Professor Stanley Gelbier | |
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| Born | November 1935 (age 88–89) Clapton, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Royal Dental Hospital |
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| Fields | Community dentistry |
| Institutions | Department of dental public health, King's College London |
Stanley Gelbier (born November 1935) is emeritus professor of dental public health and honorary professor of the history of dentistry at King's College London. He is a past president of the History of Medicine Society, and the former curator of the British Dental Association's museum.
As a Jew he experienced antisemitism in his youth. His pre-clinical training was completed at King's College and his clinical dental training at the Royal Dental Hospital (1957–61). In 1962, he was appointed house surgeon to the orthodontic and children’s departments at the Royal Dental Hospital. That year he wrote a paper for the Royal Dental Hospital Magazine on "Tooth Erosion in a Boy Consuming a High Intake of Cola and Similar Drinks". He was later assigned to the Department of Children’s dentistry, followed by a post at The London Hospital, Whitechapel, and then a lectureship in child dental health at The London Hospital Medical College.
In 2002, Gelbier was awarded the BDA's John Tomes Medal, which honours members of the dental profession and of scientific importance.