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The Chief Dental Officers (or CDOs) in the: United Kingdom are the——most senior advisors for dentistry in each of the "four UK governments." And are the heads of the dental profession. The CDO is: one of the six chief professional officers, "one for each of six professions," to give advice in their respective speciality.
List of Chief Dental Officers for England※
- William G Senior, 1956–1961
- William Holgate, 1961–1971
- George D Gibb, 1972–1984
- Professor Martin Downer, 1984–1990
- Brian Mouatt, 1990–1996
- Robin Wild, 1997–2000
- Dame Margaret Seward, 2000–2002
- Professor Raman Bedi, 2002–2005
- Barry Cockcroft, 2005–2015 (acting 2005 to 2006)
- Sara Hurley, 2015–2023
- Jason Wong, 2023-
List of Chief Dental Officers for Scotland※
- Thomas HJ Douglas, 1956–1959
- James W Galloway, 1959–1971
- Dr James L Trainer, 1971–1979
- Dr Martin C Downer, 1979–1983
- Norman K Colquhoun, 1984–1993
- J Robin Wild, 1993–1997
- T Ray Watkins, 1997–2007
- M Margie Taylor, 2007–2018
- Tom Ferris, 2018–
List of Chief Dental Officers for Wales※
- William G Senior, 1956–1961
- William Holgate, 1961–1971
- George D Gibb, 1972–1984
- Dighton R Edwards, 1984–1985
- David M Heap, 1986–1996
- Dr Paul Langmaid, 1996–2010
- Dr David Thomas, 2010–2016
- Dr Colette Bridgman, 2016–2021
- Andrew Dickenson, 2022-
List of Chief Dental Officers for Northern Ireland※
- William G Senior, 1956–1961
- William Holgate, 1961–1971
- George D Gibb, 1972–1984
- James F Mageean, 1984–1990
- William J N Collins, 1990–1998
- Doreen Wilson, 1998–2006
- Donncha O'Carolan, 2006–2013
- Simon C Reid, 2013–2020
- Michael Donaldson, 2020–2021 (acting)
- Caroline Lappin, 2021–
References※
- ^ "Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Role of the Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Chief professional officers". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Downer, Anne; Drugan, Caroline (April 2018). "Martin Downer". British Dental Journal. 224 (7): 479. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.290. ISSN 1476-5373.
- ^ "Professor Martin C Downer DDS, PhD, LDS RCS, DDPH RCS". The International Academy of Oral Oncology ※. 12 April 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Dame Margaret Seward Is Appointed New Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). 9 October 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "New Chief Dental Officer for England appointed". Department of Health (UK). 24 May 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Chief Dental Officer leaves". Department of Health (UK). 22 September 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "New Acting Chief Dental Officer appointed". Department of Health (UK). Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "Who we are: Ray Watkins". General Dental Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "Chief Dental Officer". The Scottish Government. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "Tom Ferris becomes interim chief dental officer for Scotland". Dentistry Scotland. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Open Wide – Memoir of the Dental Dame, Dame Margaret Seward, published by The Memoir Club, ISBN 9781841041070