BDA Honours Seventeen Colleagues

Details: Published: Tuesday, 28 January 2025 09:30; Written by Guy Tuggle; Hits: 1011

BAFTAS, Oscars or BDA Awards? The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced the recipients of its annual gongs, recognising seventeen individuals for their exceptional achievements, their commitment to the BDA and / or their work for the dental profession.

The professionals upon whom the spotlight has shone come from all sections of the profession from general practice through to community and hospital dentistry, and across all four nations.

And in a new move, the BDA says it is proud to honour four recipients with a new Award for Excellence, celebrating a hospital dentist and a specialist orthodontist, as well as a special care clinical director, and a general dental practitioner (GDP).

Roz McMullan, Chair of the BDA’s Honours and Awards Committee said: “We are proud to celebrate these 17 exceptional dentists for their contribution to the profession and the Association. This year, we celebrate four dentists with our prestigious new ‘Award for Excellence’, which recognises special service at any stage of a career.

"We are always looking to highlight those who have shown a commitment to advancing dentistry and worked tirelessly for our profession. We strongly encourage nominations from all areas of the profession - so please consider putting forward a colleague/s for the next round of awards.”

The Awards were announced as follows:-

Fellowship Medal

Honours outstanding and distinguished service to the profession and the BDA:

Peter Crooks, GDP (Northern Ireland)
Mike Gall, Surgeon Captain (D) (England)
Alison Lockyer, GDP (England)
David McColl, GDP (Scotland).

John Tomes Medal

This medal honours members of the dental profession and of scientific eminence, or persons distinguished in medical or allied services, for their outstanding service to the dental profession or the BDA:

Professor Avijit Banerjee, Professor of Cariology & Operative Dentistry / Honorary Consultant and Clinical Lead, Restorative Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London and Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals Trust, London, UK
Professor David Williams, Professor Global Oral Health, Barts and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London and Academic Lead, Centre for Public Health and Primary Care.

Life Membership

This honour is usually awarded after retirement and celebrates long and valuable service to the BDA, often at Branch, Group or local level:

David Cross, Specialist Orthodontist (Scotland)
John Edwards, GDP (England)
Julie Kirkby, GDP (England)
Josie Lemon, Senior Dental Officer and Specialist in Special Care Dentistry (England)
Veenu Singla, GDP (England)
Malcolm Smith, Postgraduate Dental Dean, NHS England Education NE and North Cumbria
Charles Viggor, GDP (England).

Award for Excellence

This new award recognises special service at any level of dentistry either nationally or internationally:

Manar Elkhazindar, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, NHS Highland
Karen Juggins, Consultant Orthodontist, Royal Stoke University
Sandra Sandham, Special Care Dentistry Clinical Director (North Wales)
Michael Watts, GDP (England).

Deadlines looming for the next round of awards

The BDA is inviting members of the profession to consider names for next year’s awards. If you would like to nominate someone for the next round of awards, you can learn more and submit a nomination via a BDA dedicated Honours and awards page.

The deadline for the next round of nominations is 30 May 2025. Nominations for the Award for Young Dentists (Joy Harrild Award) should be submitted by 30 April 2025.

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