General Dental Council

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General Dental Council (GDC)

a body charged with protecting the public by regulating dental professionals in the United Kingdom. It aims to protect patients and promote confidence in dental professionals. It registers qualified professionals, sets standards of dental practice and conduct, assures the quality of dental education and helps patients with complaints about a dental professional. There is a supervisory jurisdiction given to the COUNCIL FOR THE REGULATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

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Shaun Round, of the General Dental Council, said: "It is not appropriate to comment on the decision not to proceed with the case against Ms Frew.

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Upon successful completion of your course you would need to register with the General Dental Council before you could work as a dental hygienist.

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Jason Wong, spokesperson for the alliance of local dental committees to improve regulation in the industry, said: "As representatives of the dental profession, we call for an independent, full and public review of the General Dental Council examining its recent conduct and the efficiency of its functions.

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The General Dental Council hearing was also told that before the dentist would treat people who did not speak good English he demanded to look in their wallets to see if they had enough money to pay.