The Education Committee is responsible for:

• quality assurance of all undergraduate dental programmes and DCP training leading to registration with us
• making policy decisions in relation to the assessment of EEA and overseas dentists and DCPs for registration
• making policy decisions on the quality assurance of post-qualification education, including specialist training

The Committee is advised on matters relating to specialist training and listing by the Specialist Dental Education Board.

Policy on continuing professional development (CPD) and revalidation is dealt with by the Revalidation Working Group.

The Education Committee recently commissioned a Strategic Review of the Council's roles and functions in relation to education. The report of the Strategic Review Group (pdf, 186 Kb) was published on 6 May 2008, and we will be holding workshops with key stakeholders to discuss its recommendations.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on 23 April 2009. Download the agenda (pdf, 9 Kb).

The members of the Education Committee are:

• Paul Cook - (Chair) Dentist Council Member
• David Herbert - Lay Council Member
• Michael Martin - Dentist Council Member
• Hew Mathewson - GDC President
• Mabel Slater - DCP Council Member
• Denis Toppin - Dentist Council Member
• Lesley Kant - Lay Council Member
• Barry Cockcroft - Chief Dental Officer (England)
• Edward Attenborough - DCP Member

Minutes from previous meetings of the Committee are available as PDFs:

• Minutes for the 12 February 2009 meeting (pdf, 9 Kb)
• Minutes for the 8 December 2008 meeting (pdf, 26 Kb)
• Minutes for the 16 October 2008 meeting
• Minutes for the 17 July 2008 meeting
• Minutes for the 24 April 2008 meeting
• Minutes for the 21 April 2008 meeting
• Minutes for the 7 February 2008 meeting
• Minutes for the 13 December 2007 meeting
• Minutes for the 11 October 2007 meeting
• Minutes for the 11 July 2007 meeting