Ann Robinson was a dental surgeon in the Community Dental Service. She was born Ann Peters on 4 April 1938, the daughter of Ronald Peters, a general practitioner in Ilford, Essex and Clarice Emmeline Peters née Mead. Strangely, her father had not wanted her to go to university, preferring that she attend a Swiss finishing school. This she declined and, having completed her A levels, was accepted by the London Hospital Dental School at a time when female entry to London dental schools was limited to 10% of the intake. There she came under the influence of Gordon Seward, senior lecturer in oral surgery and later dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, who was a great supporter of women in dentistry. After qualifying, Ann joined the junior staff at the London and soon took the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s primary FDS course, where she met her future husband S I M (Iain) Robinson. They married soon after Iain gained his diploma in orthodontics from the Eastman Dental Institute; they subsequently both took the final FDS in 1966, but only Ann passed at the first attempt! By 1969 the couple were employed at Guy’s: Iain as a senior registrar in orthodontics and Ann as a registrar and lecturer in oral surgery. A year later it was suggested by Sir Robert Bradlaw that the couple should take a 15-month leave of absence to assist in the setting up of the Rangoon Dental School’s bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) course, which was being supported by the UK government under the post-war Colombo Plan for economic development in Asia. Bradlaw was directing the project to advise the Rangoon School and, as dean of the Eastman and president of the General Dental Council, his career advice was difficult to refuse! In Rangoon, while Iain set up the orthodontic department Ann faced the task of teaching oral surgery to the School’s first BDS final-year students. These were within seven weeks of taking their finals yet had little idea of sterilisation or basic surgical techniques! Despite this, a satisfactory BDS pass rate was achieved with Ann’s usual calm efficiency. On their return to England, Iain was appointed to a consultant post in Cambridge and they set about energetically restoring a semi-derelict house. Few who knew Ann realised her wide interests and abilities, which were concealed by a genuine modesty. She was a keen dressmaker, gardener and pianist, as well as an excellent cook. The couple’s memorable dinner parties were enjoyed by all those colleagues lucky enough to be invited. This apart, except when taking maternity leave, Ann worked in the Community Dental Service until it was regrettably wound up in 1980. Ann worked tirelessly for Leukaemia Research for many years and, shortly before her untimely death on 28 April 2012 at the age of 74, gained an A in her A level Italian, without her family’s knowledge as she had thought she would probably fail. Predeceased by a son James, who died in his childhood, she was survived by her husband and four daughters, Grace, Emily, Charlotte and Helen, one of whom is a consultant respiratory physician and another a consultant radiologist.