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GDC announces more places for overseas dentists

The General Dental Council (GDC) will increase the number of Part 2 sittings of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) from…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 July 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC reveals…

Dentistry

GDC reveals number of dental professionals erased or suspended for ‘top-up’ fees

The GDC has pledged to review any ‘top-up’ fee cases that have been ‘put in doubt’ by the Williams case…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 8 July 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC fails…

Dentistry

GDC fails to provide number of dentists erased for charging ‘top up’ fees

The GDC has failed to meet its legal requirement to provide the number of dentists who have been erased for…

Dentistry

New government plans to boost number of dentists in England

The government will train thousands more dentists and doctors as part of a new scheme to boost staff numbers. The…

Dentistry

European dental qualifications will be recognised in UK for the next five years

European dental qualifications will continue to be recognised in the UK for the next five years, the government announced today.…

Dentistry

Dental profession has lost faith in the GDC, poll suggests

A recent poll has found that 99.5% of dental professionals do not think the GDC is fit to regulate. On…

Dentistry

NHS England release statement on GDC versus Williams

NHS England has said it will review existing guidance in light of the GDC versus Williams appeal judgement.  In a…

Dentistry

Top-up fees judgement highlights need for consistency in regulation

John Makin advises practices to tread cautiously before making any changes based on the recent top-up fees judgement. Much debate…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 10 June 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Introducing Dentistry’s…

Dentistry

GDC versus Williams – an ethical analysis

David Obree, dentist and fellow in medical ethics at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, considers the ethics behind the…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 June 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dentist suspended…

Dentistry

Dentist suspended following claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards trainee dental nurse

A dentist has been suspended for 18 months following claims he inappropriately touched a trainee dental nurse in the practice.…

Dentistry

GDC releases update on deaths during fitness to practise investigations

The GDC will no longer release its report on the cause of death of registrants who have died during an…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 20 May 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC versus…

Dentistry

Why charging top-up fees will cripple the NHS dental budget

Following the High Court’s ruling that charging top-up fees is permitted, Neel Kothari discusses why this is a ‘disaster’ for…

Dentistry

Dental professionals in London or south east ‘more likely to have a fitness to practise concern’

The General Dental Council has published registration and fitness to practise statistics for 2022, revealing that nearly half of newly-registered…

Dentistry

GDC versus Williams – the profession reacts

After the High Court overturned the GDC’s decision to erase a dentist for charging top-up fees, we hear from people…

Dentistry