Consequently we still have time to express our feelings on this matter to the Council and if we are complacent and do nothing we may wake up on 23rd. September to find we have lost our right to use of the title 'Doctor'.
There are two important issues for the Council to consider when deciding on how to vote on this matter. One being the impact a decision to implement a ban would have on the status of the profession, as dentists try to explain to their patients why they should no longer be called 'Doctor'. The second, the impact on the credibility of the Council if they implement a ban which they may find themselves unable to enforce.
The GDC have the ability to end this ridiculous situation, which is of their own making, by not only recognising the internationally accepted title of 'Dr' for dentists but also using it themselves.
ReplyDeleteAttempting to prevent its use will fail spectacularly and is likely to be contrary to European Equal Opportunities and Human Rights Legislation.
Come on GDC, drag yourselves out of the 19th Century and into the 21st!