Person
Henderson, Gilbert Dowling (1890 - 1977)
- Born
- 7 July 1890
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 19 October 1977
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Dentist
Summary
Gilbert Henderson was a dentist who for many years was Dean of the College of Dental Science in Perth, Western Australia. His particular expertise was in oral surgery and radiology. During WWII he served at the Military Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria, where specialised in designing mechanical aids for repairing fractured facial bones, and fine prosthetic shields to restore soft tissue loss around the face. He was best known for building a prosthetic hand, activated by rods inserted in the arm muscles. Henderson resumed his role at the College of Dental Science after the war. Committed to community service, he was honorary oral surgeon to Royal Perth and Fremantle hospitals and to the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. For many years Henderson was actively involved in the Western Australia Branch of the Australian Dental Association. The Faculty of Dental Science, University of Western Australia, established the Gilbert Henderson Prize in oral surgery and conferred on him a Doctorate of Dental Science.
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Chronology
- 1915
- Career event - Registered by the Dental Board of Western Australia
- 1922
- Career position - Foundation Member, Western Australian Branch, Australian Dental Association
- 1926 - 1942?
- Career position - Chairman, Perth Dental Hospital
- 1936 - 1942
- Career position - Dean, Western Australian College of Dental Science
- 1942 - 1945
- Career position - Captain (later Major), Australian Army Medical Corps (Dental)
- 1945 - 1965
- Career position - Dean, College of Dental Science, Perth
- 1945 - 1965
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Dental Association Congress, Perth
- 1950
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
- 1950 - 1977
- Career position - Fellow, International College of Dentistry
- 1965
- Career position - Fellow, International College of Dentistry
Published resources
Book Sections
- Stockwell, R. F., 'Henderson, Gilbert Dowling (1890 - 1977), dentist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Christopher Cunneen, ed., vol. Supplement (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2005), pp. 173-4. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/henderson-gilbert-dowling-12975. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538352. Details
- 'Henderson, Gilbert Dowling (18900707-19771019)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463871. Details
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Last modified: 3 April 2017