GDC

Overseas registration exam: GDC announces more dates

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed the dates of further sittings of the overseas registration exam (ORE). This comes…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 12 April 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

GDC uses a ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ on technicians

Matt Everatt explains why he believes the GDC is ‘heavy-handed’ and ‘overly punitive’ in its regulation of dental technicians –…

Dentistry

What impact will the GDC’s updated CPD scheme have on dentistry?

John Makin explores the GDC’s revised CPD guidance documents and the impact these changes will have on dental professionals. A…

Dentistry

Complaints about private dentistry rise by 133% in one year

Private dental complaints in the UK have more than doubled in just one year, with leaders saying it highlights the…

Dentistry

GDC announces new interim executive director of legal and governance

Katie Spears has been appointed as the new interim executive director of legal and governance at the General Dental Council…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 8 March 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Two third of dental professionals ‘burnt out and exhausted’

Nearly two thirds (63%) of dental professionals are frequently burnt out and exhausted, while one in five (18%) describe their…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 1 March 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Should the next GDC chair be a registrant? – the profession reacts

The dental profession is calling for a registrant to be appointed as the next General Dental Council (GDC) chair. We…

Dentistry

A journey from practising dentist to dental compliance

Compliance manager Ian Lloyd charts his journey from practising dentist to helping others meet their compliance obligations. I trained in…

Dentistry

Calls for next GDC chair to be a registrant

Representatives across the dental profession are calling for a registrant to be appointed as the next General Dental Council (GDC)…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 15 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Fitness to practise: all you need to know as a dental professional

We explore what fitness to practise in dentistry is, recent changes that have come into force and what the profession…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 8 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis: when is a patient not a patient?

When is a patient not a patient? And how much does it matter? Kevin Lewis revisits the myths and controversies…

Columnists

News you’ve missed this week – 1 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

GDC releases guidance for creating new UK dental schools

The General Dental Council (GDC) this week published new guidance for education providers looking to establish new dental schools in…

Dentistry

GDC searches for new chair and council members  

The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a recruitment push for a new chair of council and two council member…

Dentistry