Publications

DRAFT minutes to be approved at next LDC meeting Monday 8th September 2025. Circulated by Mike Strother.

Circulated by Mike Strother

Presented by Peter Crooks at the LDC Annual Conference in Gateshead, 5-6 June 2025.

Presented by John Lewis at the LDC Annual Conference in Gateshead, 5-6 June 2025.

GDPC responses to LDC Annual Conference motions debated in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Presented by Shiv Pabary at the LDC Annual Conference in Gateshead, 5-6 June 2025.

Presented by Graeme Foreman at the LDC Annual Conference in Gateshead, 5-6 June 2025.

List of all LDC motions debated at the LDC Annual Conference in Gateshead, 5-6 June 2025.

Presented by Jason Wong at the LDC Annual Conference in Gateshead, 5-6 June 2025.

Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau neu sylwadau am waith Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru, cysylltwch â’r canlynol:

Cadeirydd Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru: Adam Porter - [email protected]

Is-gadeirydd Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru: Jonathan Carter - [email protected]

Ysgrifennydd Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru: Rebecca Evans - [email protected]

If you have any queries or thoughts about the work of the WDC, please contact:

WDC Chair: Adam Porter - [email protected]

WDC Vice Chair: Jonathan Carter - [email protected]

WDC Secretary: Rebecca Evans - [email protected]

DRAFT minutes to be approved at next LDC meeting Monday 9th June 2025. Circulated by Mike Strother.

UPDATE: Approved Monday 9th June 2025.

Circulated by Mike Strother.

Response to open letter dated 24 Feb 2025 re: LDC concerns around 24/25 uplift and 25/26 contract variation.

Circulated by Mike Strother

NEW CONTRACT CONSULTATION OPENS

The new NHS General Dental Services contract consultation for Wales is now open to the profession and the public. This is a once in a generation opportunity to engage and have your voice heard on what works and what doesn’t.

Use the online form to submit your comments by 19 June 2025: https://www.gov.wales/reform-nhs-general-dental-services

Information leaflet and application pack for the next NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing, scheduled to start Sept 2025.

Circulated by Karen Windsor, Lead Dental Nurse, Wrexham Dental Centre.

Re: LDC concerns around 24/25 uplift and 25/26 contract variation

Thank you to the local practitioners who joined us at our last LDC meeting and helped shape the contents of this letter.

DRAFT minutes to be approved at next LDC meeting Mon 31 Mar 25. Circulated by Mike Strother.

UPDATE: Approved Mon 07 Apr 25.

Re: The future of NHS General Dental Services

https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/wales-calling-out-the-spin/

Circulated by Mike Strother

Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau neu sylwadau am waith Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru, cysylltwch â’r canlynol:

Cadeirydd Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru: Adam Porter - [email protected]

Is-gadeirydd Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru: Jonathan Carter - [email protected]

Ysgrifennydd Pwyllgor Deintyddol Cymru: Rebecca Evans - [email protected]

If you have any queries or thoughts about the work of the WDC, please contact:
WDC Chair: Adam Porter - [email protected]

WDC Vice Chair: Jonathan Carter - [email protected]

WDC Secretary: Rebecca Evans - [email protected]

Wales: If NHS dentistry is on life support, can a new contract revive it?

https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/wales-if-nhs-dentistry-is-on-life-support-can-a-new-contract-revive-it/

Caroline Seddon

National Director, BDA Wales

Dadansoddiad o gyfraddau canser y geg a’r ffaryncs yng Nghymru, Tachwedd 2024

Analysis of oral and pharyngeal cancer rates in Wales, November 2024

Designed to Smile Programme Annual Report for the Academic Year 2023-2024

The report presents the analysis of referral data from the electronic Referral Management System (eRMS) for the management of paediatric tooth decay and from sites providing Out-Patient Paediatric General Anaesthetic services for dental extraction.

Referral data related to the paediatric management of tooth decay was analysed to determine year by year trends for referrals by health board by financial year (1^st April 2020 to 31^st March 2023). 

Authors: Oral Health Intelligence Function, Dental Public Health Team, Public Health Wales Welsh Oral Health Information Unit, Cardiff University.

