Upholding and improving standards

The BDA Honours and Awards are designed to acknowledge and reward those who have upheld and improved the standards of dentistry by providing outstanding merit and service.

Recipients of this year’s Honours and Awards will be formally recognised and thanked for their contributions at a special dinner and ceremony at the British Dental Conference and Exhibition on May 28, 2016.

The recipients of the 2015 Honours and Awards are:

Fellowship of the Association

Graham McKirdy: Current chair of the BDA’s Scottish Council and member of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee and Scottish Dental Practice Committee, Graham is a former chair of the Association’s UK Council and has served on a variety of BDA Committees since 1991. He has worked as a general dental practitioner for over 30 years and is currently practice principal at a practice in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

Distinguished membership

Richard Elvin: Richard has worked for over 25 years with the BDA’s Benevolent Fund including serving as Board of Trustees Member, Vice Chair, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and Vice President; as well as working on a local and national basis for Local Dental Committees (LDCs). His LDC work included editing their newsletter, serving on their Conference Agenda Committee, and chairing the Annual Conference of LDCs.