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Council members

​The Council is made up of 12 members - six appointed registrants and six appointed lay members. The Council Chair is ​Lord Toby Harris, who took up office on 1 October 2021.

Lay Council Chair

Dr Helen Phillips

Helen Phillips brings a wealth of senior experience across a 30-year career in sectors including insurance, legal, social care, and ...

Lay Council member, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
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Mike Driver

Mike held several senior positions across central government.

Since leaving the Civil Service in 2021 he has established a portfolio ...

Lay Council member, Remuneration and Nomination Committee, Finance and Performance Committee
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Bill Gunnyeon

After graduating in Medicine from the University of Dundee, Bill specialised in occupational health.

His subsequent career has included interesting ...

Lay Council member, Finance and Performance Committee, Remuneration and Nomination Committee
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Reshard Auladin

Reshard has a background in mental health, law enforcement, criminal justice and the charity sector.

He is an experienced non-Executive ...

Lay Council member, Chair of Finance and Performance Committee
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Ilona Blue

Ilona is an experienced non-executive director and executive leader with a successful track record in finance, governance and programme delivery ...

Registrant Council member, Finance and Performance Committee
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Donald Burden

Donald Burden was born in Scotland and completed his undergraduate dental degree at Queen’s University Belfast. Following graduation he worked ...

Registrant Council member, Chair of Remuneration and Nomination Committee
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Angie Heilmann

Angie Heilmann is a registered Dental Nurse who has had a long clinical and academic career. Firstly, in Scotland and ...

Registrant Council member, Audit and Risk Committee
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Serbjit Kaur

Serbjit brings significant experience as a dental practitioner and practice owner, both in the NHS and private sectors. 

As a ...

Registrant Council member, Remuneration and Nomination Committee
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Mike Lewis

Mike is Professor of Oral Medicine, Cardiff University and honorary consultant in Oral Medicine for the Cardiff & Vale University ...

Registrant Council member, Remuneration and Nomination Committee
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Timea Milovecz

Timea initially registered with the GDC as a dental nurse, and then additionally as a dental hygienist, and has worked ...

Senior Independent Council member, Audit and Risk Committee
Simon Morrow

Simon Morrow

Simon qualified with honours from the University of Glasgow in 1996.  Simon is a general dental practitioner and until recently ...

Lay Council member, Audit and Risk Committee
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Laura Simons

Laura is an experienced non-executive director with a background in consumer affairs. Past Board posts include Breast Cancer Now and ...