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 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

Lionel Harold Russell 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

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

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 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

David Bridon Johnson was a consultant orthodontist in Leeds and Bradford. He studied dentistry at Durham University and qualified in 1959. He gained his diploma in orthodontics in 1962 and his fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1964. His de

Brian David Collin was an orthodontist who lived in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was born on 22 June 1942 in Durham. His father, Thomas Collin, was a storekeeper; his mother was Jennie Collin née Marsh. He studied dentistry at the University of Durham and qualified in 1965. He gained his di

Donald George Gould was a consultant orthodontist in Nottingham and Derby. He was born in 1936 in Barnet, the elder son of George Edward Gould. His mother’s maiden name was Roberts. He studied dentistry in London and qualified in 1953. He subsequently gained his diploma in orthodontics in 1956 and h

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

Born in 1941, Tom was brought up in Manchester and attended Chethams School. He loved to play rugby and football and was an ardent supporter of Manchester United. He was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral, played the flute and always had a great love of music. Tom followed his mother and