There was positive recognition for the GDC’s engagement with stakeholders and response to the backlog of applications from overseas dental professionals. The GDC tripled the number of places for Part 1 of the Overseas Registration Exam this year and has increased the number of Part 2 sittings from three to four in 2024.
The PSA found that Standards 11 and 15 were not met, specifically the parts of those standards relating to the respective timely resolution of registration and fitness to practise cases.
The changes to legislation to register dental professionals who qualify overseas prompted a surge of applications. The GDC recruited a large team of additional people and external associates to process and assess applications, and the backlog is now starting to reduce.
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