The Council meets in public about four times a year and is assisted by a number of Committees, to whom it delegates work. These are: 

• Education Committee
• Finance and Human Resources Committee
• Fitness to Practise Policy Committee
• Investigating Committee
• Interim Orders Committee
• Preliminary Proceedings Committee *
• Registration Committee
• Standards Committee
• External Relations Advisory Group
  
  3 Practice Committees:
• Professional Conduct Committee
• Health Committee
• Professional Performance Committee

Additionally, Working Groups carry out detailed work on the development of specific, major policy initiatives. These are:

• Constitution Review Working Group
• Dentists Education Group
• Dental Care Professionals Education Group
• Revalidation Working Group
• Specialist Dental Education Board.
• Scope of Practice Working Group
• Overseas Dental Care Professionals Registration Working Group

Council has also established an Advisory Board for the Dental Complaints Service, see www.dentalcomplaints.org.uk

More information about the Council (including agendas, papers and minutes), and about each committee and working group can be found by using the right hand menu. The Standing Orders for the conduct of business rules 2003 set-out how we carry our work.

* This Committee has been abolished. However it will continue to hear cases currently in our procedures (pre July 31).