UK Statutory Instrument 2017 United Kingdom

The General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules Order of Council 2017

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GDC

What's here

3 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

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  • Any Person 1

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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Schedules

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Notice to submit CPD record and other documents

  • Submit CPD records and documents to GDC when requested Any Person
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Failure to submit documents

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • GDC must issue notice to practitioners who miss CPD document deadlines Statutory regulator
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Grace period

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • GDC must consider and decide on grace period applications for CPD Statutory regulator
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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Restoration to the register: requirements

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Restoration to the register: procedure

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Service of notices by electronic communication

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Transitional provisions

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Where a dental care professional has commenced a CPD cycle...

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Revocations

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Saving provisions

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The General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Professions Complementary to...

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CPD requirement

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CPD record

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Annual CPD statement

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Failure to comply with the CPD requirement or CPD record

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Erasure from the register

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These rules are made by the General Dental Council, in...

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

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GDC

General Dental Council

Statutory regulator for dentists, dental nurses, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians, and orthodontic therapists in the UK.

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