ARF for 2024 to be reduced, GDC announces
2023-10-27
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2024 will see a reduction of 10% for dentists and
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GDC chief executive Ian Brack to step down
2023-10-23
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today announced the departure of Ian Brack, chief executive and registrar. Following nearly eight years in the role, he
Why we need action on blue on blue GDC referrals
2023-10-13
Neel Kothari discusses the implications of blue on blue GDC referrals, and how the very nature of dentistry and its complex regulations can foster them.
Dental professionals in London or south east ‘more likely to have a fitness to practise concern’
2023-05-18
The General Dental Council has published registration and fitness to practise statistics for 2022, revealing that nearly half of newly-registered dentists did not qualify in
GDC Responding to COVID-19: providing treatment in uncertain times
2020-03-28
This note updates and clarifies GDC guidance in three areas: Dental professionals working in non-dental settings. Remote advice and prescribing. Treatment in dental primary care
Illegal Teeth Whitening Up 26% in the United Kingdom
2020-02-11
The Oral Health Foundation (OHF) is advising people to avoid having dental treatment outside of the dental office following a BBC report on the rise of
Patients Prefer Preventive Care, According to GDC Survey
2019-12-30
The General Dental Council (GDC) has published the results of its 2018/19 Patient and Public Survey, which used qualitative and quantitative data to examine public
Personal Conduct Matters Prompt GDC Warnings
2019-05-29
Nearly a third of the warnings (29%) issued by the General Dental Council (GDC) in the United Kingdom in the past five years related to
GDC changes approach to setting fees
2018-12-12
The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced it is changing the way it sets the annual retention fee (ARF). A consultation was launched by the regulator earlier in
Labour calls for investigation into GDC’s spending
2016-09-05
The National Audit Office should investigate the General Dental Council’s hefty legal and PR bills, the government has been told. Labour called for Parliament’s watchdog
Dentist Charged With 55 Infection Control Breaches
2016-08-24
The Professional Conduct Committee of the United Kingdom’s General Dental Council (GDC) has removed Desmond D’Mello from its register of dental professionals, meaning he is
