Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

David Stirrups, who died on Friday 12 August following a short illness, was an inspirational clinician, teacher, educationalist and colleague. David qualified from Sheffield Dental School in 1970, winning the prize for orthodontics. He became a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1

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

Abrahim Hasan Yacoot was an orthodontist in 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

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

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

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

Corisande Smyth was a pioneering reader in orthodontics at the University of London and one of the first women to become a fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. She was born in Wimbledon in January 1902 but lived most of her life in Middlesex, where her

David DiBiase was a consultant orthodontist at St Bartholomew’s and London hospitals and a former president of the British Orthodontic Society. He was born on 1 May 1935 in Kingston, Surrey, the son of Merlino DiBiase, a hairdresser, and Nora DiBiase née Rouse. He attended Tiffin Boys’ School and we

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

Francis Joseph MacCauley, known as ‘Frank’, was a consultant orthodontist in Worcester and Hereford. He was born in 1935 in Dublin, Ireland, the son of James Aloysuis MacCauley and Brigid F MacCauley née Brennan. He studied dentistry in Ireland and became a fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of

David Robert Carrington was an orthodontist in Dubai. He was born on 21 September 1960. He gained his fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1993. Prior to working in Dubai his address was in Reading. He died on 29 June 2014 and was cremated in Ber

Vincent George Kokich was an orthodontist in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was born on 17 September 1944 in Tacoma, the son of Obren George Kokich, a partner of a fishing boat and a deep-sea fisherman, and Helen Margaret Kokich née Lisicich. He attended Lowell Elementary, Mason Junior High and Stadium