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Local Dental Committees

Local Dental Committees (LDCs) in the UK were set up in 1948, at the inception of the NHS. In England and Wales, provision in statute has been made for them to be recognised and consulted since the NHS Act 1977. Local NHS representatives may consult with LDCs on any matters of local dental interest.

In both Scotland and Northern Ireland no provision is made for LDCs in statute. LDCs in both countries do exist however, and frequently consult with the health boards for their respective localities.

There are 110 LDCs across the UK.

Who do LDCs represent?

Where they are recognised, LDCs represent dentists with a General Dental Services (GDS) Contract and may represent dentists working under a GDS contract or a Primary Dental Services (PDS) agreement.

An LDC may only represent those dentists who are members or who are on an 'NHS Performers List' list at the locality covered by the LDC. 
 
LDCs can also represent dentists in the NHS community dental services and other spheres of dental practice, but this must be agreed locally.

Your local dental committee is a valuable resource during these difficult times. 

LDCs can support all dentists in their locality across a range of issues. They are ready and willing to help.

 

LDCs consist of NHS General dental practitioners from your area and usually secondary care and community representatives as well. They have deep insight into developments in your area and can represent you with local matters.  


Your LDC will be in close and regular contact with your NHSE commissioners and will speak for local dentists when any arrangements are being put in place to deal with the Coronavirus emergency.

 

Keep in contact with your LDC so they can:

  • Ensure you are kept up to date with new regional guidance as it becomes available.

  • Feedback your concerns to the local NHSE team

  • Feedback any local concerns to the BDA.

  • Offer advice if there is anything you need to know about what is happening locally with dental services.

  • Support you with empathy if you need someone to talk to.

  • Signpost you to help if you are not sure where to turn.

England

North East region

Regional representatives: Az Hyder/Charlie Daniels - northeast.ldc-region@bda.org


Northern Regional Council of LDCs

​Lay secretary

​carole.slator.northldc@gmail.com

​Cumbria

​Chair

admin@ghyllmountdental.co.uk

​Gateshead & South Tyneside

​Chair

​jennifer.a.owen83@gmail.com

​North Tyne

​​Lay secretary

​carole.slator.northldc@gmail.com

​Northumberland

​Lay Secretary

​kelly.goldsbury@outlook.com

​Sunderland

​Secretary

​atcadas@btinternet.com

​Durham and Darlington

​Lay secretary

carole.slator.northldc@gmail.com

​Tees

​Lay secretary

carole.slator.northldc@gmail.com


North West region

Regional representative: Stuart Allan - northwest.ldc-region@bda.org

 

Manchester Federation of LDCs 

Bury & Rochdale


​ldcsupport@bda.org

​Manchester LDC

​Secretary

​jimrochford@btinternet.com

Salford LDC

​Secretary - John Maclean

mjgmaclean@aol.com

​Stockport LDC

​Malcom Newsome

m.newsome@sky.com

Trafford LDC

Chair - Vijay Aggarwal

​Secretary - John Maclean

vijay.aggarwal@btopenworld.com

mjgmaclean@aol.com

​West Pennine LDC


northwest.ldc-region@bda.org

Wigan and ​Bolton LDC

Secretary - Hannah Darby

secretaryldc@hotmail.com


 

Lancashire & South Cumbria LDC Executive

 

Federation of the three LDCs of East Lancashire, Lancashire Central, and Coastal - Lancashire & South Cumbria


Lancashire & South Cumbria Communications Lead​ - Stuart Johnson BDS



admin@lasc-ldc.co.uk

Liverpool

​Hon Sec - 

Dr Marie-Louise Duthie

​ldcsupport@bda.org

Mid Mersey

Warrington, St Helens, Knowsley

​Hon Sec - Mark Woodger

secretary@midmerseyldc.org

​Sefton


​ldcsupport@bda.org

South Cheshire

Macclesfield, Knutsford, Crewe, Nantwich, Northwich, Chester, Ellesmere Port 

​Administrator - Frances Morton

Chair - Mike Simpson

Hon Sec - Paul Mottram

schldc@outlook.com

Wirral

​Phillip Brown

secretary@wirralldc.dental



Yorkshire and The Humber region

Regional representative: Joe Hendron - yorkshireandthehumber.ldc-region@bda.org


Rotherham 

​Chair - Steve Thompson
Tel: 07962 044887
Secretary - Ella Black
Tel:07894 124986

