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The flat earth society
Kevin Lewis reviews the GDC’s appearance before the health select committee. The appearance of Evlynne Gilvarry and Bill Moyes, the…
Dentistry
GDC comes under fire from the health select committee
The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) struck a defiant tone at a Parliamentary inquiry, telling MPs: ‘Our…
Dentistry
Mick Armstrong backs GDC annual accountability hearing pledge
Mick Armstrong backs calls from the dental regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC), for regular Parliamentary accountability hearings on its work. In…
Dentistry
Tooth whitening on both sides of the pond
Illegal teeth whitening seems to crop up almost every week through a press release from the General Dental Council (GDC)…
Aesthetic dentistry
Illegal tooth whitener can’t apply for a judicial review
A woman has been refused permission to apply for a judicial review against the General Dental Council (GDC). Lorna Jamous was convicted…
Aesthetic dentistry
What is the purpose of the GDC?
The Government’s response to the Law Commission’s report on the regulation of health and social care professionals is neither an…
Dentistry
GDC welcomes whistleblowing review in the NHS
The General Dental Council (GDC) has welcomed the independent review of whistleblowing in the NHS, ‘Freedom to Speak Up’, led…
Dentistry
Language checks get the go-ahead
The law will be changed within weeks to bar European dentists from working in Britain if they cannot speak English…
Dentistry
Dentistry in the spotlight at Westminster
Dentistry will come under the spotlight at Westminster in the run-up to the general election, as MPs probe two controversies.…
Private Practice
GDC to receive an accountability hearing
The Health Select Committee is to hold an accountability hearing with the General Dental Council (GDC) on Tuesday 3 March…
Private Practice
Landmark prosecution of illegal tooth whitening training provider
The General Dental Council (GDC) has secured its first prosecution of an illegal tooth whitening training provider. Martyn Collier, director…
Private Practice
GDC to co-operate with NHS England
The General Dental Council (GDC) and NHS England will launch a pilot scheme, which will aim to ensure that concerns…
Dentistry
What can the BDA do?
Neel Kothari interviews the chair of the BDA’s principal executive committee Mick Armstrong. Neel Kothari (NK): If dentistry is ‘under…
Dentistry
New appointments at the GDC
The General Dental Council (GDC) has appointed a new group of members to its independent appointments committee. The appointments committee’s…
Private Practice
Emotional intelligence
Kevin Lewis reviews the judicial review and looks at how the GDC has reacted to recent events. It’s all in…
Dentistry
GDC launches a new pilot scheme this month
A pilot scheme is being launched by the General Dental Council (GDC) this month, which will aim to ensure that…
Dentistry
New Year’s resolutions
Seventeen days is the average period during that we adhere to New Year’s resolutions apparently. So by this time in January most…
Dentistry
BDA’s open letter to the chief executive of the GDC
The British Dental Association (BDA) has published an open letter to Evlynne Gilvarry, chief executive of the General Dental Council,…
Private Practice
FGDP(UK) responds to the ARF rise and the judicial review
The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has followed closely and with significant concern the judicial review of the General…
Private Practice