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  2. About us
  3. Our structure
  4. Representative committees
  5. Community and public dental services
  6. England Community Dental Services Committee

To support its work, the ECDSC has an Executive Sub-Committee consisting of the Chair, Vice Chair, and four members elected from and by the ECDSC.

Our priorities 

  • Fighting for better pay and terms and conditions for CDS dentists to improve the recruitment and retention of the workforce
  • Defining the CDS workforce as distinct from the General Dental Services (GDS) and a valuable primary care service with vital, specialised skills necessary for treating some of the most vulnerable members of society
  • Representing the interests of CDS dentists throughout the GDS dental system reform process
  • Raising awareness of post-pandemic General Anaesthetic waiting lists for dental treatment and working with stakeholders to find solutions
  • Promoting a career in the CDS as valuable and rewarding.

Our team

Chair

Giten Dabhi

Pan-England Clinician Giten was elected as the Chair of ECDSC in October 2022. He has been on the committee for over a decade. He is also Chair of the London and South BDA Accredited Representatives. He graduated in 1998 at Guys Dental Hospital. He gained a wide range of experience working in dental hospitals, district general hospitals, general practice and community services. Giten has spent more than two decades working as a full-time CDS clinician in London. He is also the regional trainer for the national epidemiology programme.

Get involved and get in touch

The ECDSC is supported by Stuart Abrahams, Senior Policy Adviser for Employed Dentists who can be contacted via email: Stuart.Abrahams@bda.org and Eleanor Day, Committee Secretary, who can be contacted via email: Eleanor.Day@bda.org

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