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Fitness to Practise panel

Fitness to Practise panel members

​Membership of the GDC's Statutory Committees which make decisions on dental professionals' fitness to practise is drawn from an independent pool of dental professionals and lay people called the Fitness to Practise Panel. These panellists can sit as members of Interim Orders, Professional Conduct, Professional Performance, Health or Registration Appeals Committees.

The role Fitness to Practise panel members play during a hearing

This video explains the part our independently appointed fitness to practise panel members play in our hearings process and how this challenging role makes a difference to patients and dental professionals in providing proportionate and fair regulation of the dental profession.


The Fitness to Practise panel is made up of dentists, lay people and dental care professionals (DCPs).

DCP FtP panel member

Abigail Price

Abigail Price studied Dental Hygiene at Birmingham University, qualifying with a Diploma in 2003. Abigail has worked in various general ...

Lay FtP panel member

Adair Richards

Adair Richards is director of Adair Richards Associates Ltd which is based in Coventry. It deals primarily with academia, training, ...

Dentist FtP panel member

Adrian Moore

Adrian Moore qualified at the Royal Dental Hospital of London School of Dental Surgery, University of London in 1981. He ...

Lay FtP panel member

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith has a background of over 30 years within the Probation Service, and as a senior manager for the ...

Lay FtP panel member

Alastair Cannon

After a career in regulation, regulation policy and governance roles in a number of national regulators such as the Health ...

Lay FtP panel member

Alastair Smith

Alastair Smith is managing editor for an independent publishing company. Aside from his work in publishing, Alastair has a ...

Lay FtP panel member

Alice Robertson Rickard

Alice Robertson Rickard is a part-time Judge of the First-tier Tribunal. She sits in the Social Entitlement Chamber, where she ...

Dentist FtP panel member

Alison Mayell

Alison qualified from The London Hospital Dental School in 1984. She was principle of her own practice in St. Albans ...

Dentist FtP panel member

Amita Janda-Dhami

Amita qualified from Manchester Dental School in 2002 and has worked in general practice for many years. She has a ...