The Council meets in public about four times a year and is assisted by six, non-statutory Committees, to whom it delegates work.

• Download a full list of Council and Committee meeting dates for 2010 (Word)

These committees are:

• Audit Committee
• Education Committee
• Finance and Human Resources Committee
• Fitness to Practise Policy Committee
• Registration Committee
• Standards Committee

Working groups

• Revalidation Working Group
• Specialist Dental Education Board
• Overseas Dental Care Professionals Registration Working Group

Council has also established an Advisory Board for the Dental Complaints Service. Please see the Dental Complaints website.

Statutory Committees

A number of functions are also carried out by statutory Committees. These committees are established by the Dentist Act 1984:

• Investigating Committee (previously the Preliminary Proceedings Committee)
• Interim Orders Committee
• Professional Conduct Committee
• Health Committee
• Professional Performance Committee

Appointments Committee

The Appointments Committee was established to recruit and oversee the appointment of members of the GDC's Statutory Committees.  The Appointments Committee is an independent committee of Council.

Find out more about the Appointments Committee

Find out more and view the list of current education inspectors

The Council

Find out more information about the Council and Council meetings including agendas, papers and minutes.