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Early bird bookings are open for the Introduction to Occlusion Symposium, which will take place on 24 October 2026 in Manchester.

The College will once again be an education partner at the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show this year, delivering two lectures. Representatives will also be available at the CGDent exhibition stand.

Voting is now open for the Mersey & North West seat on the College Council, and eligible members are encouraged to cast their ballot before the vote closes on Monday 27 April 2026.

Dr Wendy Thompson FCGDent, College Lead on antimicrobial prescribing, resistance and stewardship, has received a Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (IADR).

The College has partnered with the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation and GC to develop a new tooth wear award for early career dentists.

The College is seeking the next Dean of its Faculty of Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy, and all dental nurses and orthodontic therapists are invited to consider applying.

The College has inaugurated the first Deans of its four faculties, which develop its work in support of each dental team role.

The College has announced a two-part exploration of dental implants by its Midlands Study Club over the coming weeks.

The College has announced that Dr Noland Naidoo, Dr Helen Kaney FCGDent, Prof Murali Srinivasan and Prof Gerry McKenna FCGDent will be the speakers for this year’s annual study day in Glasgow.

The College has appointed Dr Catherine Rutland FCGDent and Professor Andrew Eder FCGDent to its Board of Trustees.

The next cohort of the Aston University one-year MSc in General Dental Practice, which Fellows and Associate Fellows may enrol on, starts in September. Completion satisfies the Research & Publications domain of Fellowship.

The College is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its Postgraduate Diploma programme in Primary Care Orthodontics, starting in June.

The College has revised its criteria and application process for Fellowship, and encourages experienced dental professionals to review the revised criteria with a view to applying.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED] Nominations are now open for elections to two seats on the College Council, and eligible members are invited to nominate themselves as candidates.

The Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, which promotes aesthetic dentistry skills and patient care, is now open for entries to the 2026 competition.

The College offers its congratulations to Professor Chris Tredwin FCGDent, who has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to dentistry.

Senior College representatives were among dental leaders recently addressed by the Minister of State for Health and Social Care, Stephen Kinnock MP.

The new issue of the Primary Dental Journal, highlighting the power of leadership for all members of the primary dental care team and its impact on their patients, is now available online.

Members of the College have been appointed to the Executive Committee of the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN).

Dentists interested in the Certified Practitioner schemes in Endodontics, Oral Surgery and/or Implant Dentistry can now register their interest online to be notified once application requirements have been finalised and applications opened.

An event will be held in the new year to celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of both the College and former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) to raising the quality of education and practice in implant dentistry.

Twenty-three national dental organisations have come together to support WAAW 2025. Dentists prescribe 10% of antimicrobials in the UK and Ireland, and there is evidence of increasing rates of reported resistance to many antimicrobials in head and neck infections.

The College will be hosting the Lindsay Society for the History of Dentistry for the delivery of the 31st annual Lilian Lindsay Memorial Lecture, ‘Movers and shakers: remembered and forgotten’, by Margaret Wilson.

The College has published an updated policy on its acceptance of Indian postgraduate dental qualifications when determining eligibility for its highest grades of membership.

The College has announced a new initiative enabling general dental professionals to have their enhanced skills, knowledge and experience in particular fields of practice recognised.

College Trustees have received an update on the fundraising appeal to support the full adoption of the College’s Coat of Arms, and are encouraging members to continue to support the appeal.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. The College is seeking a new dental Trustee to support its historic mission to build a future Royal College for dentistry. Apply by 14 December 2025.

Congratulations to the successful candidates of the inaugural Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry.

The College and Foundation Nakao would like to congratulate the successful candidates in this year’s Foundation Nakao – CGDent Award in Coaching and Mentoring for Dental Care Professionals.

The College recently hosted a Leadership Development Masterclass for dental professionals, which taught some of the most critical elements needed to be an effective team leader, with carefully curated content offering appropriate breadth and depth for early-career leaders.

Elections will soon take place for two seats on the Council of the College of General Dentistry, and eligible members are encouraged to consider standing.

The CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees, which promotes clinical skills and patient care, is now open for entries to the 2025/26 competition.

Following the launch of the new portfolio-based route to Associate Fellowship and the Clinical & Technical domain of Fellowship, the College has published detailed requirements for portfolio submissions in Restorative Dentistry.

The latest issue of the Primary Dental Journal, highlighting the vital role that dental professionals play in the diagnosis and management of patients with oral medicine conditions, is now available online.

The College has launched a new portfolio-based route to both Associate Fellowship and the Clinical & Technical domain of Fellowship.

The College has appointed Poppy Dunton as Chair of the Board of its Faculty of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy.

Thanks to sponsorship by Foundation Nakao, we are offering a three day training course in mentoring and coaching to DCP members. Dentist members are asked to promote this to colleagues.

Following the success of the Introduction to Occlusion Symposium on 5 April in London, the symposium is travelling north and will take place on Saturday 1 November in Edinburgh.

The College has published the third edition of Standards in Dentistry, its comprehensive and free online manual bringing together standards and guidelines for primary care dentistry.

The College will soon be hosting a Leadership Development Masterclass which will teach dental professionals some of the most critical elements needed to be an effective team leader.

We regret to report the passing of Kevin James Lewis FCGDent, former Trustee, Ambassador and Founder of the College, aged 76.

The College has now launched a Coat of Arms Appeal to support the full adoption of its Coat of Arms and Badge to further enhance the standing, status and recognition of the College and its members.

The College will be a partner in two CPD theatres, delivering one lecture in each, and representatives will be available at the CGDent exhibition stand.

The College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The colleges will work together to provide practical ways for dental professionals to advance their careers.

Dental professionals are invited to book their place at the Perio-Occlusion Symposium taking place on Saturday 20 September in London.

The College has announced Dr Ian Dunn FCGDent and Professor Jim McCaul as the speakers at its annual study day in Glasgow.

Kevin Lewis FCGDent has been awarded the College Medal, the College’s highest honour. 

Nicole Gore FCGDent and Matthew Collins FCGDent have been elected as the College’s Vice-Presidents for 2025-26.

The College offers its congratulations to four Fellows who have been recognised in this year’s Kings Birthday Honours list for their outstanding contributions to their communities and the profession.

The College congratulates all 18 successful candidates in the CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees 2024/25

The College has outlined its ambitions and priorities as a professional body and registered charity.

The College has published the full text of its recently-received Grant of Arms.

The College has been granted Arms by Letters Patent. The Grant of Arms has been made under Crown authority by the College of Arms, the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The College has announced that Dr Ana Poveda, Professor StJohn Crean and Dr Sadiq Mawji will be the speakers at its upcoming symposium on the diagnosis, treatment and management oral cancer.  

The College has this week published the fiftieth issue of the Primary Dental Journal, its quarterly peer-reviewed professional development journal for GDPs and DCPs working in primary care.

The 50th issue of the Primary Dental Journal, a bumper ‘General dentistry’ issue, is now available to view online.

The College has announced the results of recent elections to six seats on its Council, with five new members elected and one re-elected.

The College has issued an open invitation to all those who participated in the FGDP(UK) Diploma in Restorative Dentistry programme to join a special anniversary gathering.

The College has confirmed its programme of CPD lectures for the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show (BDCDS25), which is taking place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 May 2025.

Associate Fellows of the College will soon begin being presented for ceremonial admission.

Senior College members took part in a recent meeting of dental leaders from across the UK to share learnings on how best to support the careers and professional development of the future dental team.

The College has issued an open invitation to all College members and other dental professionals to attend its 2025 Summer Reception.

Voting is now open for seats on the College Council, and all eligible members are encouraged to cast their vote(s).

Dr Roy Bennett FCGDent, a dentist with a special interest in the care of anxious patients and an IACSD-accredited sedation course organiser, has been appointed as a Trustee of the College.

The College has endorsed the third edition of Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children, published this week by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme.

“‘Satisficing’ standards in dentistry: Who decides? Who benefits?” will challenge the notion of the ‘ideal treatment plan’ and contend that subconscious bias and possible self-interests can lead some supposed experts to confuse their version of a questionable ‘gold standard’ with what is really in a patient’s overall best interests and with what the law expects.

