Dorothy Geddes
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Dorothy Geddes | |
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| Born | 8 May 1936 Alloa, Scotland |
| Died | 14 March 1998 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupations | Oral surgeon, academic |
| Known for | First woman to be appointed to a professorship of dentistry in the United Kingdom |
Dorothy Ann Malcolm Geddes OBE FRCS (8 May 1936 – 14 March 1998) was the first woman to be appointed to a professorship of dentistry in the United Kingdom.
Dorothy Ann Malcolm Geddes was born in Alloa, Scotland on 8 May 1936. She attended Brechin High School, going on to study dentistry at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1959. She worked for most of her career at University of Glasgow where she was Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery. Geddes' specialism was oral surgery. She was the first woman to be awarded Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FRCS) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in 1963.[1][2][3] She was a distinguished teacher and researcher and gained a personal chair. She was President of the Royal Odonto-Chirugical Society of Scotland, President of the West of Scotland Branch of the British Dental Association, and Convener of the Dental Council.