It is with some pride that the author worked in Geoffrey Slack’s department from 1963 to 1967 and even retained a working relationship with him after that time. Slack was Professor of Dental Surgery (1959–1976) and later Professor of Community Dental Health (1976–1977) at The London Hospital Medical College, within the University of London. The change in titles came about as a result of recognition of his contribution to developments in public health and community dental care and services, for many of which he was directly responsible. He was Dental Dean from 1965 until 1969. Upon retirement in 1977 he became Emeritus Professor. In addition, he was Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 1974 to 1977.
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Dame Margaret Seward, personal communication.
9.
Ibid.
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DEC Minute Book, 21 October 1964.
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DEC Minute Book, 21 April 1965.
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DEC Minute Book, 19 May 1965.
13.
The author was a member.
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GelbierS. A history of the British Paedodonic Society. Part I – The London Study Group in Children’s Dentistry, 1952-1958. Journal Paediatric Dentistry1986; 2: 25–32.
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HollowayPJJamesPMSlackGL. Dental caries among the residents of Tristan da Cunha. (d) The last count. Journal of the Royal Society of Health1962; 82: 139–139.
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Ibid.
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Slack GL, Duckworth R, Scheer B, et al. The effect of chewing gum on the incidence of dental caries in Greek children – a 3 year study. British Dental Journal 1972; 133: 371–377.
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Martin Craig Downer, CDO Department of Health, England, DDPH 1969.
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Aaron Maurice (Moishe) Kelman, CDO Ministry of Health, Israel, DDPH 1969.
26.
To the Department of Dental Public Health, later renamed Oral Health Policy.
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John Palmer, personal communication, 1 October 2008.
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Mike Lennon, personal communication, 2010.
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Hardie JM, Thomson PL, South RJ, et al. A longitudinal epidemiological study on dental plaque and the development of dental caries – interim results after two years. Journal Dental Research 1977; 56 (Spec No): C90-98.
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Jeremy Hardie, personal communication.
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George Bowden, personal communication, 28 January 2012.
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George Bowden, personal communication, 28 January 2012.
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Philip Turton, personal communication, 15 December 2011.
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Stuart Morgenstein, personal communication, 16 December 2011.
