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

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

John Metcalf was a consultant orthodontist at Woolwich and Dartford, London. He was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of Reginald Metcalf and Leila Metcalf née Moore, and qualified from Guy’s Hospital Dental School in 1955. After National Service, he entered general dental practice in Thames Ditto

Tim Bass was a consultant orthodontist in Exeter. He was born in Chigwell, Essex, the eldest of four children and was educated at St Edward’s, Oxford, a boarding school. A career in dentistry was suggested by his father and Tim qualified from Guy’s in 1954. After National Service in the Royal

Donald Ian Smith was a consultant orthodontist for the North West Metropolitan Region, London. He was born in 1925 and gained his fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1955. He died on 22 April 2017. His last-known address was in Totnes, Devon.

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

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

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

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

David Morris was head of the department of orthodontics at Leeds Dental Institute. He was born in New York on 20 July 1963, the oldest son of Norman and Jean Morris: his two younger brothers were Richard and Bryn. The family was brought up in Queens, before moving to his father’s native north Wales

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

Eddie, the elder of twins, was born in Hackney, his early education was at Bancroft’s School and his undergraduate years were spent at The Royal Dental Hospital, where he qualified BDS with Honours. After House Surgeon appointments and during RAF National Service, he gained FDS RCS. On demobilisatio