Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

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

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

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

Geoffrey Slaney Hoggins, consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, died on January 4 2000, aged 84. ‘Geoff’ as he was affectionately known by colleagues throughout the hospital service in the Midlands, was educated at Bedford School, King Edward’s School Birmingham, and Birmingham University.

David Stanley Precious was chair of the department of oral and maxillofacial sciences and dean of the faculty of dentistry at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario on 23 April 1944, the son of John Douglas Precious and Jean Phyllis Precious née Maclaurin. He was raise

We regret to announce that John Montgomery Gorman MDS FDS FFD died on 18 November 2014. John, born 12 October 1929, was a consultant in the Northern Ireland Plastic and Maxillo Facial Service. During his time as a Consultant Surgeon the 'Northern Ireland Troubles' were taking place and John was d

Dennis Leveson Wedgwood was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. He was born in Blurton, Staffordshire, on 14 September 1936, the son of Stanley Leveson Wedgwood, a pharmacist, and Hilda Wedgwood née Millington. His grandfather was a dental surgeon in Tunstal

David Rodd James was a consultant maxillofacial surgeon at University College Hospital (UCH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital, and an honorary consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Eastman Dental Hospital, London. He was born on

Peter Gilchrist McAndrew was a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Rotherham Hospital. He was born on 7 March 1942 in Northumberland, the son of Thomas Holland McAndrew, a chartered accountant, and Kathleen Hyde McAndrew née Gilchrist. He gained his fellowship of the Faculty of Dental S

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.

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