Fitness to Practise
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The legal eagle – putting fit back into fitness to practise
John Makin, head of the DDU, explains why the GDC needs powers to reform its fitness to practise procedures. Nobody…
Dentistry
‘Totally hypocritical’ – BAPD calls for changes amidst GDC failings
A dental association has called on the GDC to provide ‘robust assurances’ after it admitted to acting unlawfully. This week…
Dentistry
GDC acted ‘unlawfully’ using undercover operations
The General Dental Council (GDC) acted unlawfully by using undercover operations without reasonable justification. The dental regulator has admitted to…
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GDC launches changes in fitness to practise process
The General Dental Council (GDC) is launching a nine-month pilot changing its fitness to practise ‘Rule 4’ process. Rule 4…
Dentistry
Government looks to shake up healthcare regulation
The Department of Health and Social Care says it will change regulators’ fitness to practise processes and operating framework. The changes…
Dentistry
Pate – professionalism, the ‘normalisation’ of hate speech and the complicity of those who shout loudest online
Khalid Anis explains why the GDC is absolutely right to find Pate’s fitness to practise impaired, and the disturbing reaction since the…
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The importance of cases like GDC and Pate
Matthew Hill explains why the GDC and Pate case was so important to go to fitness to practise. The determination in the…
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A whirlwind first two years
As John Makin marks two years as head of the DDU, Seb Evans speaks to him about how the last…
Dentistry
Fair treatment of complaints rejected by the GDC
John Makin says there needs to be fairer treatment of complaints not investigated by the GDC. Readers of my previous…
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GDC appoints clinical dental advisers to FtP team
The GDC has appointed four new clinical dental advisers and a senior dental adviser to join its fitness to practise…
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
GDC responds to claims its investigations are causing ‘serious health problems’
The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded to claims its investigations are causing serious health issues for some dental professionals.…
Dentistry
Turning a corner
Kevin Lewis takes a closer looks at the GDC’s Shifting the balance: a better, fairer system of dental regulation. As…
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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
The worst example of wasteful spending in dentistry?
Is the £108,066 spent on legal fees for the Desmond D’Mello case really a good use of registrants money, Neel Kothari…
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GDC launches new scheme to encourage local resolution
The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new process of dealing with complaints, encouraging local resolution. Following a pilot…
Dentistry
GDC offers support for those going through FtP proceedings
The GDC has launched a new scheme to help support those dental professionals going through fitness to practise proceedings. Dental…
Dentistry
New powers for the GDC
The General Dental Council has been given the go-ahead to make changes to its fitness to practise proceedings, Sophie Bracken…
Dentistry