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​Perpetual Fellowship Roll
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IN MEMORIAM PETER LAZAR AM
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​In the November 2021 edition of the newsletter, the Board proudly announced approval of an ICD Distinguished Service Award for Honorary Fellow Peter Lazar AM.  Sadly, Peter passed away in January before the award could be presented to him. 
 
The ICD Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is a rare honour within the College, a lifetime achievement award recognizing outstanding service to the College or the public over an extensive period of time. Peter earned the ICD Distinguished Service Award through his life-long dedication to oral health promotion which continued up to the time of his passing. 
 

​The Board was pleased to have the opportunity to present the DSA posthumously to Peter’s partner Rosemary Foster and to Peter’s three children – Diana, Richard and Andrew – at a ceremony on May 6 in Sydney.  Section VIII President, Rick Sawers AM, flew in from Adelaide to make the presentation, highlighting the prestige and significance of the award and Peter’s leadership in oral health promotion over many decades.  Section VIII International Councillor, Jackie Robinson and the Section VIII Administrative Officer, Ron Robinson, also attended the informal luncheon and presentation at Circular Quay.  Unfortunately, Peter’s long-time collaborator in oral health promotion, Dr John Cooney, was unable to attend.

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​A donation has been made to the Dental Health Australia Charitable Foundation in memory of Peter.  Peter was the inaugural Director of the Dental Health Foundation at the University of Sydney.  May you rest in peace, Peter.
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About the ICD and Fellowship
Honoring the World’s Leading Dentists since 1920


The International College of Dentists is a leading honorary dental organisation dedicated to the recognition of outstanding professional achievement and meritorious service and the continued progress of dentistry for the benefit of all humankind.  All members of the College regardless of their native language or country of residence, adhere to one universal motto, Recognizing Service and the Opportunity to Serve.
 
Conceived in 1920, the College currently has over 12,000 members in 122 countries who have been awarded the prestigious title of Fellow in the ICD.  Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only. A nominated dentist must pass a rigorous, peer review process leading to the recognition of the individual’s “outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service and dedication to the continued progress of dentistry for the benefit of humankind.”
 
All Fellows are encouraged to nominate dentists who are deserving of the recognition of ICD Fellowship.  Nomination forms can be downloaded from this website.  Enquires: admin@icdsectionviii.org.


Board of Regents 2021-2023, Section VIII (as at 06/03/2021)​
Local Organising Committees 2021-2023 (as at 6/3/2021)

President

Rick Sawers AM (SA)

President-Elect

Dr Tom Tseng (NSW)

Registrar

Dr Petrina Bowden (QLD)

Editor

Dr Jenny Ball (WA)

International Councillors

Dr Clive Ross CNZM (NZ)

 

Dr Jackie Robinson (NSW)

 

Dr David Crum (NZ) Elect

Regents

Prof Ian Meyers OAM (QLD)

Dr Graeme Ting (New Zealand)

Dr Rob Adams (VIC)

Dr Jonathan Cristo (SA) Elect

Administrative Officer

Dr Ron Robinson (NSW)

 

Section VIII Membership (as at  24/3/2021)
The Australasian Section of ICD currently has 779 members comprised of:

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 779

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

653 Active Members

AUSTRALIA 672

106 Retired (Life) Members

ACT 14

9 Honorary Life Members

NSW 199

2 Masters/Honorary Life Members

NT 6

9 Honorary Members

QLD 123

SA 81

AGE DISTRIBUTION

TAS 17

14 Born in 1920s (2% of members)

VIC 122

5 Born in 1930s (5% of members)

WA 110

118 Born in 1940s (15% of members)

NEW ZEALAND 91

267 Born in 1950s (34% of members)

CAMBODIA 2

194 Born in 1960s (25% of members)

ERITREA 1

95 Born in 1970s (12% of members)

FIJI 4

41 Born in 1980s (5% of members)

HONG KONG 1

2 Born in 1990s (0%)

PNG 1

11 Unknown DOB (1% of members)

QATAR 1

 

TIMOR LESTE 1

GENDER DISTRIBUTION

TONGA 2

184 Females (24% of members)

UNITED KINGDOM 1

595 Males (76% of members)

USA 2

 

NSW & ACT

Tom Tseng (Chair)

 

Deb Cockrell

 

Peter Duckmanton

 

Scott Davis

 

Stephen Dahlstrom

QLD & NT

Ian Meyers OAM (Chair)

 

Julee Birch

 

Michael Foley

SA & TAS

Rick Sawers AM (Chair)

 

Daniel DeAngelis

 

Sam Gue

 

Chris Pazios

VIC

Rob Adams (Chair)

Keith Watkins

 

Eryn Agnew

 

Anu Polster

 

John Rattray

 

Warren Shnider

 

Felicia Valianatos

WA

Jenny Ball (Chair)

 

Section VIII Masters
Masters are Fellows in good standing who at the time of their nomination have rendered extraordinarily conspicuous and outstanding service to the College.  The awarding of the status of Master is considered a rare distinction.  The numbers admitted to this status are such as not to lessen the honour so conferred. Approval of the International Council or its Executive Committee must be obtained before Mastership is awarded having received prior nomination from the Section.  Drs Clive Ross CNZM and Jackie Robinson are currently the only Master Fellows in Section VIII.

Section VIII Honorary Life Members
Honorary Life Members are Active or Retired Fellows in good standing who have made an outstanding contribution to our Section of ICD and to the profession and community in our region.  Honorary Life Membership is only conferred after careful investigation has revealed a Fellow to be fully worthy of such a high honour.
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Our current Honorary Life Members are:
  • David Crum ONZM, New Zealand
  • W Donald Heffron CBE, NSW
  • Peter Noblet AM, SA
  • John Owen AM, WA
  • Jackie Robinson, NSW
  • Ron Robinson, NSW
  • Clive Ross CNZM, New Zealand
  • Jenny Smyth AM, QLD
  • Tom N Speed, New Zealand
  • David Thomson, QLD
  • Keith Watkins, VIC
 
Section VIII Honorary Fellows
Honorary Fellows are individuals, other than members of the College and not necessarily dentists, who have rendered conspicuous service to the cause of dental science, have contributed to the promotion of the dental profession or have otherwise significantly advanced the dental profession within the Section.
Honorary Fellowship is conferred after careful investigation has revealed said person fully worthy of such high honour.
 
Our current Honorary Fellows are:
  • Laynesh Gebrehiwot, Eritrea
  • Keith Mentiplay, NSW
  • Janette Owen AM, WA
  • Eric Reynolds AO, VIC
  • Alastair Sloan, VIC
  • Cathy Snelling, SA
  • Margie Steffens OAM, SA
  • Wendy Toulmin AM, NSW
  • Janet Wallace, NSW
  • Elizabeth Webb, NZ
 
 CLICK HERE for the current Section VIII database.


For additional information please contact:

Dr Ron Robinson, Administrative Officer
admin@icdsectionviii.org
10 Bendtree Way
Castle Hill, NSW
AUSTRALIA

ICD Council Office Website

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