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Revalidation will make clear the mini- mum standards that all dentists must meet. It is expected that the majority of dentists will already be meeting these standards and should have no difficulty revalidating. However, the system will provide an opportunity for those in difficulty to iden- tify and tackle any problems before they become serious. A standards and evidence framework will set out the standards dentists must meet under the four domains of clinical, management and leadership, communica- tion and professionalism. The framework will also set out the evidence that will be acceptable to demonstrate compliance with each standard. Dentists will gather this evidence over
five years, and revalidate at the end of each cycle. We are proposing a three-stage process at the end of each cycle: • Stage 1 – compliance check, which will apply to all dentists
• Stage 2 – remediation phase, which will provide an opportunity to dentists who do not pass Stage 1 to remedy deficiencies
• Stage 3 – in-depth assessment, which will apply to dentists who fail to demonstrate their compliance at the end of the remediation phase. Dentists who refuse to engage with the
process, or who do but who fail to revali- date, will ultimately be removed from the register, with additional requirements for
About the author Dentist Denis Toppin is on the council of the GDC and is also chairman of the Revalidation Working Group. A returning registrant member to the council of the GDC, Denis was born in Glasgow where he returned to study and work. He qualified as a dentist in 1977 from the
University of Glasgow and has been working in general dental practice ever since. Denis developed an interest in dental education
through his involvement in dental vocational training as a vocational training trainer, adviser and regional adviser as well as through teaching undergraduate dental students clinical practice in restorative dentistry. He also teaches on numerous postgraduate courses. He holds a masters degree in education. He was a member of the Scottish Dental Practice
Board for the maximum six year period and he currently holds a part-time post of Assistant Director of Postgraduate General Dental Practice Education with NHS Education for Scotland.
restoration to the register. However, there will be an appeals process. We are keen to get feedback from a full
range of stakeholders including patients and organisations representing the inter- ests of patients. In order to secure a wide range of views we are also carrying out other activities alongside the formal con- sultation. These activities include research into patient and public views, dedicated focus groups, meetings, and piloting activ- ities as the project progresses. Once the consultation has closed we will collate all the responses we have received and GDC staff will carry out a consultation analysis and produce a report for the Revalidation Working Group to consider. This report will be published on the GDC website and will influence the proposals the working group makes to council for revalidating dentists.
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