The independent study conducted by YouGov explored perceptions of the dental regulator, combining quantitative and qualitative methods to gather responses from more than 3200 registrants, as well as 106 students, and 68 stakeholders.
A shift in perspective
The survey has revealed modest improvements in how dental professionals view the regulator since 2020. Positive perceptions increased from 16 per cent to 20 per cent, and negative views dropped from 65 per cent to 56 per cent. Dental students generally held more favourable opinions than other groups, with 26 per cent expressing a positive view of the GDC.
Registrants associated the GDC with many of the terms linked to its corporate strategy, such as ‘professional’ and ‘relevant’ (50 per cent and 44 per cent respectively). However, other common associations included ‘fear’ and ‘unrepresentative’ (both 46 per cent).
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