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Record-high ARF levels maintained for 2016
The General Dental Council (GDC) has decided to maintain the level of the annual retention fee (ARF) for 2016. The GDC…
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GDC given new powers to streamline investigation of dental complaints
The Department of Health has announced new powers that will enable the GDC to changes its fitness to practise procedures. The new powers,…
Dentistry
After you with the shovel
We all need to be less trusting, more sceptical and questioning, and more demanding both as consumers and as professionals,…
Dentistry
Calls for strike action from the dental profession
Prominent members of the dental profession should know better than to call for strikes, Michael Watson says. In a couple…
Dentistry
Is it the right time for Evlynne Gilvarry to leave?
Few will miss Evlynne Gilvarry after she announced she will step down in January, says Michael Watson. The news that…
Dentistry
Evlynne Gilvarry to step down from the GDC in January
Evlynne Gilvarry, chief executive and registrar for the General Dental Council (GDC) has decided to step down from January 2016.…
Dentistry
FGDP(UK) tells GDC to ‘put its house in order’
The FGDP(UK) has rejected the GDC’s proposed ARF, claiming it’s placing the financial burned of its own failings on dentists.…
Dentistry
BDA tells GDC to stop ‘hoarding’ registrants’ money
The GDC has been accused of ‘hoarding reserves’ by the BDA after launching its consultation on the ARF for 2016.…
Dentistry
Concerns raised over GDC extending its remit
Concerns have been raised over the GDC’s attempt to extend its remit beyond its current duties. The General Dental Council…
Dentistry
Locking horns
Kevin Lewis reviews the latest news regarding the GDC’s consultation over the annual retention fee. In the afternoon of 6…
Dentistry
GDC launches consultation on ARF for 2016
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on the level of its annual retention fee (ARF) for 2016.…
Dentistry
New advice on raising concerns
New advice has been given to help dental professionals who think a colleague’s behaviour is putting people at risk. The…
Dentistry
GDC’s consultation over ARF ‘shows nothing has changed’
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new consultation over the annual retention fees (ARF), suggesting a freeze in…
Dentistry
Dental Protection’s Horizons Roadshow
Dental Protection ran a show around the UK advising the dental team how to reduce the risk of a claim…
Dentistry
Trophy hunters
The British media should be held to account for their role in eroding the dental profession’s reputation, says Kevin Lewis.…
Dentistry
Children should have teeth extracted in day clinics, Conservative peer believes
Children should have rotten teeth extracted in day clinics to ease the growing strain on local NHS hospitals, a Conservative peer…
Dentistry
The GDC should stop acting as a complaints service
Someone in authority should tell the GDC to stick to its job, says Michael Watson. Last week this site published…
Dentistry
I’m a dentist, get me outta here
The GDC should only investigate the initial complaint, and not sift through clinical records to find ‘something to stick’, says Jeff…
Dentistry
Evlynne Gilvarry has insisted the GDC is ‘turning the corner’
The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) has insisted it is turning the corner and will take the…
Dentistry