2015, issue 2

GDC FTP reform urgently needed

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
ByRupert Hoppenbrouwers
Published07 September 2015
The GDC's fitness to practise (FTP) process is inefficient, costly and urgently needs reform, says Rupert Hoppenbrouwers.

The DDU supports the much-needed reforms proposed by the GDC, which it has estimated will save £2million per year.

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Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
Senior dento-legal adviser

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers (BDS LDSRCS) was head of the DDU until his retirement at the end of 2015. He is a former general dental practitioner and was director of the School of Dental Hygiene at University College Hospital, London, from 1980 to 1986. He has lectured and written widely on risk management and dento-legal matters, has previously chaired the UK Dental Law and Ethics Forum, and has a particular interest in complex ethical and legal issues affecting dental members

GDC FTP reform urgently needed