Sir Nairn Wilson receives Pierre Fauchard Academy award

He is the first British recipient of the award in almost 30 years.

19 November, 2024 / infocus
 Will Peakin  

The Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA), an international dental honours organisation founded in 1936, has conferred awards upon two senior members of the College of General Dentistry (CGDent).

Kilmarnock-born Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent, President Emeritus of the College, has received the Academy’s prestigious Elmer S Best Memorial Award. Named in memory of the founder of the Academy, it is awarded for distinguished contributions of international significance to dentistry, and is given to no more than one dentist from outside the United States in any one year.

Sir Nairn is the first British recipient of the award in almost 30 years and only the sixth since it was established in 1962. In making the award, the PFA Board of Trustees congratulated Sir Nairn on his lifetime of service to dentistry, recognising the impact of his work across the globe.

Dr Pankaj Patel OGW FCGDent, the Academy’s International President, said: “It is an honour for the Pierre Fauchard Academy to recognise Sir Nairn. His contributions to dental literature and his support of dental education and dentistry in general are well-known by legions of dentists around the world.”

Thanking the Academy for the award, Sir Nairn said: “It is an exceptional honour to be recognised by one’s peers nationally; it is humbling to be recognised and honoured by one’s peers internationally, specifically for distinguished contributions of international significance to dentistry.”

Also honoured was Dr Manny (Manjul) Vasant MBE FCGDent, a general dental practitioner for over 50 years, who was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the Academy – another rare honour for a UK dentist. Dr Vasant, a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, is principal of a mixed NHS-and-private dental practice in Croydon.

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