Resignation matters

The chair of the General Dental Council, Alison Lockyer, has resigned. The statements on the websites are more pertinent by virtue of what they do not say. There are rumours doing the rounds and Dental Protection has also issued a statement voicing concern at the situation which appears on the GDC website.

There is something seriously wrong at the GDC. Let us look at its recent history. It has had a number of interim chief executive officers and the turnover has been too high for any organisation. There has been criticism by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence on fitness for purpose. There have been resignations of 33 per cent of the investigating committee chairmen according to the statement on the GDP UK website. All of these point to a crisis in any organisation and the profession, who are paying the price for this through ever increasing registration fees, have a right to know the truth behind what has happened.