Posts Tagged ‘Annual Retention fee’

The British Dental Association Wants An Investigation Into The GDC

The British Dental Association Wants An Investigation Into The GDC

The British Dental Association wants the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to begin an investigation regarding the incompetence of the General Dental Council. A proposed 64% increase in the ARF (annual retention fee) has led to dismay from the dental community along with the PSA (profession standards authority) giving the GDA a poor appraisal for its […]


Dentists Warned to Pay Annual Fee or Risk Removal from Register

Dentists Warned to Pay Annual Fee or Risk Removal from Register

Dentists have been warned that they must pay their Annual Retention Fee on time or risk being removed from the General Dental Council register. Dentists must pay the fee by midnight on the 31st December in order to remain on the register. If they fail to do this, they will be removed from the register, […]


Dental nurses protest against fee increase

Dental nurses protest against fee increase

Dental nurses in Bradford are protesting against an increase in the annual retention fee, which they must pay in order to work. Nurses at the Thornton Dental Care Centre in Market Street have written to fellow nurses in the area urging them to join the campaign and sign the petition against the fee increase; the […]