2024, issue 28

Guidance on CPD appeals

Liz Nicholson
ByLiz Nicholson
Published21 August 2024
CPD for dental professionals can be a thorny subject, and it can be invaluable to have expert advice and support on your side - as this account of a member facing a GDC hearing shows.

The GDC registrar should now fully consider the circumstances of each case, rather than simply looking at whether the CPD hours requirement had been met.

This page was correct at publication on 21/08/2024. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Liz Nicholson
MDU solicitor

Liz attended university in Newcastle upon Tyne and qualified as a solicitor in 2009, before joining the MDU in 2014 as an in-house solicitor. Since her qualification, she has acted exclusively on behalf of NHS Trusts and medical and dental professionals in relation to claims, inquests, regulatory and general healthcare advice matters.

Susan N'Jie
DDU dento-legal adviser

Sue qualified from Guy's Hospital Dental School in 1986 and went into general dental practice in the UK. She spent two years in South Africa helping to set up dental practices in Johannesburg. After 20 years in general dental practice, she joined the Dental Law Partnership, advising on the clinical aspects of negligence claims. Sue joined the DDU in April 2011 and works as a full-time dento-legal adviser.

Guidance on CPD appeals