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Latest updates from the GDC

Latest updates from the GDC

07.11.2024

Please read the latest updates from the General Dental Council for November 2024.

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General Dental Council: Initial inquires processes adopted to speed up investigations

General Dental Council: Initial inquires processes adopted to speed up investigations

07.11.2024

Yesterday the GDC announced a permanent change to their processes to improve timeliness in their fitness to practise investigations following their initial inquiries pilot.

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General Dental Council: Report on dental professionals who died while fitness to practise concerns were investigated or remediated between 2019 and 2022

General Dental Council: Report on dental professionals who died while fitness to practise concerns were investigated or remediated between 2019 and 2022

04.11.2024

The GDC are today publishing a report on the dental professionals who died while fitness to practise concerns were investigated or remediated between 2019 and 2022.

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A note from our President…

A note from our President…

28.10.2024

It’s hard to believe that the 2024 BSP Annual Conference has been and gone. For those who were there in Newcastle, I hope you will agree that it was such a fantastic occasion.

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General Dental Council agrees ARF levels for 2025

General Dental Council agrees ARF levels for 2025

25.10.2024

The GDC has today decided to keep the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) unchanged for 2025.

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The Oral Health Summit 2025

The Oral Health Summit 2025

25.10.2024

In 2025, BSP President, Professor Nicola West will be holding a joint meeting with the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy entitled: The Oral Health Summit.

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Research Corner - Therapeutic Applications of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin

Research Corner - Therapeutic Applications of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin

22.10.2024

Dr Kitty Guo, our ECG Academic representative, has kindly written a precis of a really thought-provoking article that was recently published.

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Royal College of Surgeons of England: FDS Pump-Priming Grants

Royal College of Surgeons of England: FDS Pump-Priming Grants

21.10.2024

The Faculty of Dental Surgery, in conjunction with the BSP, invites applications for pump-priming grants, which will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research into periodontal disease.

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BDA elections 2024

BDA elections 2024

14.10.2024

The British Dental Association’s elections are now underway, with nominations for positions on their Board, committees and country councils open.

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