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Thu. 1 March 2018

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LONDON, UK: The General Dental Council (GDC) is inviting dental professionals to voice their opinions about changes in the way it assures quality of education and training. Among other things, the proposal discusses the replacement of the current one-size-fits-all approach, as well as the introduction of an enhanced annual self-assessment submission for education providers.

It is based on commitments made in the GDC’s Shifting the Balance: A Better, Fairer System of Dental Regulation paper, which was published in early 2017 for the purpose of changing dental regulation in the UK, including the registration and quality assessment of education. With its proposed changes, the regulator seeks to support providers by using its resources more efficiently in order to drive improvements in dental education. Instead of its current method of quality assessment, it is proposed that several factors should be taken into account to shape the scope and frequency of activity, such as the assessment of a future professional’s scope of practice, past performance of providers, management of issues and challenges providers are facing, as well as an annual self-assessment. This will require them to give feedback on different topics, including successes, challenges and a progress report against actions required, the GDC said.

Ross Scales, Acting Head of Education Policy and Quality Assurance at the GDC, commented: “This consultation upholds the commitments made in Shifting the Balance—we want to channel our resources efficiently and effectively into those areas that will bring the greatest benefit, while working closely with training and education providers.”

The consultation, which is available on the GDC’s website, will be open until 23 May.

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