GDC

DCP annual renewal period opens at new fee rate

The General Dental Council (GDC) has opened the 2026 annual renewal period for dental care professionals (DCPs), reminding them to…

Dentistry

The dentist’s darkest hours: is justice delayed still justice?

We often talk about the dental team as a well-oiled machine, but behind every successful clinic is a collection of…

Dentistry

Dentist erased over dental bur dishonesty and failings involving 39 patients

A dentist who denied leaving a dental bur in a patient’s mouth and told her it would not cause harm…

Dentistry

Jewish Dental Society chair warns of antisemitism spike as NHS moves to ban political symbols

The chair of trustees of the UK’s Jewish Dental Society has warned of a spike in antisemitic incidents in dentistry,…

Dentistry

GDC fitness to practise concerns rise 26% as regulator acknowledges ‘fear’ of process

The General Dental Council (GDC) received 1,766 new fitness to practise concerns in 2025, a 26% increase on the previous…

Dentistry

GDC move to save £3.2 million

The General Dental Council (GDC) expects to save £3.2 million over five years by leaving its long-standing Wimpole Street headquarters.…

Dentistry

Should the GDC scrap its Standards for the Dental Team?

The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on proposals to replace the Standards for the Dental Team with…

Dentistry

Dentist suspended for self-prescribing drugs using patients’ names

A dentist has been handed a 12-month suspension by the General Dental Council (GDC) after a criminal conviction for fraud…

Dentistry

The register doesn’t lie – where have the dental technicians gone?

The GDC has finally said what many of us have known for years about the shortage of dental technicians. But…

Dentistry

GDC acknowledges ‘burden’ of increased ORE fees

The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded to criticism of its decision to increase the price of sitting the Overseas…

Dentistry

International dentists joining GDC register outnumber UK-qualifiers for the first time

More than half (53%) of dentists who joined the General Dental Council (GDC) register in 2025 were internationally qualified, according…

Dentistry

Part 2 ORE fee jumps 65% as GDC confirms first sittings under new contract

Internationally qualified dentists face a 65% increase in the cost of sitting Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE),…

Dentistry

Dentist reinstated after erasure for ‘racially-motivated’ emails

A dentist removed from the General Dental Council (GDC) register for sending racially-motivated emails to former colleagues has had that…

Dentistry

ChatGPT dentistry: how to handle the AI-informed patient

Six months ago, Bethany Rossington had never encountered a patient arriving with an AI-generated treatment plan. Now she finds that…

Aesthetic dentistry

One in five surveyed UK dentists provide no NHS care

A fifth of UK-registered dentists said they only deliver private care with no NHS activity, the General Dental Council (GDC)…

Dentistry

ORE overhaul could deliver ‘five-fold’ rise in overseas dentist registrations 

Up to five times more internationally qualified dentists could join the UK dental register from autumn 2026 under changes announced…

Dentistry

Annual renewal: 900 dentists removed from GDC register

The number of dentists removed from the General Dental Council (GDC) register increased to 900 this year, up from 793…

Dentistry

Dentist struck off for attempting indecent communication with a child

After sending ‘sexual communication’ to a police officer they believed to be a 12-year-old child, a dentist has been erased…

Dentistry

GDC fails to meet standards for fitness to practise and equality

The General Dental Council (GDC) met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation in 2024/25, falling short on equality,…

Dentistry