Chief Dental Officer (United Kingdom)
Encyclopedia
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. The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for each of six professions, to give advice in their respective specialty.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is the British Government's most senior advisor for dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
in England, and is the head of dental staff and dental profession in England. The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for each of six professions, to give advice in their respective specialty.
List of Chief Dental Officers for Her Majesty's Government
- Professor Martin Downer, 1983 to ? dates
- Brian Mouatt, ? dates
- Robin Wild, ? date 1997 - 31 October 2000
- Dame Margaret Seward, 1 November 2000 - 30 September 2002
- Professor Raman BediRaman BediRaman Bedi is Professor of Transcultural Oral Health at King's College London and was the Chief Dental Officer of England from 2002 to 2005...
, 1 October 2002 - 30 September 2005 - Barry CockcroftBarry Cockcroft (dentist)Barry Michael Cockcroft CBE is the Chief Dental Officer for England.Cockcroft qualified from the Dental School at the University of Birmingham in 1973...
, 1 October 2005 - current (actingActing (law)In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things.*The position has not yet been formally created.*The person is only occupying the position temporarily, to ensure continuity.*The person does not have a mandate....
CDO from 1 October 2005 and CDO from 26 July 2006)
List of Chief Dental Officers for Scotland
- Mr Ray Watkins, July 1997 - 30 April 2007
- Miss Margie Taylor, 1 May 2007–present