The Faculty's governing body is the National Faculty Board. This consists of elected representatives from each of the 21 Divisions and eight members who are elected nationally. Each elected member serves a three-year term of office. The seats becoming due for election are advertised to the Faculty membership and in the British Dental Journal in February each year. Find out more about the National Faculty Board and current Board membership on our National Faculty Board page.
The Board meets three times a year in London.
The National Faculty Board elects the Dean, currently Russ Ladwa, who provides professional leadership to the Faculty. The Dean serves a three-year term of office, subject to annual re-election.
The Faculty has a number of committees which support its work.
A full list of the FGDP(UK) committees is available below; alternatively, click on the jump-down list below to look at specific committees / members:
The Chairmen of each of the Committees form a Dean's Committee which has executive responsibility together with the Dean for the management of the Faculty.
The Dean is supported by a full-time staff of 19 managed by the Registrar, Ian Pocock. To contact a member of FGDP(UK) staff click on Contact Us in the left-hand menu.
Dean's Committee
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| Members |
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| Mr Russ Ladwa |
Dean |
| Mr Trevor Ferguson |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Lawrence Mudford |
Vice Dean/ Chair of Education Committee |
| Professor Ario Santini |
Chair of Research Committee |
| Dr Nikolaus Palmer |
Chair of Examinations Committee |
| Mr Pearse Stinson |
Chair of External Affairs Committee |
| Mr Peter Wilkins |
Chair of Finance Committee |
| Mr Robert Elford |
Chair of Lay Advisory Group |
| Mr Anthony Griffin |
Chair of Dental Care Professionals Committee |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Mrs Alex Barbour |
Business Development Manager |
| Miss Helena Kopec |
Programmes Manager |
| Miss Coreen Beckford |
Examinations Manager |
| Miss Judy Dodds |
Executive Coordination and Office Manager |
Executive Committee
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| Members |
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| Mr Russ Ladwa |
Dean |
| Mr Trevor Ferguson |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Lawrence Mudford |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Peter Wilkins |
Chair of Finance Committee |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Mrs Alex Barbour |
Business Development Manager |
| Miss Helena Kopec |
Programmes Manager |
| Miss Coreen Beckford |
Examinations Manager |
| Miss Judy Dodds |
Executive Coordination and Office Manager |
Examinations Committee
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| Members |
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| Dr Nikolasus Palmer |
Chair |
| Mr Naresh Sharma |
Vice Chair |
| Mr Trevor Fergunson |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Vernon Holt |
Board member |
| Miss Hannah Breeze |
Board member |
| Mr Michael Thomas |
Board member |
| Mr Rash Patel |
Board member |
| Mr Ian Wood |
Board member |
| Mr Trevor Ferguson |
Board member |
| Mr Robert Morgan |
Co-opted, Portfolio |
| Mr Michael Escudier |
Chief Examiner |
| Mrs Shelagh Farrell |
Vice Chair, Education |
| Mr Bill Sharpling |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
| Mr Nigel Hunt |
Faculty of Dental Surgery, Cross representation |
| Mr Andrew Hadden |
Chair, Fellowship Assessors |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Miss Coreen Beckford |
Examinations Manager |
| Mr Lee Smith |
Examinations Officer |
| Ms Veronika Lukacs |
Dental Care Professionals and Accreditation Manager (as required) |
| Mrs Rosamond Eele |
Assistant Examinations Officer |
Education Committee
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| Members |
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| Mr Lawrence Mudford |
Chair |
| Mrs Shelagh Farrell |
Vice Chair |
| Mr Charles Ormond |
Board Member |
| Mr Ashok Sethi |
Board Member |
| Mr Andrew Hadden |
Board Member |
| Mr Promodh Datta |
Board Member |
| Professor Paul Brunton |
Board Member |
| Mr Raj Majithia |
Board Member |
| Mr Richard Snoad |
Board Member |
| Mr Pearce Stinson |
Board Member |
| Mr Waseem Noordin |
Board Member |
| Mr Anthony Griffin |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
| Professor David Johns |
Lay Advisory Group |
| Mr Naresh Sharma |
Vice Chair, Examinations |
| Mr Tim Brown |
Co-opted Dental Defence Service representative |
| Mr Paul King |
Chair, Faculty of Dental Surgery Education Committee |
| Mrs Judith Husband |
British Dental Association |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Miss Helena Kopec |
Programmes Manager |
| Ms Veronika Lukacs |
Dental Care Professionals and Accreditation Manager |
| Miss Cherie Collins |
Assistant Education Officer |
External Affairs Committee
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| Members |
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| Mr Pearse Stinson |
Chair |
| Vacant |
Vice Chair |
| Mr Trevor Ferguson |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Peter Knops |
Board Member |
| Mr Simon Quentin Jones |
Board Member |
| Mr James Wise |
Board Member |
| Professor Ken Eaton |
Co-opted Editor, Primary Dental Care |
| Ms Janet Goodwin |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
| Ms Linda Goodwill |
Lay Advisory Group |
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| FGDP(UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Alex Barbour |
Business Development Manager |
| Ms Charlotte Worker |
