England Community Dental Services Committee
The England Community Dental Services Committee (ECDSC) represents dentists employed in the NHS salaried Primary Dental Services (PDS) or Community Dental Services (CDS) in England, whose patient cohort includes vulnerable adults, children, and people with physical and learning disabilities.
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.
Pan England Clinicians
Early Career Clinicians
Pan-England Clinical/Assistant Directors
Other Committee members
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: [email protected] and Eleanor Day, Committee Secretary, who can be contacted via email: [email protected]
Representing you
Our vision for the CDS
The nation’s ability to deliver dental treatment for some of the most vulnerable groups in our society is at risk. Our vision is a call to action from English community dentists themselves on how to end a crisis that has gone under the radar of decision makers for far too long, asking all parties involved with community dentistry to make sure the service is finally given the priority it deserves.