Nominations recently closed for seats on the College Council and verification of candidates has now taken place. A ballot of eligible members is required for three of the seats being decided this year.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. The College is looking for a Membership Manager to join its staff team in order to oversee and deliver its membership administration and support function.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. The College is seeking a new board member for its Faculty of Dental Technology and Clinical Dental Technology, and all members of the College who are dental technicians or clinical dental technicians are invited to apply.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. The College is seeking the next Chair of the Board of its Faculty of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy, and all members who are dental hygienists or dental therapists are invited to consider applying.

The College has expanded eligibility to join its 1992 Circle to all fully retired members, who will be enrolled automatically.

The current edition of the Primary Dental Journal, the Implant dentistry Part 2 issue (vol.13, no.4), is now live online.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. Nominations are now open for elections to the College Council, and all Full Members, Associate Fellows and Fellows are invited to nominate themselves as candidates.

Early career dentists can now book their place at the Introduction to Occlusion Symposium, 5 April 2025, which will examine the basic principles of occlusion.

The College and Haleon have presented The Dental Health Barometer – the organisations’ joint report following research into the role of preventative oral healthcare in the UK – at a breakfast briefing held in Parliament.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. Elections will soon be held for six seats on the College Council, and eligible members are encouraged to consider standing.

The College is reaching out to all past contributors to the Primary Dental Journal who are invited to attend a reception marking the impending 50th issue.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. The College is seeking a new dental Trustee to support its historic mission to build a future Royal College for dentistry.

Infections which are resistant to treatment by antibiotics already kill more people than malaria and HIV/Aids, so 20 dental organisations have come together to support World AMR Awareness Week

The Pierre Fauchard Academy, an international dental honours organisation, has conferred awards upon two senior members of the College.

Professor Igor R. Blum, editor-in-chief of the College’s Primary Dental Journal, has been chosen as this year’s winner of the esteemed International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Ivar Mjör Award.

The College has announced the themes and guest editors for the 2025 issues (volume 14) of its Primary Dental Journal (PDJ).

In partnership with the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation and Dentsply Sirona, the College has developed a new aesthetic dentistry award for early career dentists.

The College has partnered with the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation to host a series of symposia for early career dentists on the topics of Occlusion and Perio. 

The current edition of the Primary Dental Journal, the Implant dentistry Part 1 issue (vol.13, no.3), is now live online.

The College has launched an online register of recognised mentors in implant dentistry which will enable those undertaking training to identify and contact appropriately experienced and qualified mentors.

A new service has gone live which enables College members to contact each other.

The CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees, which promotes clinical skills and patient care, is now open for entries to the 2024/25 competition.

The College and Haleon have published a report of dental professionals’ recommendations for how to bridge the gap between intention and delivery in preventative oral healthcare.

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED]. The College is looking to recruit a highly accomplished dental professional and academic to become the new Editor of the PDJ.

The President of the College has attended a meeting to help inform a National Audit Office investigation into how the previous government developed its ‘Recovery Plan’ for NHS Dentistry.

If you are planning to discontinue your GDC registration at the end of the year, you can maintain a link with dentistry by staying a member of the College with a discounted fee.

The College will once again be an education partner for the Enhanced CPD Theatre at Dentistry Show London 2024.

The College has submitted a positive response to a government consultation on extending community water fluoridation to 13 areas of north east England.

Avijit Banerjee FCGDent, Professor of Cariology and Operative Dentistry at King’s College London, has been appointed as the first Chair of the College’s Faculty of Dentists.

Fellows and Associate Fellows of the College are now eligible for a ‘top-up’ Master’s degree, which can be completed during a single year of part-time distance learning.

Ario Santini has been awarded the College’s most prestigious honour in recognition of his contributions to postgraduate dental education and research

The current edition of the Primary Dental Journal, the General dentistry Part 2 issue (vol.13, no.2), is now live online.

The College has announced the results of recent elections to eight regional and four new role-based seats on its Council, with nine new members elected and three re-elected.

Kushal Gadhia, Consultant and Honorary Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital in London, will be speaking at a College symposium being held next month on tooth wear in general dental practice.