Scottish Dental Lifetime Achievement Award Continued » Graham McKirdy Dr Jim Rennie
Dr Rennie is the former dean of postgraduate dental education for Scotland. Before retiring in March 2011, he was responsible to the chief executive of NES for the management and delivery of postgraduate dental education in the NHS in Scotland. Working closely with SGHD through the office of the Chief Dental Officer, Jim played a key role in the development and implementation of national strategy and resource allocation for dentistry and the professions complementary to dentistry in Scotland.
He was responsible for managing the work- force development aspects of the ‘Action Plan for improving Oral Health and Modernising NHS Dental Services’. Jim also undertook a three-year term as deputy chief executive of NES.
Jim spent many years in undergraduate and postgraduate education within hospital and univer- sity settings before moving to SCPMDE and then NES. Other posts he has held include secretary to the dental faculty of the Royal College of Physi- cians and Surgeons of Glasgow, member of the General Dental Council and trustee of the Yorkhill Children’s Trust. He has worked both at the Univer- sity of Melbourne and the University of Cork. Jim was awarded the CBE in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to dentistry.
Graham qualified BDS from the University of Glasgow in 1979 and was awarded DGDP 1993. He has worked since qualification in general practice and the last 29 years as a partner in practices in Glasgow and Hamilton. He is 98 per cent NHS income based.
He has been a member of the BDA’s Scottish Dental Practice Committee (previously SGDSC) since 1991, the SDPC Executive since 2003 and was chairman from 1997 to 2003.
He has also served on the BDA Scottish council from 1997 until 2006 and the General Dental Practice Committee since 1997, it’s executive between 1997 and 2003, the GDPC Remuneration sub-committee since 1991, the BDA Pensions committee since 2003, the Glasgow & Clyde LDC since 1994, the Lanarkshire LDC since 1981
Professor William Saunders
Prof Saunders has made a very substantial contribution to dentistry in Scotland over many years having been closely involved in under- graduate and postgraduate dental teaching in both restorative dentistry and endodontics. His research has had a significant impact looking at, among other topics, the periodontal and cellular responses to endodontic materials, and has sat on two RAE (Dentistry) panels, being vice chair of the 2008 panel.
He has edited specialist journals and acts as consultant to specialist dental manufacturers of endodontic instruments. He is an accomplished clinician who has maintained his clinical practice throughout the periods where he was deeply involved in dental politics and specif- ically as dean of Dundee Dental School, chair of the Dental Schools Council, and council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
He was also the prime influence
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in the design of the Aberdeen Dental School once the decision had been taken to build it. These activities have meant that hundreds if not thousands of dental surgeons prac- ticing in Scotland and further afield have Bill to thank for shaping parts of their careers.
and the Lanarkshire ADC 1984-2010 representing these committees at all levels. Since 2005, Graham has also served on the BDA’s Repre- sentative Body and as vice chair of the BDA’s Audit Committee. He is currently chairing the NHS pensions negotiations for the BDA on a UK-wide basis. For 20 years, until 2001, he also held a part-time teaching post at Glasgow Dental Hospital.
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