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Dentistry’s 2023 round up
It has been a significant year for UK dentistry – from landmark court judgements, workforce plans and the closing down…
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
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
ARF for 2024 to be reduced, GDC announces
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2024 will see a reduction…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 February 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse removed from register…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 29 October 2022
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘She had sold her dead…
Dentistry
GDC increases ARF payments – reaction from the profession
Last week, the GDC released the new ARF levels for dentists and dental care professionals in 2023. The GDC’s announcement…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 October 2022
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… GDC increases ARF level for…
Dentistry
GDC increases ARF level for 2023
The General Dental Council (GDC) has released its new Annual Retention Fee (ARF) level for 2023 and confirmed its new…
Dentistry
ARF issue removes dentists from GDC register for months, the DDU warns
‘Hugely disappointing in the current climate’: The DDU has urged dental professionals to take preventative steps when paying the ARF,…
Dentistry
GDC consultation: plans over the next three years
In his first dental media appearance, we speak to Lord Toby Harris about the latest GDC consultation focusing on its…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… GDC’s acting ‘unlawfully’…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… One year on…
Dentistry
ARF can now be paid in instalments, says GDC
Dental teams can pay their annual retention fee (ARF) in instalments this year, it has been announced. The General Dental…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… One third of…
Dentistry
ARF will remain unchanged for 2021
The annual retention fee (ARF) for 2021 will not change, the General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed. At a meeting…
Dentistry
‘DCPs are using food banks’: calls continue for government to support dental profession
A hygienist is urging the profession to keep putting pressure on the government in a bid to save dentistry. Christina…
Dentistry
How has the GDC acted during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Seb Evans looks back at the way the GDC has acted during the coronavirus lockdown. When the UK entered lockdown…
Dentistry
‘Completely unreasonable’: GDC call on dental care professionals to pay ARF
Dental professionals are being called upon to pay their annual retention fee (ARF) by the General Dental Council. As the…
Dentistry