College Council

The Council of the College of General Dentistry is elected by members and guides the Trustees on the development of the College to serve patients and the dental professions across general dentistry.

Fifteen seats on Council are elected from within geographic constituencies, thirteen of these representing regions of the UK, one elected from the whole of the UK and one representing our overseas members. Four further seats represent dental team roles within our membership.

The Chairs of each of our four faculty boards also attend Council meetings in a non-voting capacity, and the elected Council may also appoint additional non-voting individuals to serve it for renewable one-year terms. Current appointees, ex officio, are the College’s Patient Representative and the Editor-in-Chief of the Primary Dental Journal.

Seats on Council are elected on a rotational basis for three-year terms. Subject to re-election, Council members may serve up to three terms of office (i.e. nine years) in total.

Up to two Vice Presidents may be elected annually from within the Council, and Council members may serve up to two terms (i.e. two years in total) as a Vice President.

The President of the College is appointed from within the Membership for a three-year, non-renewable term.

Members of the College Council

ELECTED, VOTING REPRESENTATIVES