Board of Directors
Miss K F WOOLASS, BDS, FDS, DOrth (55), Non-Executive Director, Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination / Remuneration CommitteeMiss K F Woolass has been a Director since 1984 and became 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 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 (39), Executive Director, Chief Executive, Chairman of the Investment CommitteeF M Mirza joined the Society as Head of Finance in 1999 and became the Society's Deputy Chief Executive in 2003. He was appointed to the Board on 1 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. 
J P SCOTT, BDS, MPhil, MFGDP(UK) (63), Non-Executive Director, Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the Risk Committee, Member of the Nomination / Remuneration CommitteeJ P Scott has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1987 and Vice-Chairman 1998 to date. He was a general dental practitioner for 27 years and a Regional Advisor in general dental practice between 1987 and 1995. He was appointed to the NHS Dental Practice Board (now the Dental Services division of the NHS Business Services Authority) as Dental Reference Officer in 1996 and appointed as full-time Clinical Probity Officer in 2000, retiring in 2008. He was a Research Fellow of the Institute of General Practice at Exeter University, founding Board member of the Faculty of General Dental Practice at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and also founding Editor of the publication ‘Primary Dental Care’. 
K W ALEXANDER, BDS, MGDSRCS Eng., FFGDP(UK) (64), Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination / Remuneration Committee, Member of the Investment CommitteeK W Alexander was appointed to the Board in 1993. He worked in general dental practice between 1968 and 2005 and was an Advisor in general dental practice to the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency from 1987 until 2005. He was an Examiner for the Diploma of Membership in General Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) 1991 to 1999 and a Core Examiner for the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 1992 to 1998. He was also a Faculty of General Dental Practice Board member between 1995 and 1997 and was admitted to the specialist list in orthodontics in 2002. He has been in orthodontics-only practice since 2005 and was elected as a Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) in 2008. 
Miss H M HARRISON, BDS, MFGDP (46), Non-Executive Director, Member 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 been a member of the Representative Body of the British Dental Association (BDA) since 1997 and the BDA Council, Ethics, Practice Management and Healthcare Policy Committees and Chairman of the Eastern Counties Branch 2002 – 2008. 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 (44), Non-Executive Director, Member 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 currently Chairman of Surgery and Anaesthetics at Buckinghamshire hospitals, 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 (61), 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) (55), Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit CommitteeD S Kooner was appointed as a Director in 2004. He has been a general dental practitioner since 1981 and is Regional Adviser in General Dental Practice and Vocational Training Adviser (Barnet Scheme) for the London Deanery. He has been a Justice of the Peace since 1990 and served as a General Commissioner of Income Taxes (Middlesex Division) from 2000-2009. He is a member of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (formerly Family Health Services 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 for 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 sits as a professional member on the Fitness to Practice Panel of the General Dental Council. 
M C MACE, MB, BS, FDS, MRCS (64), Non-Executive Director, Member of the Nomination / Remuneration CommitteeM C Mace has been a Director since 1982, serving as Vice-Chairman between 1982 and 1998, and Chairman 1998 to May 2010. He was a part-time Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at Stoke Mandeville Hospital from 1978 until 2003 and had a private Oral and Maxillofacial practice in London and Buckinghamshire. He is a member and past President of the Council of the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is also a past Examiner for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and an Honorary Member, former Trustee and Director of The Healing Foundation. 
R K RAJA RAYAN, OBE, MSc, BDS, MGDS, DRD, LDS, MRD, FDS, FFGDP, MREC, RPf, Cert P (56), Non-Executive Director, Member of the Risk CommitteeR K Raja Rayan was appointed to the Board in 1989. 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. |
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