Employers urged to check GDC updates

21 December 2010

DENTAL employers are being encouraged to ensure they are up-to-date with the latest changes in General Dental Council regulation.

The GDC is beginning a fresh push to highlight recent developments with its leaflet Advice for those who employ dental professionals. It applies to those who employ dental professionals directly or through NHS contracts. It explains that dental care professionals must be registered with the GDC to work in the UK. This includes dentists, dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians, dental therapists, dental hygienists and orthodontic therapists.

It also details how to check whether a dental professional is registered, what standards the GDC expects of registrants and what action employers should take if these standards are not being met.

The GDC is also holding a series of free evening events around the UK, which employers and dental professionals can attend to find out more about the regulator’s work, the responsibilities of registration and the GDC’s review into its standards.

The events are taking place as follows:

• Belfast on 12 January
• Birmingham on 17 February
• Edinburgh on 15 March
• Cardiff on 25 May

Places can be booked at www.gdc-uk.org