Frederick Newland-Pedley

Frederick Newland-Pedley (1855 – 1944) was a British physician and dentist known for his contribution to the fields of military dentistry and dental education.

Newland-Pedley was born in 1855.^[1] He studied at Dulwich College and Guy's Hospital, becoming first a physician, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1881 and a fellow of the same in 1885. In 1880 he received his L.D.S degree from the Royal Dental Hospital in Leicester Square.^[1]

At Guy's hospital he was appointed as a dental surgeon in 1887.^[1][2] When the dentist he had been assisting became seriously ill, Newland-Pedley took up his responsibilities and also began the hospital's first dental department at his own expense.^[1][2] In 1888 he proposed the idea of a dental school to the hospital's board; the school opened with twelve chairs the next year in 1889.^[1][3][4]

From February to June 1900, Newland-Pedley volunteered in the British Army during the Boer War, becoming the army's first appointed field dentist.^[5][6][7] He brought his own supplies and equipment, setting up in a tent to treat soldier's dental problems.^[8][9] Returning from the war, he proposed to the British Army that a more permanent dental service be instituted.^[10][11][12] This resulted in four dentists being sent on contract to the Boer war.^[6][13]

During World War I, Newland-Pedley again served as a volunteer dental surgeon, this time at Rouen.^[1]

Following the war, he practiced in London as a dentist, ultimately retiring to Italy.^{[citation needed]}

He died at Lake Como, Italy, on 4 May 1944.^[1] His headstone can be found along the northern wall of the Santa Maria Assunta church graveyard, located in Santa Maria Rezzonico, on the north west shore of Lake Como, Italy.^{[citation needed]}