Updated referral form (October 2024) for Intermediate Tier Oral Surgery – a fast-track service to aid in the management of failed exodontia under LA.

IGDC/DHCW User Guide for patients:

"Adding yourself and/or a family member to the Dental Access Portal"

Please see attached flyer for the upcoming BDA Branch President's Study Day.

"An update on contemporary approaches for endodontics in general and specialist practice" | Sanjeev L. Bhanderi and Shanil Patel

Friday 22 November 2024 | 09:30 - 16:30 | 6 hours CPD

Village Hotel Chester, CH5 3YB

This edition provides updates on Direct Access for DCPs, World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, and the effect of energy drinks on children’s teeth.

DRAFT minutes to be approved at next LDC meeting Mon 09 Dec 24. Circulated by Mike Strother.

UPDATE: Approved Mon 03 Feb 25.

Circulated by Mike Strother

From Katherine Mills: Training Program Director for Dental Core Training.

If interested, please contact Jerlin Jose directly. M: 07865 458615; E: [email protected].

Results of a consensus exercise to inform the future of National Health Service General Dental Services using a modified-Delphi technique. Circulated by Professor Ivor G Chestnutt, Cardiff University, July 2024.

Circulated by Dr Richard Cowell, BCUHB Cardiology.

Response from Dr C Stockport (Exec Director Transformation, Strategic Planning and Commissioning) to LDC letter dated 14 May 24.

Training programme information and application form for the NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing which is being run from Wrexham, 2024-26. Circulated by Tracey Taylor.

DRAFT minutes to be approved at next LDC meeting Mon 09 Sep 24. Circulated by Mike Strother.

UPDATE: Approved Mon 09 Sep 24.

Presented by Brett Duane at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

List of all LDC motions debated at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Presented by Jacob Lant at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Presented by Natalie Bradley, Chair of the BDA Young Dentist Committee, at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Information presented by Peter Crooks at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Contact information presented by Lauren Harrhy at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Contact information presented by Richard Jones at the LDC Annual Conference in Brighton, 6-7 June 2024.

Sent to Dental Providers/Practice Managers 22 May 2024

Circulated by Mike Strother

Circulated by Mike Strother

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-wales-ldc-meeting-june-2024-tickets-910307443067

LDC letter to Dr C Stockport, sent 14 May 24, detailing our current concerns regarding GDS and CDS.

If you are interested in the role, please contact Riah Jones at Cardiff University. E: [email protected]

DRAFT minutes to be approved at next LDC meeting Mon 10 Jun 24. Circulated by Mike Strother.

UPDATE: Approved Mon 10 Jun 24.

Update re: dental nurse cadetship presented by Dominic Masson and Tracey Taylor 11 Mar 24.

Information re: joining ytydysgu dental networks circulated by Katherine Mills

Circulated by Mike Strother

Circulated by Jeremy Williams

Updated RCS guidance circulated by Ben Lewis

Updated RCS guidance circulated by Ben Lewis

Updated RCS guidance circulated by Ben Lewis

A summary of conference 2023 with link to motions

A list of the current LDC committee post 2023 elections

minutes from LDC meeting on zoom

Attedended by Andrew Dickenson

Details of a new dental nurse trianing course starting in September 2022

updated version

Confirmed minutes for LOC from Dec 2021

staff vaccination speadsheet

prepared by Ian Douglas

Updated SOP for AGEs

NWLDC agenda

draft minutes from LDC meeting 16th Sept 2019

update from JW who attended the welsh engagement meeting

JW attended the meeting and report attached

X-border referrals update

Forthcoming agenda for Monday 8th April 2019

Formal list of LDC members for the next 2 years

draft minutes from January 2019  - incomplete due to admin error!

please check and let me know of omissions at the next meeting

Updated form for LDC committee nominations

Minutes to be confirmed on Monday 28th January 2019

Confirmed minutes for 2/7/2018 meeting

New format to agenda

New format to agenda with embedded papers

Agenda for the meeting at 7pm 9/4/2018 at Kinmel manor

The completed record of the minutes for the meeting held at the Kinmel Hotel on the 8/1/2018

Informative update on a number of current issues affecting the profession.

Supplied by Gareth Lloyd

Agenda for meeting at Kinmel Manor