GDC FTP Most Common Concern — ORE Part 1 MCQ

Correct answer: A — Combined clinical and conduct concerns

The correct answer is A. The GDC’s 2025 Fitness to Practise Statistical Report states that, at the end of 2025, the most common case type at the case examiner stage was a combination of clinical and conduct issues. This means cases involving both patient-care concerns and professional-conduct concerns were more frequent than any single alternative category at that stage. Single-patient clinical complaints and non-clinical conduct concerns are important, recognised GDC case types, but were not the most common overall case type at case examiner stage. Criminal matters may be serious and may progress proportionately further through the process, but seriousness does not mean greatest frequency. Initial inquiries are a separate early route and are not the most common case type at this later stage.

Reference: General Dental Council, Fitness to Practise Statistical Report 2025, Case examiner stage, 2026. https://www.gdc-uk.org/docs/default-source/reports-and-publications/fitness-to-practise-statistical-report-2025---accessible.pdf?sfvrsn=61e70313_2