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Importance of engagement and legal representation in fitness to practise highlighted in new research on seriousness

Cross-regulatory research to understand how the concept of seriousness is understood and applied by UK healthcare regulators in their fitness to...

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Dentist remains suspended over fraud allegations

Fariba Shameli, a dentist at Findon Dental Care in Worthing, was served with an 18-month suspension in July 2021 after an investigation by the NHS...

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Senior dentist struck off for a year following inappropriate comments

A senior dentist has been suspended after he told a female nurse that her eyes reminded him of the hypnotic snake Kaa from the animated Disney film,...

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Dental nurse figures remained steady in 2019-2021

Despite reports highlighting a drop in NHS dentists, what do GDC figures show when it comes to dental nurses?

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Dentist struck off by GDC for sexually assaulting nurses

A disciplinary panel heard he repeatedly targeted a nurse and sexually assaulted her in 1990s, whilst a second dental nurse said she was touched...

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Joint statement from General Dental Council (GDC) and General Medical Council (GMC) on pandemic pressures

​The statement reads, “We know that registrants will be making difficult decisions around care provision in very challenging circumstances; that...

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GDC publishes stakeholder perceptions research and plans for improvement

The results indicate that overall perceptions of the GDC were more negative (58 per cent) than positive (21 per cent) in 2020, and that views amongst...

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GDC sets budget and confirms ARF to stay at same level for 2022

In what continue to be uncertain times for the dental sector, a council meeting of the General Dental Council (GDC) has today set its budget for 2022...

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Second round of research on the impact of Covid-19

All dental professionals are being invited to take part in an online survey, as part of independent research commissioned by the General Dental...

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New GDC chair and council member start in posts

Planned changes to the membership of the GDC council take effect from today, Friday October 1. Angie Heilmann MBE joins the council as a registrant...

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Calls for safeguards to protect GDC registrants from racism

The British Dental Association has called on the General Dental Council (GDC) to ensure it offers meaningful protection to all registrants, following...

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New GDC chair and council member announced

The General Dental Council has announced the appointment of Baron Harris of Haringey (Lord Toby Harris) who will join the GDC as chair of council, and...