Fitness to practise

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 6 January 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC ‘wrong…

Dentistry

GDC ‘wrong and unjust’ in approach to suspension orders, court rules

The General Dental Council (GDC) has said it will appeal a recent High Court decision that ruled the GDC had…

Dentistry

‘Treated like a number, not a person’ – dental nurse calls for compassionate approach to CPD

‘The looming uncertainty created immense stress for me’ – we hear from a dental nurse who explains why they believe…

Dentistry

GDC’s failure to meet all standards of good regulation ‘not good enough’

Calls have been made for the General Dental Council (GDC) to take action to reduce the amount of time taken…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 23 December 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC failed…

Dentistry

Calls for ‘common sense changes’ to CPD and registration in dentistry

Showing their support for Saving Grace, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), and Tamsin Thomas, DDU solicitor,…

Dentistry

GDC failed to meet all standards of ‘good regulation’, report finds

The General Dental Council (GDC) failed to meet standards for timeliness in both fitness to practise cases and registration processing.…

Dentistry

Smile Direct Club was a ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Following Smile Direct Club’s closure, the dental profession discusses the risks it posed to patient safety and the role of…

Dentistry

‘I felt guilty and isolated’ – dentist removed from register for forgetting ARF payment

fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk speaks to a dentist based in Derbyshire about their own registration troubles and why they believe a mandatory grace…

Dentistry

CPD requirements and regulation – isn’t it time for common sense to prevail?

Speaking as part of the Saving Grace campaign, Pam Swain – of the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) –…

Dental Nursing

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 2 December 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse…

Dentistry

Dental nurse removed from register after missing CPD deadline by two hours

As part of our Saving Grace campaign, one dentist opens up about the impact the current regulation has had on…

Dentistry

Dental technicians call for ‘pragmatic’ approach to regulation

We hear from members of the dental technology profession about why they are supporting Dentistry’s Saving Grace campaign. Dentistry believes…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 November 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Introducing Dentistry’s…

Dentistry

Introducing Dentistry’s Saving Grace campaign

At such a crucial time in dentistry, Dentistry is calling for fairer regulation to reduce the number of unnecessary removals…

Dentistry

Why we need action on blue on blue GDC referrals

Neel Kothari discusses the implications of blue on blue GDC referrals, and how the very nature of dentistry and its…

Columnists

Dental nurse suspended for sharing ‘inappropriate and racially motivated’ posts on Facebook

A dental nurse has been suspended after sharing posts on Facebook that made ‘negative and divisive’ comments about non-white racial…

Dentistry

GDC launches pilot to ‘improve timeliness’ of fitness to practise processes

The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a pilot to ‘improve proportionality and timeliness’ of fitness to practise processes. Announced…

Dentistry

Dentist suspended following claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards trainee dental nurse

A dentist has been suspended for 18 months following claims he inappropriately touched a trainee dental nurse in the practice.…

Dentistry