Dental therapists’ scope of practice: why it’s time for change
2024-12-03
With the GDC’s scope of practice review soon to be released, Cat Edney proposes how the scope of dental therapists could be modernised to align
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Dental Leadership Network: addressing the dental workforce crisis
2024-12-03
November’s Dental Leadership Network event tackled the problem of building and maintaining the UK’s dental workforce. On 12 November, the General Dental Council (GDC) hosted
GDC showed ‘woeful ignorance’ in handling confidential papers, says High Court
2024-11-28
The General Dental Council (GDC) has acknowledged ‘significant deficiencies’ in the way it acted following a High Court judgement over its application for disclosure of
A cry for help from dental labs
2024-11-26
Matt Everatt pens a poignant poem ahead of the festive season, addressing the feeling of disillusionment across UK dental labs. I have been writing about
Kevin Lewis: turf wars in dentistry
2024-11-21
Do we really reap what we sow? Kevin Lewis examines whether or not the old proverb is right. Sod it. And I mean that in
‘Mewing’ dentist struck off after claiming treatment can expand the brain
2024-11-12
A dentist has been struck off after offering ‘inappropriate and misleading’ treatment recommendations, prompting warnings from orthodontic experts. The dentist was erased from the General
News you’ve missed this week – 9 November 2024
2024-11-09
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… GDC discloses number
GDC revises fitness to practise processes to ‘improve timeliness’
2024-11-06
The General Dental Council (GDC) has adopted an initial enquiries process to speed up fitness to practise (FtP) investigations. The new process limits the amount
GDC discloses number of suicides among dental professionals with fitness to practise concerns
2024-11-04
The cause of death for dental professionals who have died while fitness to practise (FtP) concerns were investigated or remediated have been released by the
What exactly can we say on social media?
2024-11-04
Neel Kothari explores the potential consequences of online posts and questions whether the GDC’s approach to social media regulation is fair and logical. Over the
Almost nine in 10 DCPs undertaking clinical work, survey finds
2024-11-01
The General Dental Council (GDC) has published data on DCP (dental care professional) working patterns, including weekly hours and the volume of NHS and private
GDC announces ARF level for 2025
2024-10-25
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will remain unchanged for 2025. This puts the ARF as £621
