Barry Michael Cockcroft
CBE
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
was the
Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for England.
Early life
Cockcroft qualified from the Dental School at the
University of Birmingham
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in 1973.
Career
Cockcroft was a
dentist working in
Rugby
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in general practice for 27 years during which time he represented dentists locally on the
Warwickshire
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Local Dental Committee (LDC), and nationally, after he was elected to the General Dental Services Committee (GDSC) in 1990.
He was appointed Deputy CDO in November 2002, and he became the
acting CDO on 1 October 2005,
before he took up the CDO post in July 2006.
He was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
In 2015, after leaving the post at the DoH, Cockcroft became a non-executive director at UK Corporate dental provider MyDentist (Formally Integrated Dental Holdings), one of the largest providers of NHS and private dentistry in the country.
Personal life
Cockcroft is married and has three children.
He appeared on the 2012 Christmas Special of the BBC's
University Challenge
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.
References
NHS Chief Professional Officers
Chief Dental Officers for England
English dentists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
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