GDC

Dentist erased after hitting child patient on head

A dentist has been removed from the register after it was proved that he hit the head of a child…

Dentistry

Most GDC registrants are dissatisfied with fitness to practise process

Most dental professionals are dissatisfied with the fitness to practise process and the outcome of their case, according to the…

Dentistry

‘You’ll need a psychotherapist’: the emotional cost of navigating the ORE

‘People in my situation just want to work…But right now, it just feels impossible’: Mariia Chalova opens up about her…

Dentistry

Fitness to practise: GDC to explore ‘less adversarial’ processes

Having fewer dental professionals fear the General Dental Council (GDC) is just one of the aims set by the regulator…

Dentistry

Does GDC working patterns data show an identity crisis for DCPs?

Cat Edney reinterprets the picture of new GDC working patterns data and what it means for dental care professionals (DCPs).…

Columnists

Annual renewal period for dentists opens for 2026

The General Dental Council (GDC) has opened its annual renewal period for dentists, confirming the steps required to remain registered…

Dentistry

GDC ‘must modernise’ to secure future of dentistry, dental leaders tell health secretary

A dental association this week told health secretary Wes Streeting that reform of the General Dental Council (GDC) is a…

Dentistry

New overseas registration exam provider confirmed by GDC

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed its preferred bidder for the overseas registration exam (ORE) contract, a change it…

Dentistry

Annual Retention Fee increase confirmed for 2026 by GDC

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will be increased for both dentists and…

Breaking news

GDC ‘intends to reform’ overseas registration exam

Almost 1,500 people have signed Dentistry‘s petition calling for a fairer overseas registration exam (ORE) booking system. Here, the executive…

Dentistry

Bidding process for new ORE contract in final stages

The bidding process for the new overseas registration exam (ORE) contract has reached its final stage, according to the General…

Dentistry

Squaring the circle of NHS dentistry

Nigel Jones explains why NHS dentistry is increasingly looking like unsolvable Rubik’s Cube. So, a fundamentally reformed contract for NHS…

NHS to Private

Dentist erased after admitting to ‘racially-motivated’ emails to colleagues

A dentist who admitted to writing ‘inappropriate and racially-motivated’ comments about Indian dentistry has been erased from the register. The…

Dentistry

GDC releases whistleblowing stats for 2024-25 

The General Dental Council (GDC) has released its annual whistleblowing report, showing the number of blue-on-blue referrals it received in…

Dentistry

GDC publishes revised scope of practice guidance

Updated guidance on the scope of practice for clinical roles has been released by the General Dental Council (GDC). Published…

Dentistry

‘Fear, uncertainty, exhaustion’: navigating fitness to practise proceedings

Carol Somerville Roberts shares her personal experience of fitness to practise proceedings and advice for other dental professionals on how…

Dentistry

Registered dental therapists increase by 52% in two years

The number of dental care professionals (DCPs) on the UK register has expanded to its largest size in recent years…

Dentistry

Dentist struck off for forging patient complaints against colleagues

A dentist has been erased from the GDC register for submitting fake patient complaints as part of fitness to practise…

Dentistry

Two thirds of UK dental hygienists work in private practice

More than two thirds of dental hygienists and half of dental therapists in clinical roles work in the private sector.…

Dentistry