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In 2008, Dench served 4 months in jail for his minor role in a scheme to defraud Victoria University out of millions of dollars.

In 2000 Dench was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

In 1984 Dench was told by his coach Barry Cable he playing days were numbered and was going to play out the season in the reserves. Dench was not happy with this so he grabbed his and went home and retired. His relationship with Cable has been fractured ever since Dench said he’ll never speak to Cable again. When John (Kanga) Kennedy was appointed coach he tried to convince Dench to play again but the knees were no good and he stayed as an assistant coach.

Dench played full-back. He was recruited from the West Coburg. Dench won the North Melbourne club's best and fairest award, the Syd Barker Medal, on four occasions - 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981. In 1972 David Dench at the age of 21 he became one of the youngest captains appointed in the Kangaroo's history. He also captained the 1977 premiership team, due to Keith Greig's absence because of an injury. In the 1977 VFL Grand Final, Ron Barassi moved him to the forward line, where he sparked North Melbourne Football Club's revival by contributing to the forward line and kicking goals, to draw with Collingwood Football Club.

David Dench (born (1951-08-23 ) 23 August 1951 (age 68) ) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods.