Regulator launches consultation on routes to registration for internationally qualified dental care professionals

The 12-week consultation includes a call for evidence to inform and support longer-term plans to develop a comprehensive framework for the assessment of international qualifications and registration.

The GDC is proposing new rules setting out the standards and processes for the assessment of qualifications of dentists and DCPs who qualified outside the UK that are broadly in line with the current arrangements. The proposed new rules for dentists need to be in place before the current rules cease to have effect in March 2024.

The GDC is also proposing changes to the way it sets fees for the ORE, to ensure fairness in the way costs are allocated and to remove the financial constraints associated with increasing the number of ORE places.