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Healthcare regulators encourage reflective practice
Healthcare regulators have joined forces to highlight the benefits of reflective practice among professionals in the healthcare sector. A joint…
Dentistry
Matthew Hill set to leave the GDC
Matthew Hill, executive director, strategy, will be leaving the General Dental Council (GDC) in August 2019. Being in the role…
Dentistry
Third of GDC warnings relate to personal conduct
A third (29%) of warnings issued by the GDC in the last five years relate to personal conduct matters. Of…
Dentistry
GDC proposes decrease in ARF for dentists but increase for dental care professionals
The GDC is proposing decreasing the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for dentists, with a small increase for dental care professionals. Launched in its…
Dentistry
GDC gives update on its progress over the last year
The General Dental Council is publishing its document Moving Upstream, providing an update on progress made over the past year. It was launched on…
Dentistry
BDA say ‘lack of transparency and accountability dog GDC fee plan’
The BDA has given its view following the recent GDC fee plan announcement The BDA has expressed its concern about…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentistry to take…
Dentistry
It’s time for the GDC to stop making excuse after excuse after excuse
In his first blog for Dentistry.co.uk, Dominic O’Hooley calls for real leadership from the General Dental Council. What do years…
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The ARF explained
After the GDC announced its ARF for 2019, Seb Evans went to speak to Ian Brack to understand why the…
Dentistry
Race to the bottom
Stick to the truth when describing your skillset, don’t join the growing number who make themselves out to be celebrities,…
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Absolute trust
Michael Watson explains why the Gordon Pate case and the role of the GDC is so important. One hundred and…
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GDC keeps ARF the same for 2019 – Ian Brack explains why
Seb Evans (SE): Why have you decided to keep the annual retention fee (ARF) at the same level? Ian Brack…
Dentistry
GDC responds to consultation claims
The General Dental Council’s (GDC’s) consultation, Clear and certain: a new framework for fee-setting, has now closed. The consultation seeks to gather…
Dentistry
You pays your money and they takes their choice
Kevin Lewis looks at how the GDC sets the annual retention fee. My shameless misquote in the above title requires…
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GDC consults on approach to fees
After the GDC announced it would be launching a consultation on how it sets its ARF, Seb Evans spoke to…
Dentistry
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
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
BDA tells GDC to focus on fixing fitness to practise process
The British Dental Association (BDA) has told the General Dental Council (GDC) to focus on fixing its fitness to practise processes.…
Dentistry
A closer look at Shifting the balance – part two
In part two of his article, Kevin Lewis looks at reflections, illuminations and tales of the unexpected from the GDC’s…
Dentistry
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