Mark Bloom was an oral surgeon who lived in Solihull. 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.

Professor Hugh Dunstan Edmondson was head of the department of oral surgery and oral medicine at the University of Birmingham. 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.

Christopher Sidney Holland was a consultant oral surgeon at the Prince Charles Hospital, Methyr Tydfil. 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.

Ken Ray was dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Eric Thomson was a consultant oral surgeon who lived in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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

Helen Mary Jenrick was a senior clinical lecturer in oral surgery at the Royal Dental 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

Ian Ralph Brooke was a professor of dentistry at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada and chief of dentistry at the University Hospital. 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

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

John Albert Pedler was professor of oral medicine and pathology and head of the department of oral diagnosis in the faculty of dentistry at the University of Toronto, Canada. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, pl

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.