General Dental Council

Brid Hendron and Lee Savarrio representing COPDEND at today’s General Dental Council’s Dental Leadership Network event focused on supporting and embedding internationally qualified dental professionals. A day of honest conversations, shared experiences and practical ideas on how we can create a more inclusive, supportive profession—where talent is recognised, valued and enabled to thrive. Great discussions on leadership, culture and the collective responsibility we all have to ensure internationally qualified colleagues feel welcomed, supported and empowered to succeed. Real progress happens when we listen, collaborate and act. #DentalLeadership #Inclusion #InternationalDentists #DentalWorkforce #Leadership

Mostafa Hassaan, Deputy Chief Dental Officer for Wales, discussing his career journey as an internationally qualified dentist in the UK, from the ORE and the "painful reality check" of finding his first job to the NHS Performers List and the All Wales International Recruitment Programme. #DentalLeaders #Dentistry #DentalProfessionals

'Supporting and embedding international dental professionals' is the focus of today's Dental Leadership Network (DLN). 📷 Stefan Czerniawski, our Executive Director for Strategy, talked about supporting international dentists through the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) and beyond. Dr Kaushik Paul, Clinical Director at mydentist (UK), and Sam James, Overseas Resourcing Manager at mydentist, are now discussing recent workforce solutions and its candidate pipeline. Are you attending today's DLN? Share your photos and posts with #DentalLeaders. #InternationalDentalProfessional #Dentistry #Dentists #DentalProfessionals

Your weekend read: A new opinion piece, co-authored by our Lead Clinical Adviser Dr Shamir Mehta and Tom Thayer, acknowledges the emotional impact of Fitness to Practise (FtP) investigations. Drawing on evidence, lived experience and recent regulatory reforms, it offers a clear and balanced understanding of FtP processes and outcomes. Published today in the British Dental Journal, the article highlights that most concerns are concluded at an early stage and that serious sanctions remain comparatively uncommon. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e2GUTWC5 #FitnessToPractise #Dentistry #DentalProfessionals

The Dental Professional Alliance has updated its myth-busting guide to recording and submitting your CPD, an essential read for dental care professionals during our annual renewal period. From grace periods to what belongs on your CPD certificate, this guide unpacks the common misunderstandings that lead to removal from the register. Key reminders: ✅ CPD statements must be declared by 28 August 2026 ✅ Check you can access your MyGDC account before the deadline ✅ We can randomly select dental professionals to check their records at any time during the CPD cycle. Read the guide here: https://lnkd.in/eFD8GExB #DentalProfessionals #CPD #DentalTeam #ProfessionalDevelopment #GDCAnnualRenewal

The GDC in Scotland: Last week we visited the Buchanan Centre in Coatbridge to see NHS Lanarkshire's Public Dental Service and wider dental services first-hand. We were welcomed by Paul Cushley, Dental Director at Public Services Delivery Scotland - PSD Scotland, and hosted by Geraldeen Irving, Director of Dentistry, alongside Professor Soumen Sengupta, Chief Officer for Health and Social Care, and Paul O'Neill, Head of Community Health, NHS Lanarkshire. Practice owner James Barrett and Vocational Trainee dentist Callum Riddell hosted our visit to Buchanan Dental Care, before a walkaround of public dental services where we met Lanarkshire Childsmile Lead Gillian Shaw. Childsmile is Scotland's national programme to improve children's oral health and reduce inequalities in dental health and access to care, and this month marks its 20th anniversary. We had the opportunity to meet Childsmile's Prevention team, tour the outpatient sedation service for anxious patients and children with additional support needs, talk with officials from the local health and social care partnership, and chat to final year Oral Health Science students from Glasgow Caledonian University. It was a valuable visit and a great chance to see Scotland's dental workforce in action. Our Council meeting on Friday was held in Glasgow, and we were delighted to welcome Dr Gillian Leslie, Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for Scotland, who delivered a presentation and led a discussion with Council members on issues and priorities in Scotland. Lee Savarrio, postgraduate dean and director of dentistry, PSD Scotland; Antony Visocchi, chair of Scotland's Directors of Dentistry Group; Charlotte Waite, director of BDA Scotland; and Geraldeen Irving, director of dentistry at NHS Lanarkshire, participated in the discussion. 📸: Gordon Matheson CBE Joanne Rewcastle #GDCVisits #Dentistry #DentalProfessionals #NHSLanarkshire #Childsmile #BDAinScotland

📢 The GDC's annual renewal period is now open for dental care professionals, as The Probe reports. To stay on the register and continue practising in the UK, DCPs need to: ✅ Pay the Annual Retention Fee (£108) by 31 July 2026 ✅ Declare appropriate indemnity or insurance cover by 31 July 2026 ✅ Submit a CPD statement by 28 August 2026 This is the first year renewal is being completed via MyGDC, the portal that replaced eGDC. DCPs who miss the deadlines risk being removed from the register. 🔗 Renew via MyGDC: mygdc.gdc-uk.org #Dentistry #GDCAnnualRenewal #DentalProfessionals #CPD https://lnkd.in/e9WDNimr

Annual renewal is now open for dental care professionals on MyGDC. Two deadline dates for your calendar: 📆 31 July: Pay your £108 ARF and declare your indemnity cover 📆 28 August: Submit your CPD statement (even if it's zero hours) Complete the process on time to maintain your registration and continue practising in the UK. There's also a quick voluntary survey on working patterns. Takes about five minutes, and it's helping shape workforce planning across the sector. Link to our news story in the comments. #Dentistry #GDCAnnualRenewal #DentalCareProfessionals