The General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Dentists) Rules Order of Council 2008

Completion of CPD requirement during period of grace

8.—(1) Where a dentist delivers a CPD statement or CPD record to the registrar under rules 4, 5 or 6 but the registrar is not satisfied that the dentist has complied with the CPD requirement during the CPD cycle to which the CPD statement or CPD record relates, the registrar shall send a notice to the dentist which shall—

(a) state the reasons why the registrar is not satisfied that the dentist has complied with the CPD requirement; and

(b) invite the dentist to—

(i) make written representations or submit written evidence to the registrar on the matters specified in the notice; or

(ii) give an undertaking to the registrar to complete the outstanding CPD in respect of the CPD cycle within a period of grace.

(2) A notice sent under paragraph (1) must specify a date, not less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is sent, by which the dentist must comply with the notice.

(3) Where, after considering any written representations made or written evidence submitted by a dentist in response to a notice sent under paragraph (1), the registrar is not satisfied the dentist has complied with the CPD requirement, the registrar shall send a notice to the dentist inviting the dentist to give an undertaking to complete the outstanding CPD in respect of the CPD cycle within a period of grace.

(4) A notice sent under paragraph (3) must specify a date, not less than 7 days after the date on which the notice is sent, by which the dentist must give the required undertaking.

(5) Where a dentist has provided an undertaking in response to a notice sent under paragraph (1) or (3), the dentist shall send written evidence of completion of the outstanding CPD to the registrar within 7 days of the end of the period of grace.