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The Council

The Council was appointed on 1 October 2009 and consists of 24 members. Twelve members are dentists or dental care professionals and twelve are lay people. Future change to the governance structure of the General Dental Council is likely as a result of the Government's 2011 command paper Enabling excellence: Autonomy and accountability for healthcare workers, social workers and social care workers which sets out plans for the future of healthcare regulation in the UK.

The appointed members of the Council are:

Lay members:

Grace Alderson

Rosemary Carter

Peter Catchpole

Robin Field-Smith

Alan MacDonald

Dental care professional (DCP) members:

Dentist members:

Paul Averley
Elizabeth Davenport
Mary Dodd
Helen Falcon
Wakkas Khan
Anthony Kilcoyne
Kevin O’Brien (Elected Chair of the GDC on 21 September 2011)
Denis Toppin

Associate members (The four chief dental officers for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) :

Margie Taylor

Chief dental officers as associate members of Council take part in discussions but do not vote at Council.