rotherhamldc@yahoo.com

​South Humber LDC

​Mustapha Samy

Samy07933535225@gmail.com

​Sheffield

Chair - David Gavens

Vice Chair - Galer Farrer

Secretary - Kathryn Houlding

Sheffieldldc@gmail.com

​Barnsley

Chair - Mariam Rasheed

Secretary - Michael Speakman

​barnsleyldc@gmail.com


​Bradford and Airedale

​Alyn Morgan
Tel: 07711132875

alyn.morgan@udental.co.uk

​Calderdale and Kirklees

​Matthew Collins

chair@ckldc.org.uk

Doncaster & Bassetlaw

​Secretary - Richard Denton

richard.denton1@nhs.net

​East Riding

​Chris Groombridge
Tel: 07939 540307

​chris@543dentalcentre.co.uk

​Leeds


ldcsupport@bda.org

Yorkshireandthehumber.ldc-region@bda.org

​North Yorkshire

northyorksldc@gmail.com

​Wakefield


Chair - Joe Hendron
Secretary - Adrian Spencer

joe_hendron@gmail.com

adrianrspencer169@gmail.com


East Midlands region

Regional representative: Andrew Dale - eastmidlands.ldc-region@bda.org


Derby City

​Andrew Dale

eastmidlands.ldc-region@bda.org

Derbyshire County

​Tel: 07850 214417

​ldcsupport@bda.org

​Leicester

​Secretary - Ash Desai 

​ashishdesai@o2.co.uk

​Lincolnshire

​Amelia Coulby

lincsldc@gmail.com
Northamptonshire
Secretary - Diana Trifu
LDCSupport@bda.org

Nottinghamshire


​ldcsupport@bda.org


West Midlands region

Regional representative: Ahmed El-Toudmeri - westmidlands.ldc-region@bda.org


​Arden and Hereford

​Chair - Simon Harrison

kyrlestreet.dentalpractice@nhs.net 

Birmingham

​Secretary - Vijay Sudra

​vijaysudra1@gmail.com   

​Coventry

​Secretary - William Sidhu

​wssidhu@aol.com

Dudley

​Secretary - Anjum Shaikh

mays786@gmail.com

North Staffordshire
ldcsecretary@yahoo.com​
South Staffordshire

secretary@southstaffsldc.com

​Sandwell

​Secretary - David Cooper

deecedent@btinternet.com

​Shropshire

Secretary - ​Anish Patel

shropshireldc@gmail.com 

​Solihull

​Chair - Robert Tobin

rob.tobin@nhs.net

​Walsall

​Secretary - David Brindley

david.brindley2@ntlworld.com

Warwickshire

​Secretary - Jenny Warham

info@warwickshireldc.org

​Wolverhampton

Secretary - David Cooper

deecedent@btinternet.com

Worcestershire

secretary@worcestershireldc.co.uk


East of England region

Regional representative: Clint Foreman - eastofengland.ldc-region@bda.org


​Bedfordshire

Secretary - Ravi Goel

bedsldcsec@gmail.com

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

​Secretary - Amiras Chokshi
Tel: 01354 650013

​amiraschokshi@hotmail.com

Essex

The committee can be contacted via the website 'Contact' page.


Hertfordshire

​Secretary - Peter Tatton

hertsldcsec@btinternet.com

Milton Keynes

​Secretary - Bola Soyombo

mkldc@live.co.uk

Norfolk

​Jason Stokes

norfolkLDC@gmail.com

Suffolk

​Secretary

paulrolfebds@btconnect.com


London region

Regional representative: Michael Clarke - london.ldc-region@bda.org


Camden and Islington LDC

Tel: 0300 140 0024

contact@ldc.org.uk

North West London LDC

Tel: 0300 140 0024

contact@ldc.org.uk

South West London LDC

Tel: 0300 140 0024

contact@ldc.org.uk

South East London LDC

Tel: 0300 140 0024

contact@ldc.org.uk


Regional representative: Roger Levy - roger.levy@talk21.com


Barking and Havering

Secretary - Som Hirekodi

somarthi@gmail.com

Barnet


alanross57@btinternet.com

East London and the City


tbekele@eastlondonldc.co.uk

Enfield and Haringey


roger.levy@talk21.com

​Redbridge & Waltham Forest 

ldcsupport@bda.org

 


