Peter Richard Barton was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Oxford. He was born in London on 12 December 1921, the son of Richard Barton, a wine merchant, and Dora Ruth Barton née Jarman. He was educated at Haileybury College, where he was particularly influenced and encouraged by Wilfre

Alex Bird died on 6 November 2002, aged 75. Born in Johannesburg, Alex Bird studied dentistry at the University of Witwatersrand. At an early stage, he developed an interest in oral surgery, working with Lester Brown at Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg. This was to shape his future career.

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.

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

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

Glyn Burland was an oral surgeon at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. He was born on 16 February 1929, the son of John Henry Burland, a dentist who had served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War, and Annie J C Burland née Reiley. Burland gained his fellowship of the Fa

Frank Robert Coffin was an oral surgeon in London. He was born in Wandsworth, London, on 21 September 1915, the son of a printer. After qualifying at the Royal Dental Hospital in 1938, he completed house jobs at Leicester Square and at the Middlesex (then the only resident dental post in the country

As a highly accomplished oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Melbourne, Bob Cook was a major figure and leader of the specialty at a local and international level. As a teacher and mentor to many trainees and junior surgeons, he was president of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial

Emeritus Professor Brian Ernest Dudley Cooke, Founder Dean and Professor of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology of the Dental School, University of Wales, College of Medicine, 1961-1982, died at his home at Pembroke on 28 September 2007, at the age of 87. His infectious enthusiasm and great integr

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

Adrian William David Cowan, known as ‘Eddy’, was chief of the department of periodontology at Dublin Dental Hospital, a consultant oral surgeon in the city, and dean of the faculty of dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He was born on 26 August 1919 in Dublin, into an Orth

Arthur Darling was the first professor of dental surgery and director of dental education at Bristol. He was born on 21 November 1916 in Heaton, Newcastle, the son of John Straughan Darling and Henrietta Darling née Jeffcoat. John was an insurance company manager, whilst Henrietta was originally a c