ADG: 10 steps to improve the overseas registration exam
The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) is not fit for purpose. Demand among qualified international dentists to complete the ORE far outweighs the current number of available examination places. Given the UK’s growing dentist workforce shortage, urgent action is needed. Here are 10 changes the GDC can make to improve the ORE immediately 1. Increase the […]
Cross-party group of MPs urge General Dental Council to ‘fill the gap’ in UK’s dental workforce
This week, 30 cross-party MPs and Peers showed their support at an event in Parliament, hosted by the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), to discuss how the UK can ‘fill the gap’ in its dental workforce. At present, there are more than 5,500 dental vacancies in the UK and we have per capita among the […]