Derek Seel was a consultant orthodontist in Cardiff and Swansea and postgraduate dean for south west of England based at Bristol University. He was born on 2 April 1932 in Stockport, the son of William Alfred Seel and Olive Seel née Greenwell. He was educated at Stockport School and graduated from t

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 Di Biase was a consultant orthodontist at the London Hospital and a former president of the British Orthodontic Society. 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 Robert Carrington was an orthodontist in Dubai. 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

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

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

Chris Kettler’s defining achievement was his contribution to the formation of the British Orthodontic Society, but he is remembered for so much more. A specialist practitioner, he was Secretary of the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) three times, he was also an active British Dental Association mem

Alan Russell Lynch was an orthodontist who lived in Rye, East Sussex. 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

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

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

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

Brian David Collin was an orthodontist from Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland.