Calls for next GDC chair to be a registrant
2025-02-24
Representatives across the dental profession are calling for a registrant to be appointed as the next General Dental Council (GDC) chair. In an open letter
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Unity across dentistry in calls for registrant to Chair GDC
2025-02-24
The British Dental Association has said an unprecedented show of unity reflects the depth of feeling across dentistry as professional bodies and specialist societies come
News you’ve missed this week – 8 February 2025
2025-02-08
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… How does NHS
Kevin Lewis: when is a patient not a patient?
2025-02-05
When is a patient not a patient? And how much does it matter? Kevin Lewis revisits the myths and controversies of a recurring healthcare debate.
GDC releases guidance for creating new UK dental schools
2025-01-30
The General Dental Council (GDC) this week published new guidance for education providers looking to establish new dental schools in the UK. The move will
GDC searches for new chair and council members
2025-01-27
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a recruitment push for a new chair of council and two council member positions. The regulator is working
Refugee dental professionals given priority ORE access
2025-01-22
The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new policy granting priority Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) booking access to dental professionals with refugee status. This
Almost 4,000 more dentists registered in UK since 2021
2025-01-17
The GDC has released its annual registration figures which show that the number of dentists registered in the UK has increased by 3%. There were
What needs to change in 2025?
2024-12-23
A new treatment plan: John Makin reflects on the state of the dental service at the end of the year and what needs to change
GDC fails to reach all standards of ‘good regulation’ in 2023/24
2024-12-18
The General Dental Council (GDC) has met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation for 2023/24. This marks the same number that were met
Kevin Lewis: the successes and failures of 2024
2024-12-10
Tempus fugit: Kevin Lewis offers his seasonal retrospective on the year’s successes and failures, arrivals and departures, events and non-events. Any reader who is sad
GDC makes remote hearings permanent
2024-12-04
The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed its move for dental professional hearings to be held online is to be made permanent following a public
