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Who is the General Dental Council (GDC)

The General Dental Council (GDC) is a body corporate created by the Dentists Act 1984 (DA 1984) to have the general function of promoting high standards of professional education, conduct and performance with an over-arching objective of the protection of the public in relation to registered dentists or dental care professionals such as dental nurses.

The GDC role is to protect, promote and maintain:

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   the health, safety and well-being of the public

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   public confidence in the professions they regulate

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   professional standards and conduct for Registrants and prospective Registrants, and

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   proper standards and conduct for business Registrants

This Practice Note provides a guide to GDC fitness to practise proceedings, investigations, and applications to be restored to the Register. In this Practice Note a ‘Registrant’ means:

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   registered dentists

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   registered dental care professionals

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Common principles in fitness to practise proceedings and Criminal proceedings and convictions in healthcare regulatory proceedings and the