The big idea
The GDC is no longer representative of the vast majority of General Practitioners made up as it is from a majority of laymen (who know little or nothing about dentistry) Achedemics (who know less) and only 2 or 3 part time practitioners who have any experience of Primary Care. The profession would not be in it's present parless and demoralised state if it had some sort of positive leadership. Why do we allow what was a respected profession to be pushed around by the government and any overpaid civil servant looking for something to justify his meaningless existance when the government is moving heaven and earth to get dentistry out of the NHS with as little muck sticking to them as possible. The government elects the GDC and we are mad enough to pay for it!
CQC is at least paid for by the Government , though no doubt in years to come the costs of this teetering administrarion will be passed on to us.
Why does this matter?
Abolishing a tier of administration is not a practicality. Look at Wales no one wanted the Welsh Assembly (apart from the politicians) but they kept holding referendums until they got the vote they wanted. So now we have a third tier of parasites.
I cant believe that general dental practitioners have to pay for the GDC to “regulate” dentists. Thats like a slave paying the whipmasters salary. It should be paid for either directly by the government or by all tax payers
Gdc should be abolished. It a vindictive body that bullies hard working dentists allowing malicious allegations from the public to humiliate and destroy careers. It is completely on the side of complainants who in the eyes if the gdc can do no wrong. It is better to be in front of a court than the gdc at least then the dentist will have human rights protected and the pt is exposed to risk and consequence if the allegations are not proven