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Chief Dental Officers (United Kingdom)

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The Chief Dental Officers (or CDOs) in the United Kingdom are the most senior advisors for dentistry in each of the four UK governments, and are the heads of the dental profession.[1][2] The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for each of six professions, to give advice in their respective speciality.[3]

List of Chief Dental Officers for England

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  • William G Senior, 1956–1961
  • William Holgate, 1961–1971
  • George D Gibb, 1972–1984
  • Professor Martin Downer, 1984–1990[4][5]
  • Brian Mouatt, 1990–1996
  • Robin Wild, 1997–2000[6]
  • Dame Margaret Seward, 2000–2002[7]
  • Professor Raman Bedi, 2002–2005[8][9]
  • Barry Cockcroft, 2005–2015[1][9] (acting 2005 to 2006)[3]
  • Sara Hurley, 2015–2023
  • Jason Wong, 2023–

List of Chief Dental Officers for Scotland

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  • Thomas HJ Douglas, 1956–1959
  • James W Galloway, 1959–1971
  • Dr James L Trainer, 1971–1979
  • Dr Martin C Downer, 1979–1983[4]
  • Norman K Colquhoun, 1984–1993
  • J Robin Wild, 1993–1997
  • T Ray Watkins, 1997–2007[10][11]
  • M Margie Taylor, 2007–2018[11][12]
  • Tom Ferris, 2018–[12]

List of Chief Dental Officers for Wales

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  • William G Senior, 1956–1961
  • William Holgate, 1961–1971
  • George D Gibb, 1972–1984
  • Dighton R Edwards, 1984–1985
  • David M Heap, 1986–1996
  • Dr Paul Langmaid, 1996–2010
  • Dr David Thomas, 2010–2016
  • Dr Colette Bridgman, 2016–2021
  • Andrew Dickenson, 2022-

List of Chief Dental Officers for Northern Ireland

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  • William G Senior, 1956–1961
  • William Holgate, 1961–1971
  • George D Gibb, 1972–1984
  • James F Mageean, 1984–1990
  • William J N Collins, 1990–1998
  • Doreen Wilson, 1998–2006
  • Donncha O'Carolan, 2006–2013
  • Simon C Reid, 2013–2020
  • Michael Donaldson, 2020–2021 (acting)
  • Caroline Lappin, 2021–

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Role of the Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Chief professional officers". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b Downer, Anne; Drugan, Caroline (April 2018). "Martin Downer". British Dental Journal. 224 (7): 479. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.290. ISSN 1476-5373.
  5. ^ "Professor Martin C Downer DDS, PhD, LDS RCS, DDPH RCS". The International Academy of Oral Oncology [IAOO]. 12 April 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Dame Margaret Seward Is Appointed New Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). 9 October 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  7. ^ "New Chief Dental Officer for England appointed". Department of Health (UK). 24 May 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  8. ^ "Chief Dental Officer leaves". Department of Health (UK). 22 September 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  9. ^ a b "New Acting Chief Dental Officer appointed". Department of Health (UK). Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  10. ^ "Who we are: Ray Watkins". General Dental Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  11. ^ a b "Chief Dental Officer". The Scottish Government. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  12. ^ a b "Tom Ferris becomes interim chief dental officer for Scotland". Dentistry Scotland. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  • Open Wide – Memoir of the Dental Dame, Dame Margaret Seward, published by The Memoir Club, ISBN 9781841041070
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