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Lethal Weapon 4 Dean of the Faculty her role as Chair she sits as a non-voting Ian Mills has been elected as the next Dean member on the Northern Ireland Dental H. S. Brand of the Academic Centre for Dentistry of the Faculty of General Dental Practice Practice and Salaried Dentists Committees. Amsterdam, and movie buff, looks at the dental UK (FGDP[UK]). Ian, who works in Richard Graham, a GDP, was elected as presence in 4, an action movie general dental practice in North Devon, Vice Chair of Northern Ireland Council. directed by (1998). previously held the post of Academic Clinical Fellow at Plymouth University BDJ Reader Panel Some detectives in Los Angeles are Peninsula School of Dentistry, and is TheBritish Dental Journal has appointed looking for gang leader Benny Chan. a Fellow of the Faculty. He is currently a Reader Panel, selecting the following When they learn that Benny has an senior Vice-Dean of FGDP (UK) and will 13 panel members from 22 applications: appointment with his dentist, private be inaugurated as Dean on 15 June 2018, detective Leo reports to the receptionist taking over from Dr Mick Horton. Shyam Karia too. ‘I am in pain!’ he says. When the Erika Spyer receptionist asks why he did not go to his Chair of ECDSC Margaret Foxton own dentist, Leo says that his dentist is in Charlotte Waite has been elected Chair Thomas Dey Detroit. The receptionist now walks to the of the BDA’s England Community Dental Pav Chana dentist, who is treating Benny Chan using Services Committee (ECDSC). Charlotte Glesni Llwyd surgical binocular loupes. ‘Doctor excuse is a senior community dentist based in Michael O’Reilly me, I’m sorry to bother you, but we have Leicestershire, and has served as Vice Pramod Subbaraman an emergency,’ says the receptionist. ‘A Chair for the last three years. Simon Threadgill man has just walked in off the street. He is Hussein Hassanali in a lot of pain, you better come with me.’ NI Council Chair Gillian Howie The Chinese dentist says a few words Roz McMullan has been re-elected as Varinder Bassi in Chinese to Benny and goes to another Chair of Northern Ireland Council. Roz Bethan Liddy. treatment room. There he tries to examine previously served as NI Council Chair Leo’s mouth with a mirror. Leo screams from 2015-17. She is elected as a repre- The Panel members have been chosen terribly and wants to watch with a hand sentative member from BDA Northern from a wide range of career stages and mirror. He threatens the dentist: ‘If you Ireland Branch. Roz previously practised geographical areas in the UK and will be hurt me, I’ll stick an egg roll in your ass.’ as a consultant orthodontist in the Western called upon for feedback, ideas and sugges- Meanwhile, the other agents sneak into Health and Social Care Trust. As part of tions for the BDJ. the other treatment room where Benny Chan is lying in the dental chair. One cop threatens Benny with an operating hand piece, another with an extractor. Benny BDA Branch starts to struggle and the cops place the nose piece of the laughing gas equipment on his face. Meanwhile, Leo is still AGM Notices struggling during the oral examination and grasps the dentist’s bow tie. ‘You said The Annual General Meeting of the The Annual General Meeting of the it would not hurt!’ he says. Southern Counties Branch will take place Wessex Branch will take place at 13:00 on When the dentist places a syringe in his at 18:00 on Thursday 19 April at the Friday 27 April at Chilworth Manor (Best mouth, Leo screams: ‘I don’t need needles!’ Grand Hotel in Brighton. To confirm your Western) in Southampton. To confirm The dental assistant holds both his hands. attendance or submit apologies please your attendance or submit apologies please When the dentist starts drilling Leo roars contact John Strevens, Meetings Secretary, contact Nerina Hendrickse at wessexb- the name of one of his fellow agents: at [email protected]. [email protected]. ‘Come quickly!’ Under the influence of the laughing gas, Benny Chan has started The Annual General Meeting of the West The Annual General Meeting of the Essex talking, but the detectives have become of Scotland Branch will take place at 18:45 Branch will be held on 18 April at Writtle intoxicated by the gas too, making them on Wednesday 25 April at the Royal College College, Chelmsford, CM1 3RR between noisy. The dentist rushes in and shouts of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 12:00 and 13:00. Please contact Nick ‘What are you doing here?’ All agents leave Glasgow. To confirm your attendance or Barker at [email protected] to the dental practice and the dentist bends submit apologies please contact Andrew confirm your attendance at the AGM only over Benny Chan again. Miller at [email protected]. or submit apologies. © HORDIEIEV ROMAN/iStock/Getty Images Plus

BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL | VOLUME 224 NO. 7 | APRIL 13 2018 471 Official j ournal of the British Dental Associati on.