Members of the Dental Council 2025-2030
Elected Dentists (7 members)
Dr Frank Burke – President
Dr Sarah Jane Grufferty – Vice President
Dr Pat Cleary
Dr Kirsten FitzGerald
Dr Gerry Kearns
Dr Annette O’Donovan
Dr Enda Whelan – Chair of Fitness to Practise Committee
Nominated by the Medical Council (2 members)
Dr Sarah Hyde
Ms Jill Long
Nominated by University College Cork (2 members)
Prof Rícheal Ní Ríordáin
Prof Anthony Roberts
Nominated by Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (1 member)
Dr PJ Byrne – Chair of Auxiliary Dental Workers Committee
Nominated by Trinity College (2 members)
Prof Alison Dougall
Prof Lewis Winning – Chair of Education and Training Committee
Nominated by Dept of Health (4 members to 7 Sept 2026)
Ms Ursula Byrne
Dr Ruth Casey
Ms Mary Faulkner
Mr Mark Kane
Nominated by the Dept of Education (1 member)
Vacant
Registrar and Chief Officer
Mr David O’Flynn