Public Affairs, PR & Policy Development Manager |
| Mr David O'Malley |
Assistant Publications & Communications Officer |
| Mrs Amrita Narain |
Research, International & Lay Advisory Group |
| Mr Gareth Kingston |
Membership & Marketing Manager |
| Mr Paul Woodcock |
Assistant Publications & Communications |
| Mrs Elizabeth Smith |
Divisional Coordinator |
Research Committee
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| Members |
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| Professor Ario Santini |
Chair |
| Mr Trevor Johnson |
Vice Chair |
| Mr Lawrence Mudford |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Andrew Toy |
Board Member |
| Mr Charles Ormond |
Board Member |
| Dr Crawford Gray |
Board Member |
| Dr Nikolaus Palmer |
Board Member |
| Mr Ian Taylor |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
| Professor David Johns |
Lay Advisory Group |
| Professor Elizabeth Kay |
Co-opted |
| Mr Paul Batchelor |
Co-opted |
| Ms Marina Harris |
Co-opted |
| Professor Paul Speight |
Research Chair, Faculty of Dental Surgery |
| Professor Ken Eaton |
Co-opted |
| Mr Hubert Newman |
Co-opted |
| Mr Vishal Aggarwal |
Co-opted |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Mrs Amrita Narain |
Research, International & Lay Advisory Group |
Lay Advisory Group
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| Members |
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| Mr Robert Elford |
Chair |
| Professor David Johns |
Vice Chair |
| Ms Kathy Tormann |
Lay Member |
| Professor John Taylor |
Lay Member |
| Mrs Linda Goodwill |
Lay Member |
| Mrs Edwin Morgan |
Patient Liaison Group representative |
| Mr Peter Wilkins |
Board Member |
| Mrs Shelagh Farrell |
Board Member |
| Ms Carol Bentley |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
| Ms Geraldine McGlynn |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Ms Charlotte Worker |
Public Affairs, PR & Policy Development Manager |
| Mrs Amrita Narain |
Research, International & Lay Advisory Group |
Dental Care Professionals Committee
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| Members |
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| Mr Anthony Griffin |
Chair |
| Mr John Stanfield |
Vice Chair/ Dental Hygienist |
| Mr Bill Sharpling |
Clinical Dental Technician |
| Ms Janet Goodwin |
Dental Nurse |
| Ms Geraldine McGlynn |
Dental Therapist |
| Ms Carol Bentley |
Orthodontic Therapist |
| Mr Ian Taylor |
Dental Technician |
| Ms Kathy Tormann |
Lay Advisory Group |
| Mr Lawrence Mudford |
Chair, Education Committee |
| Mr Waseem Noordin |
Board Member |
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| Observers |
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| Ms Laura Mitchell |
Faculty of Dental Surgery |
| Professor Ken Eaton |
Team in Practice adviser |
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| FGDP(UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Ms Veronika Lukacs |
Dental Care Professionals and Accreditation Manager |
| Miss Sandra Tavares |
Assistant Dental Care Professionals and Accreditation Officer |
Finance Committee
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| Members |
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| Mr Peter Wilkins |
Chair |
| Mr James Wise |
Vice Chair |
| Mr Russ Ladwa |
FGDP (UK) Dean |
| Mr Trevor Ferguson |
Vice Dean |
| Mr Andrew Hadden |
Board Member |
| Mr Christopher James |
Board Member |
| Mr Richard Snoad |
Board Member |
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| FGDP (UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Alex Barbour |
Business Development Manager
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Credit Transfer Committee
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| Members |
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| Professor Paul Brunton |
Chair |
| Mr Andrew Hadden |
Chair of Fellowship |
| Mr Vernon Holt |
Deputy Chair, Fellowship Assessors |
| Mr James Wise |
Board Member |
| Mr Paul Batchelor |
Co-opted |
| Mr Trevor Johnson |
Board Member |
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| FGDP(UK) Staff |
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| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Ms Veronika Lukacs |
DCP and Accreditation Manager
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| Ms Sandra Tavares |
Assistant DCP and Accreditation Officer |
Revalidation Working Group and Consultations
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| Members |
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| Mr Andrew Hadden |
Chair |
| Mr Peter Knops |
Board Member |
| Mrs Hannah Breeze |
Board Member |
| Mr Lawrence Mudford |
Chair of Education Committee |
| Mr Robert Elford |
Lay Advisory Group |
| Mr Robert Morgan |
Portfolios of Evidence |
| Mr Russ Ladwa |
Ex - Officio |
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| FGDP(UK) Staff |
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| Mr Ian Pocock |
Registrar |
| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
| Ms Charlotte Worker |
Public Affairs, PR & Policy Development Manager |
Quality Assurance Panel
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| Members |
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| Professor John Taylor |
Chair |
| Professor Stephen Dunne |
External HE member |
| Mr Andrew Toy |
Board Member |
| Mr Raj Majithia |
Board Member |
| Mr Anthony Griffin |
Dental Care Professionals Committee |
| Mr Michael Thomas |
Board Member |
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| FGDP(UK) Staff |
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| Mrs Virginia Wykes |
Head of Education/ Deputy Registrar |
