Benjamin William Fickling was a distinguished oral surgeon and a past president of the British Association of Oral Surgeons. The son of Robert Marshall Fickling, a dentist, he was born in London on 14 July 1909, in a house in Sloane Street where there had been a dental practice since 1840. His mothe

Surgeon Commander Donald Keith Riden RN was born in Liverpool on 5 May 1959, the son of Alfred Donald and Mavis Irene Riden. He attended West Derby Comprehensive School in Liverpool from 1970 to 1977, and then went on to study dentistry at King’s College Dental School, winning the Wellcome award in

John Lowry was a distinguished consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He was born on 6 June 1942 in Timperley, Cheshire, the son of Leslie and Betty Lowry. From Altrincham Grammar School, Cheshire, he went to the University of Manchester Turner Dental School and qualified BDS in 1963. He was a h

Martin Clark was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Lincoln County Hospital. Born on 22 November 1961 he qualified MB BCh in Wales in 1993. His first post as a consultant was at the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary before he moved to Lincoln in, probably, 2010. Particular interests in his spe

Gordon Hardman was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in north Wales. He was born in Oldham on 11 June 1918. His father, Frederick Hardman, fought in the First World War, received the Military Cross in 1918 and went on to run the family rope and twine manufacturing business. His mother was

Rüdiger Becker was chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery and director of the centre for dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine at Westphalian Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany. He was born in 1927. At Münster he was also vice dean and then dean of the medical faculty. He was primarily f

Andrew Baker was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was born in Enfield, London, on 21 February 1961, the son of John Baker, a launderette owner, and Patricia Baker née Mighall, a housewife. He was the youngest of three siblings; he had a brother, John, and

Bob Woodwards was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Royal Blackburn 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

Michael George Hodge was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Oxfordshire. 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

Derek Henderson was a senior consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital, London. He was born in London on 9 April 1935. Both his parents, Robert Henderson and Dorothy Edith Henderson née Spring, were civil servants. He attended Dulwich College, where he won prizes and scholarsh

Jeremy Alan Sherman was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, and Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was born on 2 June 1959 in London, the son of Philip Sherman and Gina L Sherman née Adamson and was educated at the City of London School.

Iain McVicar was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. 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