David Phillips worked in general dental practice for 16 years, heading a large group practice in Cardiff. He joined the Medical Protection Society in 1981, becoming head of its Dental Division, and then Secretary and Dental Director of its new dental division Dental Protection, from which he retired in 1999.
David lectures internationally on healthcare risk management. He is a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Health Select Committee and a medico-legal adviser to the World Health Organisation. He is Chairman of Denplan and Chairman of Two Ten Health, a computer company specialising in software for dental hospitals. He was a lay member of the General Osteopathic Council until 2003, is a former Chairman of the Wellhouse NHS Trust (1995-2000) and former non-executive director (1997-2000) and Chairman (2000-2002) of Dencare Ltd. After Dencare was taken over by Oasis PLC in 2003 David became Chairman of Oasis Dental Care Ltd. He is also Chairman of CandoCo, an international dance company. In 1994 he was awarded an OBE for his services to dentistry.
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