Edmund Mai Hong Tay was a professor of dental surgery at the National University of Singapore. 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

John Rayne was born on 18 May 1932, the son of a dentist. He was educated at University College School, London, before graduating from the Royal Dental Hospital School of Dental Surgery in 1955 and, following house officer posts and military service in the RAF Dental Branch, embarked on a career in