South East Coast region

Regional representative: Emmanuel Lazanakis - southeastcoast.ldc-region@bda.org


Kent

​Tel: 01634 865111 (answerphone)

secretary@kldc.org.uk

Surrey


snehal.dattani@blueyonder.co.uk

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove

eastsussex.ldc@nhs.net

West Sussex

Secretary - Mark O'Hara

Vice-Chair - Toby  Hancock

Chair - Agi Tarnowski

Treasurer - Matt Botha

westsussex.ldc@nhs.net


South Central region

Regional representative: Keith Percival and Pip Dhariwal - southcentral.ldc-region@bda.org


Berkshire


ldcsupport@bda.org

Buckinghamshire


​ldcsupport@bda.org

Hampshire and IOW

Keith Percival

​ldcsupport@bda.org

Oxfordshire

oxfordshireldc@yahoo.co.uk


South West region

Regional representative: George Schofield and Jenna Murgatroyd - southwest.ldc-region@bda.org


Avon


avonldc@gmail.com

Cornwall & Isles of Scilly

cios.ldc@gmail.com

Devon

​Secretary - Tim Hodges
Tel: 07865063494

devonldc@hotmail.com

Dorset
Amy Baers 
Tel: 07706 146033
Sarahjackson64@hotmail.com

Gloucestershire

​Rob Middlefell

secretary.gloucestershireldc@gmail.com

Somerset


secretarysomersetldc@gmail.com

Wiltshire


​ldcsupport@bda.org












Northern Ireland

​Eastern LDC

Secretary - ​Andy Nicholl 

ealdcsec@hotmail.co.uk

​Northern LDC

​Secretary - Helen Brogan

northernldcni@gmail.com

​Southern LDC

​Secretary - James McKee

southernldc@hotmail.com

​Western LDC

Rachele Crozier

rachelecrozier@hotmail.com

 

 

Wales

North Wales LDC

​Morgannwg LDC

Gwent LDC

​​Dyfed Powys LDC

dyfedpowysldc@hotmail.com

​​Bro Taf LDC

 

 

Regional Liaison Groups

Details of the regional liaison groups are available to download.


 

Model constitution for an LDC in England

Model LDC Constitution​

 


Regional Groups and LDC Federations

In England, LDC Secretaries and Chairs meet on a regional basis to discuss issues affecting the profession.  

In some areas, LDCs simply group together to share information and support colleagues. In other areas, LDCs federate and share resources, offering a single point of contact.

The BDA's General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) has regular meetings with regional LDC representatives.

The GDPC - LDC Regional Liaison Group is chaired by Vijay Sudra, Vice-Chair of the GDPC, and it exists as an information exchange to inform both the work of LDCs locally and the work of GDPC in its national negotiations. For more information about the work of the Group or for any other questions, please email ldcsupport@bda.org or tel 020 7563 4158.

LDCs involved in these groupings find them a very useful way of developing communication across the locality, while maintaining individual LDCs autonomy.

The BDA would encourage any LDC that is not currently a member of a regional group to explore joining one for their locality.

For information on how to do this please contact LDC Support at ldcsupport@bda.org
 

LDC Conference

Every year, LDCs across the UK hold conferences to discuss the issues facing the profession.

The main LDC Conference is independent of the BDA, but BDA staff assist by providing organisational and administrative support, and by hosting regular meetings of the various LDC Conference organising committees across the UK nations.

We also help to collate the motions for debate at the conferences - find out more in our blogs.

Further information about the English LDC Conference is available on the LDC Conference website

Further information about the Scottish LDC Conference can be found at BDA Events.

 

LDC Officials' day      

This event is only open to LDC nominated representatives and members of the BDA's General Dental Practice Committee.

 

The next Officials' day event will take place on Friday 29 November in London and details of the agenda and how to register will be posted shortly.



For further information about the day please contact Fiona Feltham, Events Manager, British Dental Association, 64 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8YS. Tel: 020 7563 4590 or email events@bda.org.

Getting involved in the work of LDCs

Are you a primary care dentist interested in representing colleagues at a local level?

If yes, why not contact your LDC Secretary or the BDA for more information at ldcsupport@bda.org?