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GDC welcomes provisional registration for overseas dentists but warns of ‘significant costs’

Provisional registration plans for overseas dentists will come with ‘significant costs’, says the General Dental Council (GDC) as it welcomes…

Dentistry

GDC calls for suppliers to provide overseas registration exam

Tendering has opened for the provision of the overseas registration exam (ORE) Part 1 and Part 2 for the next…

Dentistry

GDC to extend changes to fitness to practise processes

The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced it will extend and broaden the scope of its pilot to ‘improve proportionality…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 27 April 2024

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

Dentistry

GDC versus Williams: regulator says ‘no further action required’ on past cases 

The General Dental Council (GDC) has said ‘no further action is required’ after reviewing past cases in light of the…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 13 April 2024

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

Dentistry

General Dental Council announces its new CEO

Tom Whiting has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the General Dental Council (GDC), it has been announced.…

Dentistry

CDT scope of practice review ‘in the interest of public health’, association says

The Clinical Dental Technician Association UK (CDTA UK) responds to Andrew Barr’s article on why he is against a scope…

Dentistry

Work underway to report cause of death during active FtP cases, says GDC

The GDC has provided an update to address recent concerns about the level of detail that is put into the…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 23 March 2024

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

Dentistry

Coroner calls on GDC to take action to prevent future deaths in dentistry

A coroner has called on the General Dental Council (GDC) to take action to prevent future deaths in the profession…

Dentistry

Only 15% dental practices are fully NHS, data shows

Only 15% of dental practices are fully NHS, according to new statistics, while three in five dentists work 30 hours…

Dentistry

Clinical dental technicians call for scope of practice review

The Clinical Dental Technicians Association UK (CDTA UK) is calling for an expansion to the scope of practice of clinical…

Dentistry

GDC announces new rules for overseas registration

From this month, new rules for the registration of internationally-qualified dentists and dental professionals will come into force. The new…

Dentistry

Overseas registration changes will not relieve NHS dental pressures – but dental therapists could

Linzy Baker shares her concerns over the proposed changes to overseas registration and highlights the benefits of utilising dental therapists…

Dentistry

Overseas dentists could practise without passing ORE: the profession reacts

‘A terrible idea’: We hear thoughts from the dental profession on the recent news that the overseas registration exam process…

Dentistry

Change needed to rehabilitate the GDC’s reputation, says dental therapist

Jenna Buttle, a dental therapist based in Kent, explains why the current approach to ARF and CPD deadlines compromises patient…

Dentistry

International dentists could practise without passing overseas registration exam

Plans to allow dentists from abroad to work in the UK without taking the overseas registration exam (ORE) are being…

Dentistry

Has dental nurses’ registration been a success?

The introduction of GDC registration for dental nurses was intended to acknowledge their value and increase their professional status –…

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