Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

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

Gordon Dickson was born in Yorkshire on 15 April 1920. He qualified in dentistry in Sheffield and served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. Developing an interest in orthodontics, he was the second consultant orthodontist to be appointed after the formation of the Nati

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

Iain Robinson was a consultant orthodontist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. The son of Stanley and Moira Robinson, he was born in Edinburgh on 22 January1940, shortly after the Second World War broke out. After the end of the war, his family moved south to Tadworth in Surrey, but, at the age

Jim Moss was head of the department of orthodontics at University College London Dental School and a leading figure in British orthodontics and the international orthodontic community. He was born on 29 May 1933, one of five children of Percy Randolph Moss, a butcher, and Margaret Moss née Hollands

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

Ron Broadway was a consultant orthodontist in Winchester. He was born in Ilford, Essex, on 14 October 1927, the son of Edward James Broadway and Martha Broadway née Swallow, and was educated at Bancroft’s School. He qualified at the Royal Dental Hospital in 1949, as did his twin brother Eddie. After

Brian Holmes died peacefully on 24 March 2015 after stoically enduring Parkinsonism in his later years. Brian was born in Alvaston, Derby, where his father owned a successful butcher’s business. He went to Bemrose School in Derby, before studying dentistry at Guy’s Hospital, London, qualifying

John Dennis Hugh McDonald was an orthodontist in Melbourne, Victoria. He was born on 25 November 1927 in Sherwood, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His parents were Hugh Callum McDonald and Lilian Margaret Janetta McDonald née Muirhead. He attended Brisbane State High School. McDonal

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

Charlie Parker, a consultant orthodontist in Leicester, was a plain-speaking Yorkshire man. Born in Bradford, he and his brother both qualified from Leeds Dental School. Charlie was more interested in dental development than dental disease and so entered the Schools Dental Service in Bradford in 195

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