Meet Our Commitee


Meet the Northants LDC Committee

Here are the current members of your local dental committee.
We are elected to represent Northants Dentists at local area and national level. 
Our team are a group of diverse individuals with lots of experience across the dental profession. 
Please direct all correspondence to the committee via 
Diana Trifu, Northants LDC Secretary  using this mail : trifu.diana@yahoo.com
Amar Shah
GDP Chair 
Elected 2021
I started my dental career in Northampton in 2003 as a Vocational Trainee and after being an associate, became principal of my current practice in 2010. I am also a current foundation dentist trainer and have been vice-chair of our LDC for the last few years representing Northamptonshire LDC in various meetings and networks when required.
Andy Lamb
Treasurer & GDP Appraisal Lead 
Elected 2021
I've been a GDP working predominantly in the NHS since 2003 and a member of Northants LDC since 2004, becoming treasurer in 2012. I take an interest in supporting the development of the dental workforce and I was Lead Appraiser for the Northants Dentist Appraisal Pilot Scheme in 2013-14.
Sarah Canavan - Vice Chair
GDP
Elected 2021
I have been a practicing dentist since 1995 and have experience in both Special Care Services and General Practice. I provide both NHS and private dental care. 

I am a member of the BDA GDPC Associates Group and the GDPC Legislation Sub-committee. Please contact me to pass on and discuss concerns and issues affecting members in our area, so I can  voice them for you.
Judith Husband
GDP
Elected 2023
After qualifying from Liverpool Dental School in 1997 and undertaking two additional years postgraduate training I moved to Oxfordshire, later settling here in Northamptonshire. I am a keen advocate for the dental profession and patients, a past deputy Chair of the British Dental Association and current member of Northamptonshire Local Dental Committee. I have over twenty years experience working in general dental practice - under NHS contract and privately provided care. She is committed to providing prevention based dental care, and building lasting relationships with her patients is essential to achieving this.  I work as an associate in Saving Smiles Dental Practice, Weedon,  three days a week, my non clinical time is shared across a number of roles related to healthcare and dentistry. I am also the Managing Director and owner of a consultancy company providing project leadership and industry insights to businesses and organisations within the UK and internationally. 

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Vikas Vohra
GDP
Elected 2023
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Geraint Evans
Mentor 
Elected 2021
I am  a long standing member of the Northampton LDC and have a role supporting dentists in difficulty.
I  have been a practice principal since 1988 and also a foundation trainer and Dental Foundation Program Director in the past. I am a member of a number of professional organisations such as the BDA, BSP and ADI
I believes in the importance of cooperation and collaboration between colleagues, together with collective learning and local promotion of the profession .


Jessica Wyatt Singporewala
Spec Doc Max Fax KGH
Elected 2023
Having recently joined the LDC Committee in 2018, I predominately provide care at Kettering General in the Maxillofacial department, whilst also still working a few days a month in NHS practice. I hope for my advice and input to be valuable to the LDC members for ensuring efficient oral surgery pathways and optimal care for patients from both secondary and primary care settings and vice versa.
Rajdeep Singh Banga
GDP
Elected 2021

Joanna Skarzynska
GDP 
Elected 2023
I qualified in 1999 at the Medical Academy, now the Medical University of Bialystok (Poland). Post qualification I carried out working as a General Dental Practitioner and as a General Manager of the NHS Dental Department Bialystok in Poland- setting up, supervising, and securing an NHS Dental Service for the whole county.  
In 2005 I became one of the participants and finalists of the UK government program aimed at increasing access to the NHS Dental Service for patients in the UK. In 2005, with my husband, we decided to relocate to UK, and we settled in Corby Northamptonshire, where since 2006 I have continuously worked as an Associate Dentist taking care of both NHS and private patients.
I am a dedicated GDP, and I make every effort to stay on top of current development in dentistry and have continued to expand my knowledge and interest in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. In 2009 I completed a post graduate degree in Restorative Dentistry at Eastman Dental Institute -UCL, and the SAAD National Course in Conscious Sedation in London, and I continue to participate in courses and seminars to stay up to date in the existing world of dentistry.
I am also passionate about Preventive and Minimally Invasive Dentistry. Providing continuous patient care in the same practice, I can justify how beneficial for the patient the concept of care is, based on all the factors that affect the onset and progression of disease, and not only the symptoms. Through the years of serving the NHS care I understand how important, beneficial, and what a treasure the NHS is.
I am proud to have become a member of the Northamptonshire LDC, where I have found invaluable, knowable, passionate and very hard-working colleagues doing their upmost to improve and sustain NHS dentistry. Their continuous commitment, allowing patients and Dentists to provide the best dental care, and I hope to share my many years knowledge and experiences.


Chandan Hanji
GDP 
Co-opted 2023
Hi I'm  Chandan. 
I work in general practice in Oradi Dental in Wellingborough, The Private Dental Centre in Northampton and in Walsall Manor Hospital.

I have a special interest in oral surgery , sedation and implants dentistry.

Diana Trifu
GDP
LDC Secretary 
Elected 2021
I am the secretary of the LDC and organise the operations of the LDC.

I qualified in 2006 at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and in 2012, I moved to UK where I have settled, and now I call home. I have worked as GDP in Towcester and Brackley, taking care of both NHS and private patients. 

My educational interest has mainly been focused in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. In 2017/2018 I completed two years of Advanced Restorative Dentistry training accredited by the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry (BARD) in London, gaining a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry and a second Certificate in Hands-On Dentistry.

A year later I successfully completed a Level 7 Diploma in Restorative Dentistry, the most satisfying achievement in UK. Late 2019, I became a member of Northamptonshire LDC, where I found invaluable mentors and great support and felt welcomed by colleagues who are working hard to improve NHS dentistry.

Priya Sanghvi
GDP 
Co-opted 2023
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Shannon Mahal
FD
Co-opted 2023
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