Committees:

The Act makes provisions for the establishment by the Dental Council of statutory committees to act in relation to the Council's functions in the following areas:

• Education and Training

• Auxiliary Dental Workers

• Fitness to Practise

Each committee has a number of sub-committees which examine in detail special topics and report back to the parent committee.

In the Education and Training area, there are separate sub-committees dealing with registration, undergraduate and post-graduate dental training, specialist registration and examinations for non-EU dentists. In relation to auxiliary dental workers, there are separate sub-committees on dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and dental hygienists. The Fitness to Practise committee has an ethics sub-committee.

The Chairpersons of the statutory committees are as follows:

• Education & Training - Dr. Frank Burke
• Auxiliary Dental Workers - Dr. Rory Fleming
• Fitness To Practise - Dr. Bernard Murphy

There is also a Finance and General Purposes Committee chaired by the President.