Wiltshire Local Dental Committee
Representing Wiltshire’s Dental Community
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Wiltshire Local Dental Committee
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The Wiltshire Local Dental Committee (LDC) is made up of elected members from dentists working in primary care across Wiltshire.
LDC Meetings are held every 3 months. We are happy to discuss any issues raised by dentists in the area and to take those issues to NHS England and its Area Team on a group or individual basis.
We aim to promote the interests, aspirations, and welfare of dentists in Wiltshire while ensuring that high standards of patient care and provision are achieved.
What We Do
Representing Dentists
As the local representative committee for independent Dental practitioners in Wiltshire, the LDC has the statutory right to be consulted by NHS England and the BSW Integrated Care Board on issues relating to the dental profession.
Wiltshire dentists attend meetings of the South West Local Dental Network and Managed Clinical Networks, representing the views of colleagues and helping shape how dentistry is delivered in our area.
Support & Advice
We offer information, advice, support and representation to any dental professional working in Wiltshire. Contact the Wiltshire LDC secretary here.
Funding
Wiltshire LDC is funded by a Statutory Levy, paid by subscribing practitioners on a monthly basis. The Levy is used to pay committee expenses, reimbursement of loss of income for representatives on LDC duty, travelling expenses for representatives and donations to support the British Dental Guild, the Dentists Health Support Trust and the BDA Benevolent Fund
Why join the LDC?
Dentistry is a rapidly changing profession with new regulations and guidance being published on a weekly bases. Keep up-to-date with the latest news and developments and more important be a part of the pre-discussions and help shape the future.
Working in practice can be quite lonely and being part of the Wiltshire LDC is a great way to not feel isolated and meet colleagues
Register with your LDC
If you are a dental professional in Wiltshire, please subscribe to ensure you receive our communications and invitations to events provided by your LDC. It is important that you subscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time if you no longer wish to receive correspondence from us.
Committee Members
Philippa Riseley-Prichard
Chairman
Philippa Riseley- Prichard qualified at Guys Hospital Dental School and is a Practice Owner of a 6 surgery practice in Devizes.
Throughout her career she has worked predominantly in the NHS in general practice, as a part time clinical lecturer at Bristol Dental Hospital and as an Educational Supervisor and then Training Programme Director for Dental Foundation Training.
Matt Clover
Vice Chairman
Matthew Clover is a specialist orthodontist. He is the principal orthodontist at Salisbury Orthodontics.
He is vice-chair of Wiltshire LDC and has been a member of BDA GDPC since 2009.
He is the Director of Clinical Practice at the British Orthodontic Society, an expert advisor for BDA Indemnity and a specialist advisor for the CQC.
George Montgomery
Secretary
I have been a committee member since 2018 and secretary since 2022.
I have practiced as a GDP in the Wiltshire region since leaving foundation training in 2013. I
am keen to further the needs of Dental Practices within Wiltshire especially now as the ICBs (integrated care boards) are starting to take on the responsibility for commissioning.
Nish Patel
Hon. Treasurer
Nish Patel is a dentist with a specialist interest in Endodontics and is also working in general practice in Swindon.
He has been a member of Wiltshire LDC since 2015 and is currently the honorary treasurer.
Through his time in the committee he has worked with the local oral health steering group, which aims to educate and assist members of the public from the young in schools to the elderly in care homes.
Keith George
Pratik Patel
Andrew Halmer
Laurinda Watt
Keith Garber
Alastair Hetherington
Richard Coates
Mark Inman
Mehdi Alizadeh
Jonathan Fleming
Robin Mills
Sarah Thomas
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