GDC

Only 38% of registrants trust the fitness to practise process

Only 38% of registrants involved in concluded fitness-to-practise cases trusted the process to reach the correct outcome, according to a…

Dentistry

You’re not alone: don’t let fear of the GDC take over

A patient complaint or GDC letter can spark fear even in the most experienced dentists. Densura’s dento-legal advisors explain how…

Dentistry

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GDC forecasts financial reserves below target as fitness-to-practise costs rise

The General Dental Council (GDC) has forecast that its financial reserves will fall below its target range as rising fitness-to-practise…

Dentistry

Fitness to practise whistleblowing rises by 74%

The General Dental Council (GDC) has reported 138 whistleblowing disclosures relating to dentistry in the past year, a 74% increase…

Dentistry

GDC to develop rules for ethical AI use in healthcare

The General Dental Council (GDC) has joined a group of regulators in pledging to create a set of ‘high-level principles’…

AI & technology

Dental nurse erased after assaulting another nurse

A dental nurse has been erased from the General Dental Council (GDC) register following convictions for assaulting another dental nurse…

Dentistry

Top-up fees: where do we stand three years on from GDC versus Williams?

Three years after GDC versus Williams, uncertainty remains over the lawfulness of additional private charges alongside NHS treatment. Ronuk Vasant…

Dentistry

LDS pass rate under scrutiny as RCS England defends redesign

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) defended its redesigned Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) assessment after candidates…

Dentistry

John Chope (1948–2026): dentist, teacher, mentor and public servant

A dedicated dentist, teacher, mentor and public servant, John Chope made a lasting contribution to the profession over a remarkable…

Dentistry

Dental technician workforce continues decline while overall DCP numbers rise by 5%

The number of dental technicians on the UK register has fallen for the sixth consecutive year, despite the overall dental…

Dentistry

Dentist erased after ‘Hollywood smile’ patient harmed

A dentist has been erased after a patient seeking ‘Hollywood smile’ treatment was left with failing crowns and bridges, poorly…

Cosmetic Dentistry

Dental nurse erased for stealing practice funds

A dental nurse has been erased from the General Dental Council (GDC) register after a committee found she stole approximately…

Dental Nursing

Could ticketing experts solve ORE booking bottlenecks?

We hear from two online queueing specialists on what the General Dental Council (GDC) can learn from commercial ticketing software…

Dentistry

AI scribes guidance: what it means for dental practices

It has been another busy week across the dental sector. Take a look at our snapshot of this week’s industry…

Dentistry

Interim orders: are they wrong in principle?

Interim orders exist to protect patients, but when fitness to practise cases take years to conclude, are they becoming a…

Business

ORE Part 2 booking postponed hours before places released

Candidates hoping to secure a place for Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) were told by the General…

Dentistry

Dentist suspended over treatment of lip and tongue ties – what can we learn?

Lactation experts Ashana Gupta and Sarah Oakley analyse the case of a dentist suspended over consent failings in infant tongue…

Dentistry

GDC to fix troubled ORE booking system with new candidate portal

The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced plans to overhaul its Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) booking system following widespread technical…

Dentistry

GDC challenged over lack of quality assurance for ORE prep courses

The General Dental Council (GDC) was challenged over the lack of formal quality assurance for Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) preparatory…

Dentistry