About us
LDC Confederation
We are a membership organisation and a representational trade association for Local Dental Committees in England.
We unify the voice of our members to positively shape NHS dental services by influencing rules, policies and regulations.
Our board
Mike Clarke
Representative director (Chair)
Sushil John
Representative director
Davinderpal Kooner
Representative Director
Jayesh Patel
Representative Director
Hetal Patel
Representative director
Will Newport
Chief Executive
Our values
Unity
We are the voice for member LDCs to speak collectively
We empower member LDCs to work together
We stand together for our professional principles
Integrity
We do what we say we will do
We collaborate effectively with stakeholders
We show candour in all our dealings
Transparency
We have clear structures and processes for member LDCs
We are clearly accountable to member LDCs
We maintain clear and available policy positions
Our vision
We want to see a sustainable, valued and accessible NHS dental service in England
Membership
Our members are Local Dental Committees (LDCs). We unify the voice of our members to positively shape NHS dental services by influencing rules, policies and regulations.
If you are a dentist currently involved in your LDC and you would like to know more about how joining us could benefit your LDC and its work, please contact us.
LDC work
Local Dental Committees engage with local stakeholders to promote the importance of oral health services in local areas. They build their relationships to improve services and develop improved local ways of working.
The LDC Confederation is the collective voice of member LDCs and advocates for improvements to systems and regulations at the national level to help make the ambitions of LDCs a reality at the local level.
London North West University Hospital Referral Pathway Update
Guidance on how to access the new referral portal in North West London is now available.
NHS Dental Futures 1
In the first of our new series exploring a career in NHS Dentistry, Sid Handa talks to Dharmen Patel about why dentists should have an NHS component to their career.
Patient Charges Poster April 2026
The NHS BSA Patient Charges Poster is available to download.
PRUDENT Project survey
Newcastle University are conducting a survey on behalf of the EU Horizon–funded PRUDENT (Prioritisation, incentives and Resource use for sUstainable DENTistry) project
NHS dental quality and payment reforms: guidance
On 26 March NHS England published updated guidance on the contractual changes for April, as well as the quality improvement programme year 1 topic guide.
NHS England Quality & Payment reforms Webinar
A link to the recording of the NHS England webinar on the contract changes, and slides to download.