GDC calls for suppliers to provide overseas registration exam
2024-05-15
Tendering has opened for the provision of the overseas registration exam (ORE) Part 1 and Part 2 for the next five years. The General Dental
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GDC to extend changes to fitness to practise processes
2024-05-10
The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced it will extend and broaden the scope of its pilot to ‘improve proportionality and timeliness’ of fitness to
GDC versus Williams: regulator says ‘no further action required’ on past cases
2024-04-25
The General Dental Council (GDC) has said ‘no further action is required’ after reviewing past cases in light of the GDC versus Williams outcome. Following
General Dental Council announces its new CEO
2024-04-10
Tom Whiting has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the General Dental Council (GDC), it has been announced. The regulator says he will
CDT scope of practice review ‘in the interest of public health’, association says
2024-04-03
The Clinical Dental Technician Association UK (CDTA UK) responds to Andrew Barr’s article on why he is against a scope of practice review for clinical
Work underway to report cause of death during active FtP cases, says GDC
2024-03-27
The GDC has provided an update to address recent concerns about the level of detail that is put into the public domain when the Interim
Coroner calls on GDC to take action to prevent future deaths in dentistry
2024-03-22
A coroner has called on the General Dental Council (GDC) to take action to prevent future deaths in the profession following the death of a
Only 15% dental practices are fully NHS, data shows
2024-03-13
Only 15% of dental practices are fully NHS, according to new statistics, while three in five dentists work 30 hours or less each week. The
GDC announces new rules for overseas registration
2024-03-06
From this month, new rules for the registration of internationally-qualified dentists and dental professionals will come into force. The new application processing fee has been
Overseas registration changes will not relieve NHS dental pressures – but dental therapists could
2024-02-23
Linzy Baker shares her concerns over the proposed changes to overseas registration and highlights the benefits of utilising dental therapists to ease the NHS dental
Overseas dentists could practise without passing ORE: the profession reacts
2024-02-21
‘A terrible idea’: We hear thoughts from the dental profession on the recent news that the overseas registration exam process could be changed. Sakina Syed,
Change needed to rehabilitate the GDC’s reputation, says dental therapist
2024-02-19
Jenna Buttle, a dental therapist based in Kent, explains why the current approach to ARF and CPD deadlines compromises patient care. I have yet to
