GDC calls for particular focus on CPD as Dental Care Professionals’ annual renewal opens

In addition to paying the annual retention fee and making their indemnity statement by July 31, professionals need to make sure they make a compliant CPD statement on time, including having completed at least 10 hours of CPD over the last two years. With more than 3,000 DCPs falling foul of at least one of the CPD rules last year, the regulator is keen to highlight the requirements.

There are three steps to completing annual renewal. For DCPs these are:

Gurvinder Soomal, GDC chief operating officer, said “The vast majority of dental care professionals complete all aspects of their registration renewal every year without any complications. But last year, more than 3,000 did not meet the requirements for CPD for reasons unrelated to Covid-19.