When DCPs start to register with the GDC on 31 July 2006, will they also be allowed to join the British Dental Association (BDA)? There are many of us who would like our GDC recognition to be carried over to the BDA, and this would be a start.
BDA Chief Executive Peter Ward responds: this is a highly significant time for the development of the dental team, with new opportunities opening up for dental care professionals. This focus on the contribution of the whole dental team is welcomed and supported by the BDA; whether or not this support will involve extending membership in the future, will be up to our existing members to decide.
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Prior, R. GDC and BDA for DCPs?. Vital 3, 6 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/vital446
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