The Chief Dental Officers (or CDOs) in the United Kingdom are the most senior advisors for
dentistry
Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the Human tooth, teeth, gums, and Human mouth, mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, dis ...
in each of the four UK governments, and are the heads of the dental profession.
The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for each of six professions, to give advice in their respective speciality.
List of Chief Dental Officers for England
* William G Senior, 1956–1961
* William Holgate, 1961–1971
* George D Gibb, 1972–1984
*Professor Martin Downer, 1984–1990
* Brian Mouatt, 1990–1996
* Robin Wild, 1997–2000
*
Margaret Seward
Margaret Seward MBE (22 January 1864 – 29 May 1929) became the earliest Chemist on staff at the Women's College (of which she was a founding Lecturer), from 1896 to 1915. She became the pioneer woman to obtain a first class in the honour school ...
, 2000–2002
*Professor
Raman Bedi
Raman Bedi is an English dentist. He is currently a professor of transcultural oral health at King's College London. He was the Chief Dental Officer of England from 2002 to 2005.
Career
From 1996 to 2002, Bedi was foundational chair in transc ...
, 2002–2005
*
Barry Cockcroft, 2005–2015
(
acting
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Acting involves a broad range of sk ...
until 2006)
*
Sara Hurley, 2015–2023
* Jason Wong, 2023– (interim until April 2024)
List of Chief Dental Officers for Scotland
* Thomas HJ Douglas, 1956–1959
* James W Galloway, 1959–1971
*Dr James L Trainer, 1971–1979
*Dr Martin C Downer, 1979–1983
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* Norman K Colquhoun, 1984–1993
* J Robin Wild, 1993–1997
* T Ray Watkins, 1997–2007][
*Tom Ferris, 2018–]
List of Chief Dental Officers for Wales
* 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
*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
*Chief Medical Officers (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a chief medical officer (CMO) is the most senior government advisor on matter relating to health. There are four chief medical officers in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments:
* His M ...
References
* ''Open Wide – Memoir of the Dental Dame'', Dame Margaret Seward, published by The Memoir Club, {{ISBN, 9781841041070
Administrators in the National Health Service
British dentists
Civil servants in the Ministry of Health (United Kingdom)