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A dentist who admitted to writing ‘inappropriate and racially-motivated’ comments about Indian dentistry has been erased from the register. The clinician made the comments in emails to colleagues and former colleagues, writing ‘I don’t want…

Updated guidance on the scope of practice for clinical roles has been released by the General Dental Council (GDC). Published today (16 September), the new guidance will come into effect on 1 November. It has…

Alongside a 4% uplift, DDRB calls for a wider review of pay and progression to address recruitment and retention challenges.   In its annual report for 2025, the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body (DDRB) recommended…

The General Dental Council has today launched a consultation on its new regulation strategy, with a focus on international registration and reducing fear among registrants.

Representatives across the dental profession are calling for a registrant to be appointed as the next General Dental Council (GDC) chair. In an open letter to the regulator, associations and specialist societies urge that the…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation for 2023/24. This marks the same number that were met in the 2022/23 review period.

Pat Langley navigates the updated Health Technical Memorandum 07-01: A Guide for Dental Practices. Few would disagree that the practice of dentistry produces huge amounts of waste in the form of single-use items. This needs…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has acknowledged ‘significant deficiencies’ in the way it acted following a High Court judgement over its application for disclosure of family court documents.

The General Dental Council (GDC) has adopted an initial enquiries process to speed up fitness to practise (FtP) investigations.

The cause of death for dental professionals who have died while fitness to practise (FtP) concerns were investigated or remediated have been released by the General Dental Council.  

The overseas registration exam (ORE) is sat by dentists whose qualifications are not recognised for the purposes of UK dental registration. We take a look into how it works, the profession’s experience of it and…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published its 2024 annual report on whistleblowing disclosures in dentistry. From 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 the GDC received 79 disclosures of information. This compares to 82…

Key dates for upcoming overseas registration exam (ORE) sittings have been released, the General Dental Council (GDC) announced today. The GDC said it is working with the current providers to increase the capacity of ORE…

The GDC has released new legal and ethical framework on the use of covert surveillance during fitness to practise investigations.

The body responsible for regulating NHS and care services in England is not fit for purpose, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting’s intervention comes after an independent review found significant failings at the Care…

Funding protection, publicity campaigns and regular national updates are just some of the dental reform recommendations made by a health watchdog.