General Dental Council

GDC Monthly Newsletter

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Dental nurse or technician? It’s not just what you call yourself, what you do counts as well, GDC confirms
(23/09/2008)

"If you're working as a dental nurse or technician, you have to be registered or in training – whatever your job title, the GDC confirms. And experience is no longer enough..."

GDC Annual Report 2007
(10/09/2008)

"The GDC Annual Report gives an update on our work and achievements in 2007. It explains what we do and what our work means for patients. The report also includes our annual accounts."

Are you involved in a Dental Body Corporate? Have your say in GDC consultation
(29/08/2008)

"Should GDC registrants who are employed by, belong to or are involved in a dental body corporate be required to declare it in their practice literature?..."

GDC Appointments Committee - Apply Now (08/08/2008)

"Would you like to help maintain the high quality of panel members who judge dental professionals' fitness to practise?

New Edinburgh clinical dental technician course a UK first (08/08/2008)

"The first stand-alone course for clinical dental technicians in the UK is set to launch in Edinburgh later this year after getting the go-ahead from UK dental regulator, the General Dental Council"...

GDC Gazette (30/07/2008)

"The GDC Gazette is the GDC's tri-annual newsletter distributed to all registered dentists and dental care professionals"

Important information for maxillofacial prosthetists and their employers (24/07/2008)

"The Department of Health has issued a note to alert maxillofacial prosthetists and their employers to the need for maxillofacial prosthetists to register as dental technicians with the GDC by 30 July 2008"...

GDC Consultation Document (29/02/2008)

"What are your views on our proposed rules for the dental care professional CPD scheme?"
Consultation Document on the proposed rules for dental care professional CPD scheme ...

GDC Press Release (08/02/2008)

"Who is allowed to do what?"
The GDC is consulting on draft guidance on the scope of practice of all members of the dental team as well as issues around dental nurse and dental technician registration ...

 Dentaid

 DLA

The New Contract -
Time to raise your prices.

I for one have been looking with some trepidation at the introduction of the 'New Contract' for NHS dental services beginning in April...

 Other News

Tony Griffin is awarded the Dental Technologists Association Award (17/01/08)

The inaugural Dental Technologists Association Award was presented to Tony Griffin at the recent BDA Honours and Awards Dinner at the Millennium Hotel in London ...

Colgate DCP Research Awareds in partnership with the ODRT (07/12/07)

Colgate and the Oral & Dental Research Trust are pleased to invite applications for the fifth round of Colgate DCP Research Awards ...

 British Dental Trade Association

Special offer for laboratories

The introduction of the new NHS contract is going to have a profound effect on laboratories.   All the evidence points to a reduction in the amount of work being commissioned, so the competition for the work that is available will be a lot fiercer.

  CDTA

Registration and the CDT course

Registration details

 BDA

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