The GDC have now offered their response to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) review which was recently published. Once again the regulators regulator marked the GDC as failing on two of the expected standards for the Fitness to Practice process.
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Regrettably, Dr Louis McKenzie BDS (Birm) FDS RCPS (Glasg) passed away shortly before Christmas. Numerous heartfelt tributes have poured in for this exceptional individual, there have been many meaningful conversations expressing their sadness over the loss.
Before departing her role as Chief Dental Officer England, Sara Hurley, spoke of private dentists experiencing FOMO (fear of missing out) when they looked at the life they might have enjoyed in her new improved version of NHS care. To date, it is eager members of the public who are missing out, as the University based dental centre she leads appears to be slipping behind schedule.
Following, what for many has been a challenging twelve months, the GDPUK team have donned their highest magnification loupes and looked into the future, to offer our predictions for the dental year ahead.
Healthcare regulators must do more to discourage and root out feeble and vexatious complaints if faith in healthcare regulation itself is to be restored, the head of a leading dental defence organisation told a recent conference.
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What is the GDC for? This is not just a BDS exam question, but one many registrants will ask themselves. Whatever the official answer, ‘protecting the public’ must be at the heart of their mission, indeed it was at one time inscribed on the wall over reception at 37 Wimpole Street.