Welsh General Dental Practice Committee

Russell qualified from Cardiff in 2002 and has worked in Southeast Wales ever since. He completed VT then worked as an associate for five years in Caldicot before moving to a new practice in Chepstow in 2007, initially as an associate and as owner since 2009. Beaufort Park Dental Surgery in Chepstow is a mixed practice and has grown from four to six surgeries and been a DFT practice since 2015. The practice is roughly 50:50 split NHS/private and includes some special interest dentistry alongside routine GDP. Russell also works as a clinical supervisor in Cardiff Dental School one day a week. Russell joined Gwent LDC in 2015 and quickly became treasurer. He has since joined the LDC Conference Agenda Committee and sits on Welsh GDPC, of which he has been Chair since April 2021.

Dan was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and spent his childhood on Tyneside, Teesside and in Cardiff before returning to Newcastle where he qualified as a dentist in 2003. After completing VT in the Yorkshire Dales, he worked as an associate GDP on Tyneside whilst completing his MJDF. He returned to Wales for a second time in 2009 after his takeover of a practice in Newport alongside his wife, Hannah, with the pair tasking themselves with improving its reputation and expanding services to more patients. Dan became an ES in DFT in 2011 and has since completed a postgraduate diploma in medical education. His interest in dental politics evolved with his involvement with Gwent LDC, of which he is vice-chairman.