A breakthrough
For more than 30 years, Professor Richard Welbury has been campaigning for the work of the dental profession to be more integrated into healthcare, particularly in the field of child protection.
This year he had a breakthrough of a very personal kind: the Scottish Health Awards included dentistry as a category for the first time - and he was the winner. He was recognised for his outstanding contribution to healthcare through his work at the University of Glasgow Dental Hospital.
The awards are run by the Daily Record with the support of NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government. Professor Welbury was nominated by a colleague in primary care.
The citation mentioned four aspects of his work:
At a ceremony hosted by comedian and presenter Fred MacAulay in the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh, Professor Welbury was presented with his award by Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Shona Robison.
Professor Welbury said after the event, “I am really chuffed. I don’t enjoy being in the limelight but anything that raises the value of the dental team in the public eye has to be positive.”
Dually qualified in medicine and dentistry, he has been a prominent member of the BSPD for many years. He started lecturing on the topic of child protection to dental audiences in 1989, advocating a role for the dental team in child protection.
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