Roz McMullan OBE BDS FDS Dip Orth RCSE FICD
A retired Consultant Orthodontist with an interest in treating patients born with cleft lip and palate in the Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland (NI), Roz is presently Chair of Probing Stress in Dentistry N.I., a co-chair of DISCREET N.I. lobbying for a Practitioner Health service in NI and is an Ambassador for Doctors in Distress.
Roz is also presently Chair of the Electoral College of the British Veterinary Association.
Roz received an OBE in 2025 recognizing her contribution to improving the mental health of the dental profession.
Roz is a past co-chair of Mental Wellness in Dentistry Working Group (UK) and was part of the collaboration which produced the Support for Dental Teams resource, www.supportfordentalteams.org. She is a past member of MINDSET UK. and an Ambassador for Doctors in Distress.
She was a member of the working group which published the recent Society of Occupational Medicine Suicide Postvention Guidelines and is a past member of the FDI Task Group developing a toolkit and podcasts to support dentists and their teams. She has served on steering groups for the GDC and been part of the review panel for recently launched BSI Standard, BS 30480 Suicide and the workplace – intervention, prevention and support for people affected by suicide.
Roz is a Past President of the British Dental Association (BDA) 2019-2020 and the Northern Ireland Branch 1999, past Chairs of NI and UK Council, BDA, and until recently, worked with the Association in matters relating to wellness and mental health. She presently chairs the BDA Honours and Awards Committee. She is a Life member of the European Orthodontic Society and the NI Orthodontic Study Group. She was Honorary Patron of the British Orthodontic Society for 2025
During her career, Roz was involved in Trust governance, quality improvement, audit and appraisal. She was Clinical Lead for Specialist Surgery for seven years. Roz was secretary to the Audit Committee of the BOS and chaired the Northern Ireland Hospital Training Committee NIMDTA for nine years.
In her spare time, Roz enjoys choral singing and gardening. She is a member of the Lindsay Society and continues to publish articles relating to the history of dentistry.
