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ARF reduction ‘is possible’, GDC told
The GDC’s reserves reached £16,869,000 by the end of 2015, equal to 4.5 months operating costs, according to its latest…
Dentistry
The GDC is spending hundreds of thousands cleaning up its offices
The GDC is not fulfilling its responsibility of trying to keep the ARF as low as possible, Seb Evans says. As…
Dentistry
Evlynne Gilvarry says a reduction in the ARF is possible
Evlynne Gilvarry has announced that a reduction in the annual retention fee (ARF) for 2017 could be possible. In an…
Dentistry
‘Disappointment’ over decision to maintain high ARF levels
The FGDP(UK) has expressed its disappointment at the GDC’s decision to keep the ARF at the same level. The General…
Dentistry
The insanity of the GDC
The GDC is doing nothing different but expecting different results, Michael Watson says. As I sat at yesterday’s General Dental…
Dentistry
Record-high ARF levels maintained for 2016
The General Dental Council (GDC) has decided to maintain the level of the annual retention fee (ARF) for 2016. The GDC…
Dentistry
After you with the shovel
We all need to be less trusting, more sceptical and questioning, and more demanding both as consumers and as professionals,…
Dentistry
Evlynne Gilvarry to step down from the GDC in January
Evlynne Gilvarry, chief executive and registrar for the General Dental Council (GDC) has decided to step down from January 2016.…
Dentistry
FGDP(UK) tells GDC to ‘put its house in order’
The FGDP(UK) has rejected the GDC’s proposed ARF, claiming it’s placing the financial burned of its own failings on dentists.…
Dentistry
BDA tells GDC to stop ‘hoarding’ registrants’ money
The GDC has been accused of ‘hoarding reserves’ by the BDA after launching its consultation on the ARF for 2016.…
Dentistry
Locking horns
Kevin Lewis reviews the latest news regarding the GDC’s consultation over the annual retention fee. In the afternoon of 6…
Dentistry
GDC launches consultation on ARF for 2016
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on the level of its annual retention fee (ARF) for 2016.…
Dentistry
GDC’s consultation over ARF ‘shows nothing has changed’
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new consultation over the annual retention fees (ARF), suggesting a freeze in…
Dentistry
GDC receives poor report from PSA
The PSA has concerns over the performance of the GDC in its annual report on the regulators it oversees. The…
Dentistry
New Year’s resolutions
Seventeen days is the average period during that we adhere to New Year’s resolutions apparently. So by this time in January most…
Dentistry
FGDP(UK) responds to the ARF rise and the judicial review
The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has followed closely and with significant concern the judicial review of the General…
Private Practice
GDC releases statement on the outcome of the BDA’s judicial review
The General Dental Council (GDC) recognises that Mr Justice Cranston found there was a procedural error in the annual retention…
Dentistry
GDC receives motion of no confidence in special national conference of dentists
Dentists from around the UK have recently passed a motion of no confidence in their regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC). For the…
Dentistry
GDC responds to LDCs’ special conference
The General Dental Council (GDC) released this statement after it was made aware of last week’s special conference by a…
Dentistry