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Dentistry’s 2024 round up

We’re back with our annual round up of the biggest dental headlines of the year. From ORE changes to the…

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Overseas registration exam in dentistry: all you need to know 

The overseas registration exam (ORE) is sat by dentists whose qualifications are not recognised for the purposes of UK dental…

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‘Desire for improvements’ to ORE availability, GDC reveals

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published the outcome of its call for evidence on the structure and operation of…

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News you’ve missed this week – 7 September 2024

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

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GDC announces more dates for overseas registration exam

Key dates for upcoming overseas registration exam (ORE) sittings have been released, the General Dental Council (GDC) announced today. The…

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‘No light at the end of the tunnel’ – the challenges of dentistry’s overseas registration exam

International dentist Gauri Pradhan talks about the challenges of the overseas registration exam (ORE) and why it has to change. I…

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Catch up with this week’s dental news – 18 May 2024

It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC welcomes…

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GDC calls for suppliers to provide overseas registration exam

Tendering has opened for the provision of the overseas registration exam (ORE) Part 1 and Part 2 for the next…

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GDC announces new rules for overseas registration

From this month, new rules for the registration of internationally-qualified dentists and dental professionals will come into force. The new…

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Dentists join exodus as one in five Ukrainians in south east return home

A dentist is among the one in five Ukrainians in the south east who are opting to return home, prompting…

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Overseas registration changes will not relieve NHS dental pressures – but dental therapists could

Linzy Baker shares her concerns over the proposed changes to overseas registration and highlights the benefits of utilising dental therapists…

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Overseas dentists could practise without passing ORE: the profession reacts

‘A terrible idea’: We hear thoughts from the dental profession on the recent news that the overseas registration exam process…

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Plans to change the overseas registration exam process – what does it all mean?

Stephen Henderson explores what a possible change to the overseas registration examination process really means, and raises questions about supervision…

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Catch up with this week’s dental news – 23 December 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC failed…

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GDC to introduce an ORE application processing fee following consultation

The General Dental Council (GDC) this week announced that it will introduce an ORE application processing fee ‘to ensure associated…

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GDC announces more places for overseas dentists

The General Dental Council (GDC) will increase the number of Part 2 sittings of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) from…

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Dental professionals in London or south east ‘more likely to have a fitness to practise concern’

The General Dental Council has published registration and fitness to practise statistics for 2022, revealing that nearly half of newly-registered…

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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 February 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse removed from register…

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Dentistry’s 2022 round up

NHS contract changes, investigations into the state of NHS dentistry, three Prime Ministers – 2022 saw a lot of change…

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