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GDC keeps its ARF the most expensive of all UK health regulators
The General Dental Council (GDC) has chosen to keep the annual retention fee (ARF) unchanged, at £890 for dentists. The…
Dentistry
The beginning of a better system
Ian Brack highlights the changes to CPD that will come into force in 2018. The General Dental Council has, for…
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GDC reserves reach £12.1 million
The GDC’s reserves have almost reached four months operating costs, when it promised it would reduce the ARF. In its Annual…
Dentistry
GDC explains why it is Shifting the balance
With Ian Brack almost finishing his first year as chief executive of the GDC, Seb Evans went to speak to…
Dentistry
Bill Moyes reappointed as General Dental Council chair
Bill Moyes has been reappointed as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) by its Privy Council. His appointment as chair…
Dentistry
GDC launches plans for ‘better’ regulation
The GDC today launched its discussion document, Shifting the balance, setting out its plans over the next three years. The proposals will shift…
Dentistry
GDC launching plans to ‘make regulation better’
The GDC has announced it will publish plans to make regulation better for patients and fairer for dental professionals. It plans…
Dentistry
GDC showing improvements in its performance
The General Dental Council (GDC) has improved its performance over the last year after ‘significant efforts’. That’s according to the latest…
Dentistry
GDC updates guidance for students on professionalism and patient safety
The General Dental Council (GDC) has updated its guidance to help students better understand their role in patient safety. Entitled…
Young Dentist
Regulators respond to Dentistry’s UDA concerns
Over a month ago, Dentistry magazine sent an open letter to the regulators of NHS dentistry in England and Wales expressing…
Dentistry
ARF reduction ‘is possible’, GDC told
The GDC’s reserves reached £16,869,000 by the end of 2015, equal to 4.5 months operating costs, according to its latest…
Dentistry
GDC to stop publishing addresses on its register
The General Dental Council (GDC) has decided to stop publishing registrants addresses on its online public register. The decision was…
Dentistry
Has the GDC turned a corner?
The GDC’s decision to stop publishing registrants addresses shows the GDC has turned a corner, Michael Watson says. It’s been a…
Dentistry
Michael Carroll steps down from the GDC
Michael Carroll has announced his resignation as council member and chair of the Finance and Performance Committee at the GDC.…
Dentistry
GDC, stop the ‘witch hunt’
The new management team at the GDC needs to stop the ‘witch hunt’, Michael Watson says. It is now two…
Dentistry
How did Alistair Burt’s speech go at the BDA Conference?
Alistair Burt’s speech represents a new strategic approach to tackle oral health issues, Michael Watson says. When I arrived in Manchester, I…
Dentistry
Have your say on the future of the GDC’s public register
The General Dental Council (GDC) is asking the dental profession to have its say on the public register. The council has…
Dentistry
Ian Brack announced as permanent chief executive and registrar at the GDC
Ian Brack has been announced as the permanent chief executive and registrar for the General Dental Council (GDC). Replacing Evlynne Gilvarry…
Dentistry
EU dentists four times more likely to be struck off
Dentists from the EU are four times more likely to be struck off than dentists trained in the UK. Figures published…
Dentistry