General Dental Council

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• General Dental Council

  Regulatory reform We have now responded to government proposals to reform the legislation under which we operate. We very much support the ambition to remove outdated and overly prescriptive legislati...

• General Dental Council publishes Registration and Fitness to Practise statistical reports

  The GDC has published the annual Registration and Fitness to Practise statistical reports for 2022.

• General Dental Council triples the number of places for Part 1 of the Overseas Registration Exam

  We have tripled the number of places for the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) Part 1 in response to current demand. There will be 600 places available for the August 2023 sitting of the ORE Part 1, in...

• Government proposals fall short in latest round of regulatory reform – and must accelerate

  Government proposals that pave the way for full scale reform of the regulatory frameworks of all healthcare professional regulators including the GDC will close for comments today.

• Standards for the dental team

  Standards for the Dental Team sets out the standards of conduct, performance and ethics that govern you as a dental professional.

• Becoming a dental hygienist or dental therapist

  In this second blog post in their series, they describe what you will need to become a dental hygienist or dental therapist and give some guidance to those considering a career in this field of dental...