Regulation

Organisation requests that the GDC clarify the Scope of Practice guidance

Dental Protection has urged the General Dental Council (GDC) to provide further clarity on the boundaries for each registrant type and an assessment of complex skills in the proposed revised Scope of...

General Dental Council publishes Costed Corporate Plan 2023

As part of the General Dental Council’s (GDC) approach to strategic planning, the regulator has published its Costed Corporate Plan 2023 – 2025.

General Dental Council proposes revised guidance on indemnity and insurance

The General Dental Council (GDC) is consulting on plans to improve its guidance on indemnity and insurance, to support dental professionals in meeting their obligations to patients. 

General Dental Council publishes updated specialist list curricula   

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published updated speciality curricula.  This sets out the specialist knowledge, skills and capabilities that trainees need in order to attain the award of the...

Regulator improvements to oral health in care homes

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published on March 20, 2023, the findings of a follow-up review on the state of oral health care in care homes across England. This review shows there have been...

Further improvements to fitness to practise processes

The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced some small but important changes to its fitness to practise processes. The changes aim to reduce the impacts on those subject to investigations, improve...

“IOC must have comprehensive and clear guidance” to avoid unnecessary conditions

Dental Protection has welcomed proposed changes to the guidance used by the GDC’s Interim Orders Committee (IOC), but says refinements are needed to ensure the IOC has the most comprehensive...

Union urges the government to prioritise reform of dental regulator

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has expressed disappointment and dismay at a government announcement confirming that the General Dental Council (GDC) is not one of the healthcare regulators to be...

Further delay to reforms “frustrating and disappointing”

Dental Protection has said the ongoing delay to GDC reform is “frustrating and disappointing” and has called on the government to commit to a specific timetable for improving dental regulation.

Regulator disappointed at the pace of reform

Steps towards reform to the legislation that underpins the UK’s healthcare regulators were taken on February 17, 2022, as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sets out the direction for...

Consultation on Scope of Practice launches

The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new consultation on Scope of Practice guidance that is important for dental professionals, workplaces and education providers.

Three-year plan published

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published its Corporate Strategy 2023-2025, setting out its priorities for the next three years.