FDS Board
Governance of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
The governing body of the Faculty is its board made up of twenty-seven trustees, eighteen of whom are elected by fellows and members of the Faculty.
The College Vice-President is an ex-officio member of the board.
There are also invited members of the Board representing the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), the staff and associate specialists grades, the training grades, Dental Public Health, Northern Ireland, and the Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans (COPDEND). A member of the College’s Patient and Lay Group (PLG) also sits on board to represent the views of patients.
The board meets four times per year and all meetings are chaired by the Dean.
The board delegates the coordination of a number of its main functions to various committees and working groups. The activities of these committees are reported to board on a regular basis.
Dean |
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Mr Matthew Garrett Restorative Dentistry |
Vice-Deans |
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Ms Pepe Shirlaw Senior Vice-Dean Oral Medicine |
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Professor Martyn Cobourne Junior Vice-Dean Orthodontics |
Elected Members |
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Dr Judith Jones Oral Surgery |
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Dr Stephen Chadwick Orthodontics |
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Professor Stephen Porter Oral Medicine |
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Mrs Vanita Brookes Special Care Dentistry |
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Miss Sarah Howells Oral Surgery |
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Professor Andrew Eder Restorative Dentistry |
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Professor Helen Rodd Paediatric Dentistry |
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Mr Jimmy Makdissi |
Mr Patrick Magennis |
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Dr Rachel Leeson |
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Mr Jagtar Dhanda |
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Professor Jenny Gallagher |
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Dr Charlotte Eckhardt |
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Mr David Morris |
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Mr Robert Crawford
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Invited Members |
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Mr Ian Mills Dean, Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) |
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Miss Helen Rogers Training Grades representative |
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Miss Rupal Shah Training Grades representative |
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Mr Alexander Gormley Early Careers representative |
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Miss Hannah Barrow Early Careers representative |
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Professor Jennifer Gallagher Dental Public Health Representative |
Ms Sally Dye Orthodontic National Group |
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Dr Hesham Emam Staff and Associate Specialist Grades Representative |
Mr David Felix Committee of the Postgraduate Dental Deans Representative |
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Ex-officio |
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Miss Susan Hill Vice-President, the Royal College of Surgeons of England |