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

Eric Siddons Foster was an orthodontist from Lincoln. He gained his LDS from Sheffield in 1942 and a year later joined the Royal Army Dental Corps as a lieutenant. He was promoted to captain in 1947. He gained his higher dental diploma in 1949 and became a fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of

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

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

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

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

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

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

William Robert Profitt, 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 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