The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP(UK)) has welcomed Tony Griffin as the new Chair of its Dental Care Professional (DCP) Advisory Board. A former President of the Dental Technicians Association and founder member of the FGDP(UK) DCP Advisory Board, Tony has been active for over 30 years in supporting training courses for the dental team.
Tony Griffin
Among his achievements in the FGDP(UK), Tony has played a key role in the development of a route to registration in clinical dental technology and was part of the team that developed the key skills in primary dental care assessment for DCPs. He takes over the post from Janet Goodwin, who stepped down after being appointed to the General Dental Council.
The FGDP(UK) has also appointed John Stanfield to the post of Vice Chair of the DCP Advisory Board. John has represented dental hygienists on the Board since 2006 and is also an assessor for the DCP key skills assessment. Both John and Tony are also members of the editorial board for the FGDP(UK)'s DCP journal, Team in Practice.
