Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

Nigel Carter was born on 3 December 1950. Qualifying from King’s in 1973, he began working in general dental practice in Edenbridge in Kent. He then returned to a hospital career with house jobs at The Royal, Guy’s, East Grinstead, St George’s and Sheffield Dental Hospital. Nigel studied orthodontic

Thomas Hedd Morgan Wynne was an orthodontist from the Wirral. 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 Robert Proffit, known as ‘Bill’, was head of the department of orthodontics at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, USA, and probably the most influential orthodontist of his generation. He grew up in Buies Creek, North Carolina, the son of teachers. His remarkable thirst f

John Williams, Consultant Orthodontist to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield and Leeds Dental Hospital, had nearly completed his term as President of the British Orthodontic Society at the time of his sudden death on 3 September 2004. The presidency is the highest honour the Society can bestow on a

Reginald Denis Howard was an orthodontist from Richmond, Surrey. He was born in London on 30 November 1929, the son of Frank Herbert Howard, a salesman, and Ethel Howard née Harding. He studied dentistry and qualified with the LDS in 1954 and the BDS in 1955. He became a fellow of the Faculty of Den

It is with sadness that we report the death of Hugh Lester Leech on 1 February 2010 aged 88. Hugh was born on 11 September 1921 near Newport, South Wales, and was educated locally, his singing ability leading to him being selected for the Newport Cathedral Choir, and later the Exeter Cathedral

John Frederick Reading was an orthodontist in Sydney, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney in 1927, the only child of Frederick James Reading, who owned a textile company, and Daisy Muriel Reading née Brown. He grew up in Darling Point and Vaucluse, Sydney and was educated at Scots College. At sch

Born in 1941, Tom was brought up in Manchester and attended Chethams School. He loved to play rugby and football and was an ardent supporter of Manchester United. He was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral, played the flute and always had a great love of music. Tom followed his mother and

John Hooper was the first Consultant Orthodontist in England to be appointed to a District General Hospital following the inception of the National Health Service. His example helped to determine the pattern for the future delivery of orthodontic services in this country. He died at the age of 92 on

Alan Campbell was a consultant orthodontist in the department of children’s dentistry at Guy’s Hospital, London. He was born in Peterborough on 9 August 1921. His father, John Donaldson Campbell, was originally from Glasgow. His mother was Eleanor Campbell née Snow. He entered Guy’s Hospital Dental

Christopher Hogg was an orthodontist in Edgware, London. He was born on 23 August 1958. He gained his fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992 and a diploma in orthodontics in 1994. In 2000 one of his photographs was highly commended in the n

David Bowden (‘D B’ to many) was a consultant orthodontist in the Mersey region. He was born on 27 January 1939 and grew up in Warrington, the son of Mary Bowden née Carter and William Ernest Bowden, his father being a general practitioner. His school years were spent at Malvern and as a boy he repu