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NHS England announces Chief Dental Officer’s retirement

Today (Friday 31 October) NHS England announced that Chief Dental Officer, Barry Cockcroft CBE, has decided to step down in early 2015.

NHS England’s National Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, said:  “Barry has made a huge contribution to dental health during his time as Chief Dental Officer, especially with the production in 2007 of the first ever guide to evidence based prevention in primary care, Delivering Better Oral Health, which is still in print. His leadership and commitment over many years has significantly improved dental services for patients.”

So that an orderly transition can take place, the recruitment of a new chief dental officer has already started.

Date published: 31 October, 2014
Date last updated: 11 May, 2017

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2 comments

  1. Dental Student says:
    5 November, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    Thank you. It is a shame that you worked so tirelessly and that you won’t reap the fruits of your labour when the new NHS contract is introduced.

    Thanks again for all your hard work.

    Dental Student

  2. Dental therapist says:
    1 November, 2014 at 10:37 am

    I wish Barry Cockroft all the very best and would like to say thank you for all his good work and the improvements he has brought about during his years in office.