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What is the Local Dental Committee?
The Local Dental Committee is the statutory body,
recognised by successive NHS Acts, as the professional organisation
representing individual GDPs and GDPs as a whole to Primary care Trusts
(PCTs), and Strategic Health Authorities (StHAs).
The 1999 NHS Act extended the LDC role to include
representation of all GDPs whatever their contractual status..
The LDC is an independent self-financing body with
statutory functions. It is not a trade union. LDCs have been in existence
since 1911, and constantly modernise to work effectively with the changing
NHS.
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The LDC is funded by a statutory/administrative levy
paid by all GDPs, whether GDS or PDS. The cost is deducted by the DPB from
providers' schedules as a flat fee equivalent to around £8 per month per
performer. In addition, many
GDPs choose to contribute an additional sum by way of a voluntary levy. The
monies raised by the voluntary levy are directed to the British Dental
Guild, which remunerates the profession’s national negotiators and
representatives.
Elections take place regularly under terms stipulated
in the LDC constitution. Any GDP may stand for election in the constituency
in which he or she practises. Details are available from the Secretary.
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