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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
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 who was suspended for failing to gain…
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
The GDC’s new attitude – encouraging early signs for the future of regulation
Nigel Jones considers why a more trusted, collaborative GDC could shape not only regulation, but the future of the UK’s…
NHS to Private
ORE booking system failure leaves applicants without a seat
Dentists hoping to secure a spot to sit the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) reported payment issues, errors and overloaded servers…
Dentistry
High Court orders new sanction hearing in racist and sexualised comments case
Warning: This story contains comments of a racist nature and references to sexual violence A High Court ruling has exposed…
Dentistry
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
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