls for more positive messages about NHS dentistry

2016-09-20

The latest NHS Confidence Monitor has called for greater support for dental professionals from the government and GDC NHS dentistry should be conveyed more positively in

Cost of compliance rockets 1086% in the last 10 years

2016-09-16

NASDAL claims the cost of compliance for dentists has jumped up a huge 1086% in the last 10 years The cost of compliance has jumped

Sticks and stones

2016-09-12

Kevin Lewis reviews the latest ‘dental horror chronicles’ published in the media. Was it something we said, perhaps? Or is anyone prepared to ‘fess up

ARF reduction ‘is possible’, GDC told

2016-08-05

GDC told a drop in its ARF is possible, after it published its latest accounts The GDC’s reserves reached £16,869,000 by the end of 2015,

GDC to stop publishing addresses on its register

2016-08-02

The GDC will stop publishing registrants addresses on its register The General Dental Council (GDC) has decided to stop publishing registrants addresses on its online public

Has the GDC turned a corner?

2016-08-01

Matthew Hill believes the current model of regulation needs to be changed The GDC’s decision to stop publishing registrants addresses shows the GDC has turned a

General Dental Council publishes its annual report for 2015

2016-07-15

‘Our annual report is an opportunity to reflect on our achievements as well as our failings,’ says GDC – The report gives details of the activities

The sound of silence

2016-07-12

The success of the CQC in dentistry is a story that has slipped under the radar, Kevin Lewis says. Time is a great healer, they

PSA looks into how the GDC has performed

2016-07-08

The PSA has reported to the Health Select Committee on the GDC’s performance Michael Watson takes a closer look at the PSA’s review into the