The General Dental Council (GDC) today confirmed that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2026 will be £698 for dentists and £108 for dental care professionals (DCPs). The Council has agreed the Corporate Strategy 2026-2028, their strategic priorities and the funding required to deliver them. The GDC received and has considered welcome feedback from dental
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GDC publishes whistleblowing disclosures report
The General Dental Council (GDC), alongside eight other UK healthcare regulators, today published its 2025 annual report on whistleblowing disclosures, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. The joint report demonstrates the healthcare regulators’ continued coordinated effort in addressing whistleblowing concerns and maintaining transparency in how these disclosures are handled. Key
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GDC publishes revised Scope of Practice guidance
The General Dental Council (GDC) today published its revised Scope of Practice guidance after a comprehensive review and collaboration with dental professionals, education providers, indemnifiers, and other key stakeholders. The updated guidance will take effect on 1 November 2025. The revised guidance has not changed the scope of practice for any of the seven dental
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DLA – IMPORTANT REMINDER – One week until the deadline for submitting your Annual CPD Statement.
You now have one week to submit your CPD statement to the GDC. An email was sent out to DLA members on 12th August reminding DCPs of their CPD statement deadline of 28th August What You Need to Do: Calculate the total number of verifiable CPD hours completed between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Log
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CPD Statement deadline reminder – 28th August 2025 – Action required
As a reminder, an email was sent to members this morning regarding the submission of their annual CPD statement to the GDC, which must be completed by 28 August 2025. What You Need to Do: Calculate the total number of verifiable CPD hours completed between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. Log in to your eGDC account at www.egdc-uk.org to
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General Dental Council publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2024
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2024, showing a record registration performance and improvements to fitness to practise (FtP) processes. The GDC processed a record 12,978 applications, up from 11,476 in 2023, resulting in 2,164 new dentists and 9,728 new dental care professionals joining the register. The
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