General Dental Council
As a legal obligation, dentists must be registered with the General Dental Council in order to practice dentistry in the UK.
The GDC are a body whose job is to protect patients and regulate the dental team. They provide documentation relating to standards of care and ethical practice and their contact details are as follows:
THE GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL
37 WIMPOLE STREET
LONDON
W1G 8DQ
TEL 0845 222 4141
Clare Murphy, Hiba Naeem and Katie Abercrombie are registered with the GDC and are listed on the website
Registration numbers:
Clare 83149
Hiba 270634
Katie 177296
Additionally, our dentists must keep up to date with 'continuing professional development' requirements set by the GDC, to satisfy them that we are committed to lifelong learning .
Full details of our practice complaints procedure are displayed within the practice. All complaints are taken seriously and where possible, resolved in-house within a fair and prompt time frame, and detailed in our literature. Our procedures conform to current guidance. Any complaints which may not be resolved despite our best efforts may be referred to the public service ombudsman. Should you have any queries relating to a complaint, please speak to Clare who will do her best to resolve it for you.
Any complaints relating to private treatment are handled by a separate body known as the Dental Complaints Service.