To streamline the renewal process, the GDC has outlined three straightforward steps for dentists to complete by the respective deadlines:
- Pay the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) of £621 by December 31, 2024. The fee for maintaining entry on the GDC’s specialist lists is £72 per specialty.
- Confirm indemnity cover is in place, or will be, by December 31, 2024.
- Complete a CPD statement by January 28, 2025. Dentists must have completed a minimum of 10 hours of CPD over the last two-year period by December 31, 2024.
The regulator has said that if dentists are in the final year of the CPD cycle, they should ensure they have completed the minimum hourly requirements for the full cycle. Dentists who have registered within the last 12 months will start their first cycle on January 1, 2025.
The GDC has urged registrants to complete a short working patterns survey as part of the renewal process on the eGDC. The survey asks dentists how and where they work, and how long they work for each week. The feedback will continue to build the sector’s understanding of dentists’ working patterns and support future workforce planning.