Dentists in Wales have elected Mary Dodd as the new member of the General Dental Council. She fills the vacancy left by Trevor Griffiths, who stepped down as the GDC member for Wales earlier this year for health reasons.

Mary Dodd will serve on the GDC until the 9 April 2008, when the five-year term of the current Council comes to an end. Thirty eight per cent of the electorate (dentists with a registered address in Wales) voted. The Council has 29 members, 15 dentists (elected by other dentists), four professionals complementary to dentistry (elected by other PCDs) and ten members of the public (appointed by the Queen).