Terence Ignatius English was a consultant in oral surgery at the London Hospital. He was born in Cork in 1930. His mother’s maiden name was O’Brien. He studied medicine at the National University of Ireland in Cork, qualifying with his MB BCh BAO in 1954. He gained his bachelor of dental surgery

Harold Andreas ‘Pip’ Priestland died peacefully in Nobles Hospital, Douglas, Isle of Man on 22 February 2017 aged 95 years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, son and daughter-in-law, Colin and Linda, and grandchildren, Abigail and Elizabeth. ‘Pip’ was born on 3 June 1921 in Liverpool. After

Reg Dinsdale was born in Leeds on 17 October 1926, son of dentist Reginald BT Dinsdale and of Beatrice May. He decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, gaining his BChD at Leeds University in 1949, where he met Fay, his future wife. After qualification with a distinction in operative dental surg

John Herbert Sowray was a professor of oral surgery at King’s College Hospital, London. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Geoffrey Howe was dean of three dental schools – at the Royal Dental Hospital of London School of Dental Surgery (RDH), in Hong Kong and latterly in Jordan. He was born on 24 April 1924 in the London borough of Haringey, the eldest of three brothers. His father, Leo Leslie John Howe, died when Geoff

Alton Donald Macalister was dean of the Otago Dental School, New Zealand. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon, or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk.

William Simpson was a consultant in oral surgery at the University Hospital of South Manchester. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon, or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk.

Maurice Harold Holden was a consultant oral surgeon at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Hardev Singh Coonar was an oral surgeon at the Eastman and Hammersmith hospitals, London. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Maurice Arthur Kettle was a consultant orthodontist and oral surgeon at King’s College Hospital, London. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Sir Paul Bramley was a professor of dental surgery at the University of Sheffield. He was born in Leicester on 24 May 1923 to Charles Bramley and Constance Bramley née Jordan, the younger of their two sons. His father was a gifted engineering draughtsman; neither of his parents had a medical backgro

Norman Lester Rowe was born on 15 December 1915 in Paganhill, Stroud, Gloucestershire. His father was Arthur William Rowe OBE and was a civil servant. His mother was Lucy Adams. He attended preparatory school at Neville House, Eastbourne, Sussex, and public school at Malvern College, Worcestershire.