Not all DCPs have met CPD requirements
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More than 35,000 (35,733) dental care professionals (DCPs) have declared that they have met the General Dental Council’s (GDC) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. However that left 1,947 who failed to declare the necessary 150 CPD hours (of which 50 hours must be verifiable).
By July 31, 2013, those in the 2008-13 cycle needed to have completed 150 hours of CPD or risk losing their registration with the GDC. They had until 28 August 2013 to log their hours.
The breakdown of those complying is as follows:
• Dental Nurses - 25,636 (95%)
• Dental Technicians - 4,335 (91%)
• Dental Hygienists - 3,777 (98%)
• Dual Registrants - 1,483 (98%)
• Dental Therapists - 194 (95%)
• Orthodontic Therapists - 282 (99%)
• Clinical Dental Technicians - 26 (90%)
Those who did not comply will now be contacted in writing by the GDC advising them of the next steps they need to take as summarised below. They will have a short period of time, 28 days, in which to send in a copy of their CPD records, which must include a log or summary of all their CPD activities carried out during the 5 year cycle indicating:
• The date the activity took place;
• A description of the activity or study itself;
• Whether it constitutes verifiable or general CPD;
• The number of hours attributed to each item of CPD.
They must also send documentary evidence in respect of each item of verifiable CPD completed, for example, certificates of attendance.
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