Derbyshire County Local Dental Committee is a statutory body representing all primary care dental practitioners in our commissioning area of the NHS.
As the local representative committee for dental practitioners, we have the statutory right to be consulted by the relevant commissioners on issues relating to the dental profession particularly on the provision of Dental Services.
We are an independent body paid for by our local primary care dentists via a levy collected from dentists in the area.
The function of Derbyshire County Local Dental Committee is:
- To represent the interests of all primary care dental practitioners.
- To promote and support the NHS interests of eligible practitioners and liaise with the East Midlands NHS Area Team in respect of those interests.
- To promote and support the interests of patients and liaise with East Midlands NHS Area Team as appropriate.