The full form of GDC in dentistry is General Dental Council. This is an organization that regulates all dental professionals in the UK. It is the responsibility of the General Dental Council to keep an up-to- date database of all qualified dental care professionals. The record has the details of the dental hygienists, dental nurses, dental therapists, dental technicians and clinical dental technicians. General Dental Council was established in 1956, and the main objective behind its inception was to protect the general public from unqualified dental professionals.
The headquarters of the General Dental Council is in London. General Dental Council also help all dental professionals in ensuring that they maintain up-to-date knowledge of dental science. In addition, General Dental Council also takes care of quality control when it comes to dental treatment and dental courses in the country. Another responsibility of the General Dental Council is to be a bridge between the government and dental professionals. The funding for managing General Dental Council comes from the members.
The other full forms of GDC are Glycodeoxycholate, Gluglielmi Detachable Coil, Gastric Duplication Cyst, Government Dental College, Group Drug Counseling, Genetic Disease Control, and Genomic Data Commons.