Chief Dental Officer (United Kingdom)

The Chief Dental Officer (or CDO) in the United Kingdom is the most senior advisor for dentistry in each of the four UK governments, and is the head of the dental profession.[1][2] The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for each of six professions, to give advice in their respective speciality.[3]

List of Chief Dental Officers for Her Majesty's Government
  • Sir E Wilfred Fish CBE, 1956–1964
  • Sir Robert V Bradlaw CBE, 1964–1974
  • Sir Rodney G Swiss OBE, 1974–1979
  • Sir Frank E Lawton, 1979–1984
  • Professor Martin Downer, 1984–1990 [4]
  • Brian Mouatt, 1990 to 1996
  • Robin Wild, 1997 – 31 October 2000[5]
  • Dame Margaret Seward, 1 November 2000 – 30 September 2002[6]
  • Professor Raman Bedi, 1 October 2002 – 30 September 2005[7][8]
  • Barry Cockcroft, 1 October 2005 – February 2015[1][8] (acting CDO from 1 October 2005 to 26 July 2006)[3]
  • Sara Hurley, since August 2015

List of Chief Dental Officers for Scotland
  • Mr Thomas HJ Douglas CBE, 1956–1959
  • Mr James W Galloway, 1959–1971
  • Dr James L Trainer, 1971–1979
  • Dr Martin C Downer, 1979–1983
  • Mr Norman K Colquhoun, 1984–1993
  • Mr J Robin Wild, 1993–1997
  • Mr T Ray Watkins CBE, 1997–2007[9][10]
  • Miss M Margie Taylor CBE, 2007–2018[10]
  • Mr Tom Ferris, since 2018

List of Chief Dental Officers for Wales
  • William G Senior CBE, 1956–1961
  • William Holgate OBE, 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 MBE, since 2016

List of Chief Dental Officers for Northern Ireland
  • James F Mageean, 1984–1990
  • William J N Collins, 1990–1998
  • Doreen Wilson, 1998–2006
  • Donncha O'Carolan, 2006–2013
  • Simon C Reid, since 2013

References
  1. "Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  2. "Role of the Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  3. "Chief professional officers". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "Professor Martin C Downer DDS, PhD, LDS RCS, DDPH RCS". The International Academy of Oral Oncology [IAOO]. 2005-04-12. Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  5. "Dame Margaret Seward Is Appointed New Chief Dental Officer". Department of Health (UK). 2000-10-09. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  6. "New Chief Dental Officer for England appointed". Department of Health (UK). 2002-05-24. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  7. "Chief Dental Officer leaves". Department of Health (UK). 2005-09-22. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  8. "New Acting Chief Dental Officer appointed". Department of Health (UK). Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  9. "Who we are: Ray Watkins". General Dental Council. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  10. "Chief Dental Officer". The Scottish Government. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  • Open Wide – Memoir of the Dental Dame, Dame Margaret Seward, published by The Memoir Club, 9781841041070
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