Professor Nairn H F Wilson CBE
Patron

DSc (h.c.) PhD MSc BDS DRD FDS (Edin, Eng, Glasg) FFD FFGDP FCDSHK FICD FACD FADM FHEA FKC

Nairn Wilson, Immediate-past President of the British Dental Association, is Emeritus Professor of Dentistry, King’s College London, where he was Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Dean and Head of the College’s internationally renowned Dental Institute between 2001 and 2012, and Deputy Vice Principal (Health) between 2009 and 2012, before being appointed Honorary Professor of Dentistry (2012-2106). Nairn’s many other positions in dentistry have included Editor of the Journal of Dentistry (1986-2000), Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1995-1998), President of the Academy of Operative Dentistry European Section (1998-2000), President of the General Dental Council (1999-2003), Co-chair of the Forum of European Heads and Deans of Dental Schools (2007- 2012) and more recently Professional Strategic Executive, European Federation of Periodontology (2012 to date). His current interests are healthcare regulation, international trends in dental education, and future developments in the clinical practice of dentistry. He continues to author and edit many different contributions to the dental literature, while serving as Patron or Trustee of various dental charities. His various honours and awards, in addition to his CBE, include a Dentistry Lifetime Contribution Award, the Award of Excellence of the Academy of Operative Dentistry European Section, and the John Tomes Medal of the British Dental Association.