Board of Directors
Miss K F WOOLASS, BDS, FDS, DOrth (56), Non-Executive Director, Chairman, Member of the Investment Committee, Member of the Nomination / Remuneration CommitteeMiss K F Woolass has been a Director since 1984 and was elected as Chairman in May 2010. She is a specialist orthodontic practitioner in South Yorkshire, an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons for the Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy and past Treasurer and Chair of the Rotherham Local Dental Committee. She is also a past member of the South Yorkshire Council of the British Dental Association, past Secretary of the South Yorkshire branch of the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry, past Secretary of the Local Orthodontic Committee of the South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority, past Postgraduate Dental Tutor for Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham and past member of the Rotherham Oral Health Advisory Group. 
F M MIRZA, ACA (40), Executive Director, Chief Executive, Chairman of the Investment CommitteeF M Mirza joined the Society as Head of Finance in 1999. He was appointed to the Board in January 2008 and as Chief Executive in May 2008. A Chartered Accountant, specialising in financial services with a focus on insurance, fund management and retail banking, he has previously enjoyed successful roles at Fraser Russell (now part of Baker Tilly), PricewaterhouseCoopers and Bayern LB. 
M E GREEN, BDS, FDSRCPS, MFGDP(UK), DPDS (57), Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Nomination / Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk CommitteeM E Green was appointed to the Board on 28 October 2010. He has been a practice owner in NHS general dental practice since 1984 and is Associate Dental Post Graduate Dean (DF1) at the University of Bristol. He has been a member of the General Dental Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel since 2003 and one of the Chairmen since 2006. In the South West region, he was a Vocational Trainer from 1990 to 1994, was appointed as Vocational Training Advisor in 1994 and as the Regional Advisor in General Dental Practice in 1997, a post he still holds. He is a past President of the Christian Dental Fellowship and is on the advisory board of the dental charity Bridge2Aid. 
Miss H M HARRISON, BDS, MFGDP (47), Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk CommitteeMiss H M Harrison joined the Board in 2004. She is Principal of a multi-disciplinary general and specialist dental practice in Cambridge. She has previously been a member of the Representative Body of the British Dental Association (BDA) and the BDA Council, Ethics, Practice Management and Healthcare Policy Committees and Chairman of the Eastern Counties Branch. She is also a past member of the Cambridgeshire Local Dental Committee, a member of the Cambridge Postgraduate Education Committee and a past dental nursing Tutor and Examiner. 
G E KIDNER, BDS, MSc, LDS, FDS(Orth), MOrthRCS (45), Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit CommitteeG E Kidner was appointed to the Board in 2004. He has been a Consultant Orthodontist at the Buckinghamshire and Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trusts since 2000 and also works part-time in private practice. He is a lead orthodontist for the regional cleft lip and palate service and a member of the Consultant Orthodontic Group Committee of the British Orthodontic Society. 
T R KING, BDS, FPC (62), Non-Executive DirectorT R King has been a Director since 1998. He was a dental surgeon with the Royal Navy for 15 years and later ran a successful locum service in Peterborough. He subsequently joined the insurance profession and worked for 20 years as an Independent Financial Advisor, specialising in all aspects of health insurance. 
D S KOONER, JP, BDS, LDSRCS, MGDSRCS, DGDP(UK), Dip MDE(Lon) (56), Non-Executive Director, Vice Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination / Remuneration CommitteeD S Kooner was appointed as Director in 2004. He has been a general dental practitioner since 1981 and is Regional Advisor in General Dental Practice and Vocational Training Advisor (Barnet Scheme) for the London Deanery. He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1990 and previously served as a General Commissioner of Income Taxes (Middlesex Division) from 2000 to 2009. He is a member of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (Formerly Family Health Service Appeals Authority). He is a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, an Examiner for the National Examination Board for Dental Nurses and the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice. He is a member of the Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow Local Dental Committee and Hounslow Primary Care Trust and was a professional member of the Fitness to Practice Panel of the General Dental Council (2003 to 2010). He also sits on the Board of Dental Protection Limited. 
R K RAJA RAYAN, OBE, MSc, BDS, MGDS, DRD, LDS, MRD, FDS, FFGDP, MREC, RPf, Cert P (57), Non-Executive Director, Member of the Risk CommitteeR K Raja Rayan was appointed to the Board in 1989. He is also the current Chairman of the charity AOG Foundation Limited. He is a former Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and has served as Chairman of Finance, Chairman of Examinations and Vice Dean. He has also served as an elected Council Member of the General Dental Council and examined for the Diploma, Membership and Fellowship examinations of the College. He is currently Associate Dean at the London Deanery. 
A G WEIGHTMAN, BDS (47), Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit CommitteeA G Weightman was appointed to the Board in May 2011. He has been a general dental practitioner since 1987 and a principal from 1992. He is a director of NHS general dental practices in Doncaster, Hessle and Hull, and is the Dental Practice Advisor for NHS Doncaster and NHS North Lincolnshire. He is a member of the Doncaster LDC and a past Treasurer of the North Lincolnshire LDC. He is a past Clinical Assistant in Orthodontics and Vocational Trainer. |
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