General Dental Council

WATCH: The Dental Leadership Network (DLN) convened in London on 12 June to spotlight the crucial role of dental leaders in promoting health and wellbeing within the profession. The event gathered experts to share insights and strategies for fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment. #DentalLeaders #health #wellbeing #inclusion

ONG Honorary Patron, Debra Worthington, representing the voice of Orthodontic DCPs at the General Dental Council Dental Leadership Network event earlier this week! Debra has been an ONG member since its founding in 1994, serving as a committee member for 21 years, including nine years as Chairman and three as president, ending in 2021. She contributed to the introduction of orthodontic therapists, helping draft the syllabus and collaborating with the General Dental Council on the Scope of Practice, and is a former examiner for the The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Debra also helped establish the first Scope of Practice for dental nurses and participated in the two most recent reviews. Recently, she joined the Advancing Dental Care review group, examining dental education and training needs. Debra has received national awards from the THE BRITISH ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY and the British Dental Association for her contributions to dentistry and orthodontics. Thank you, Debra, for your valued contributions and continued advocacy representing our orthodontic community at important stakeholder events! #GDC #DentalLeadershipNetwork #DLN #GDCDLN #ONG

Tom Whiting, chief executive officer of the General Dental Council, gave a speech at the Dental Leadership Network yesterday. Tom reflected on his first 100 days as chief executive, highlighting the GDC's ambitions for 2025 and beyond. Read the full speech here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/esNbkNxU #dentistry #dental #speech #regulation #leadership #workforce #collaboration

We have today opened our consultation on proposed revisions to the Standards for Education, which will shape the future requirements for all UK programmes seeking GDC registration, as The Probe reports. https://lnkd.in/euYAyt29 #dentistry #dentaleducation

I love being part of the Dental Leaders Network working group, being able to shape events like today to allow leaders to explore the biggest challenges we face in the profession and consider what we can do to be part of the solution, we need to lead and not to be led 💪🦷 Planning today’s agenda over the last few months has caused much consideration and occasionally the subject ‘Workforce, how many dental professionals do we need?’ seemed a little daunting…..to say the least 😱☺️ However, while we didn’t directly answer the question today, what we did do was think, consider how we find data, use needs based workforce planning and systems thinking to consider the challenge. We also need to understand what will be needed in the future as any data will be the past or a snapshot in time 🕰️ What came through clearly was that more inclusion of the whole profession is needed in any discussion in order to consider how we really build a workforce based on bringing the best out in the whole team in order to provide great oral healthcare 🤩 Thank you to the General Dental Council for facilitating and so lovely to catch up with so many friends and peers from across the profession 😊 #DentalLeaders #dentistry Denplan

Speaking at the Canmore Trust Wellbeing Conference, the GDC's Executive Director of Regulation Theresa Thorp presented a session on how the GDC seeks to address UK dental professionals' issues, focusing on the Fitness to Practise (FtP) process. https://lnkd.in/e4xaviDD #dentistry

We've opened the annual renewal period for dentists, as The Dentist reports. This crucial process ensures that dentists remain on the UK register. To streamline the renewal process, we have outlined three straightforward steps for dentists to complete by the respective deadlines. Pay the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) by 31 December. Indemnity cover: Dentists need to confirm they have, or will have, indemnity cover is in place by 31 December. For dentists covered under their employer’s policy, they will need to make sure they have access to the details of the policy. Complete a CPD statement by 28 January. Dentists must complete a minimum of 10 hours of CPD over the last two-year period by 31 December. https://lnkd.in/eMk8YzX4 #dentistry #dentists

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁: Dental Leadership Network (DLN) – what should dental leaders do? Colin MacKenzie, the GDC’s Head of Nations and Engagement, talks about the value of being involved in the DLN and how dental leaders can achieve more by working together. https://lnkd.in/eBJbp8vA #dentistry

We have today (11 November) opened the annual renewal period for dentists. 

We have revised our fitness to practise processes to improve timeliness when investigating clinical practice concerns, as Dentistry reports. Read more: