Fitness to Practise

GDC publishes ethnicity data for the first time

A disproportionately high number of GDC concerns were raised against Asian or Asian British dentists in 2021, the GDC report…

Dentistry

GDC delays have a human cost, the DDU shows

After a review into the GDC’s fitness to practise processes, the DDU has urged the GDC to improve its delays.…

Dentistry

Mental health in dentistry – is perfectionism still possible?

Robert Chaffe details the experiences he went through last year that left him fighting a GDC fitness to practise case.…

Aesthetic dentistry

Professionalism: social media risks

Roopinder Brar, medical adviser at MDDUS and Sarah Harford, MDDUS dental adviser, look at the pitfalls dentists face when engaging with…

Dentistry

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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