Counselling for registrants facing GDC practice committees

Abstract

This paper argues that dentists should act in a professional manner and take a collegiate approach to establish a support system for ‘colleagues in need’ when facing General Dental Council Fitness to Practice Committees similar to that provided for doctors in comparable circumstances. CPD/Clinical Relevance: The incidence of an allegation made to the GDC, which are associated with registrants' mental and behavioural disorders, and subsequently avoiding difficult procedures, was 3.57 per 100 dentists in 2017.