Draft Section 60 Order for dentists published
Plans for the reform of the regulation of dentists include legal requirements to hold indemnity insurance and to practise only under a registered name, and a minimum disciplinary erasure period of five years.
“Strengthening the General Dental Council: a paper for consultation” sets
out proposals for reform of the GDC which have been developed by the
council, together with the Government, patient representatives and other
professional bodies.
The document sets out planned changes to the investigation and handling
of misconduct and health-related problems among dentists and associated
professionals. It includes proposals to tackle problems of poor performance,
including instances where there is a pattern of separate incidents that
individually might not amount to professional misconduct.
Consultation on the Government’s reform proposals started last
week and runs until 30 October. The consultation paper is available as
a PDF file (250K). It includes a draft Order to be made under Section
60 of the Health Act
1999 to implement the changes. |
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