Chief Dental Officer (United Kingdom)
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The Chief Dental Officer (or CDO) for England is the British Government's most senior advisor for dentistry in England, and is the head of dental staff and dental profession in England.[1][2] The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for each of six professions, to give advice in their respective specialty.[3]
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[edit] List of Chief Dental Officers for Her Majesty's Government
- Professor Martin Downer, 1983 to ? dates[4]
- Brian Mouatt, ? dates
- Robin Wild, ? date 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 - current[1][8] (acting CDO from 1 October 2005 and CDO from 26 July 2006)[3]
[edit] List of Chief Dental Officers for Scotland
[edit] List of Chief Dental Officers for Wales
- Dr Paul Langmaid, ? dates
[edit] List of Chief Dental Officers for Northern Ireland
- Ms Doreen Wilson, ?dates
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chief Dental Officer. Department of Health (UK). Retrieved on 2 December 2007.
- ^ Role of the Chief Dental Officer. Department of Health (UK). Retrieved on 2 December 2007.
- ^ a b Chief professional officers. Department of Health (UK). Retrieved on 4 December 2007.
- ^ Professor Martin C Downer DDS, PhD, LDS RCS, DDPH RCS. The International Academy of Oral Oncology [IAOO] (2005-04-12). Retrieved on 4 December 2007.
- ^ Dame Margaret Seward Is Appointed New Chief Dental Officer. Department of Health (UK) (2000-10-09). Retrieved on 4 December 2007.
- ^ New Chief Dental Officer for England appointed. Department of Health (UK) (2002-05-24). Retrieved on 4 December 2007.
- ^ Chief Dental Officer leaves. Department of Health (UK) (2005-09-22). Retrieved on 3 December 2007.
- ^ a b New Acting Chief Dental Officer appointed. Department of Health (UK). Retrieved on 3 December 2007.
- ^ Who we are: Ray Watkins. General Dental Council. Retrieved on 31 December 2007.
- ^ a b Chief Dental Officer. Retrieved on 31 December 2007.
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