Background

Whittaker, David Keith was born on July 26, 1939 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. Son of Roland and Freda (Lord) Whittaker.

Education

Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University Manchester, England, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wales, Cardiff, 1973. Diploma in forensic dentistry, London Hospital Medical College, 1986.

Career

House surgeon Dental School, University Manchester, 1962-1963, assistant lecturer, 1963-1966. Lecturer oral medicine University Manchester, 1966-1968. Lecturer oral biology University Wales, Cardiff, 1976-1983, reader in oral biology and forensic dentistry, 1983—1999, professor forensic dentistry, since 2000.

Chief executive Dental Hospital, Cardiff, 1992-1993.

Achievements

• David Keith Whittaker has been listed as a noteworthy oral biology and forensic dentistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Surgeons England (fellow dental surgery 1966, Jacksonian prize for research 1977, Hunterian professor 1982-1983), Royal Society Arts.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, mountaineering.

Connections

Married Dorothy Grace Roberts, July 20, 1963. 1 child, Timothy Mark (deceased).

Father:

Roland Whittaker

Mother:

Freda (Lord) Whittaker

Spouse:

Dorothy Grace Roberts

child:

Timothy Mark Whittaker (deceased)