The General Dental Council (GDC) today announced that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2027 will be £720 for dentists and £111 for dental care professionals (DCPs). The ARF will rise by 3.1%, in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in August 2026. The increase is driven by the year-on-year growth in the number
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Time and support remain areas for improvement in new GDC fitness to practise research
Experiences of the General Dental Council’s fitness to practise (FtP) process have improved modestly since 2023, but how long cases take and the overall support provided remain the areas most often identified as needing improvement. The GDC today published research drawing on seven rounds of survey data collected between 2023 and 2025 from 570 dental
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GDC publishes 2026 whistleblowing disclosures report
The General Dental Council (GDC) received 138 whistleblowing disclosures between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, a 74% increase on the previous year, according to the 2026 report on whistleblowing disclosures. The GDC said the rise, 59 more disclosures than the previous year, could have been driven by a 26% increase in the overall
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GDC CPD Statement deadline reminder – 28th August 2026
Your annual CPD statement needs to be submitted to the GDC by 28 August 2026. What You Need to Do: Calculate the total number of verifiable CPD hours completed between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026. Log in to your MyGDC account to edit and submit your statement. When Submitting Your Statement, You Must Confirm: The number of CPD hours completed this year (you
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GDC will not remove DCPs from register over MyGDC renewal issues
The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed that any dental care professional (DCP) who is struggling to renew their registration through MyGDC will not be removed from the register, provided they get in touch before the deadline. DCPs must tell the GDC by 11.59pm on Friday 31 July that they have tried to renew but
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MyGDC Annual Renewal – Support for Registrants Experiencing Issues
The General Dental Council (GDC) has advised that some dental care professionals have experienced difficulties using MyGDC during this year’s annual renewal process. Reported issues include problems resetting passwords and duplicate contact records affecting a small number of accounts. The GDC recognises that these issues may have caused frustration and inconvenience and has published additional
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