Welcome

Welcome to the Hertfordshire
Local Dental Committee website

This site provides information about dentistry across the county and the workings of the LDC.

Local Dental Committees in England were established in 1948, and  became statutory bodies under the NHS Act of 1977 and are included in the NHS Act 2006.  Primary Care Organisations recognise and consult with LDCs on matters of local dental interest , local commissioning and developments in the provision of NHS dentistry. 

Hertfordshire LDC represents dentists with a General Dental Services Contract (providers or performers) or those on a performers list within the Hertfordshire boundary.

General information on this website is freely available to the public. In addition, Hertfordshire dentists may also access the password-protected area.  If you are a Hertfordshire dentist working as a provider in Hertfordshire you can access the dentists only section, please contact Mike deNooijer via the contact form  for advice on how to access the members section.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION and NOTIFICATIONS

Amendment to the SFE                                                                                                                                       DoH - The General Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements and the Personal Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment No.2) Directions 2011 see here

Health inequalities 2012: priorities for commissioning and integration   COURSE  18Apr 2012

Challenges, revalidation and managing the transition 2012  COURSE  7th June 2012

POLICE WARNING: It has been brought to our attention that there has been a spate of Dental Practice Burglaries in the Herts area, with the main target being Laptops and Drugs. Aug2011. See latest THEFT warnings here.Nov 2011

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE CURRENT NICE GUIDELINES for prescribing Antibiotics for prophylaxsis.... see here for details

Currently 60% of the adult population regularly visit the dentist...9 in 10 people who sought NHS dentistry were able to find it...75% of private fees were pay as you go and 25% capitation based...there are on average 2500 private only dentists out of  29,500 GDC dentists... Dentists see on average 25 patients a day with 18 being on the NHS....  READ MORE interesting Dental Facts on the Laing and Buisson Report . 

Adult patients being treated in England continue to rise, say latest NHS statistics 20-08-2011

To see a list of current LDC members click ABOUT in the column to the right.