Sir, Stanley Gelbier's series has been very interesting. In his section on 'Degrees in Scotland', he gives a good account of this, with some very recent developments reported. However, it is worth pointing out that Edinburgh University started awarding a higher dental degree in 1966, when the first Doctors of Dental Surgery received their degrees. There has been a small but steady flow since, with a total of about 30 having been awarded. The University of Edinburgh was the first Scottish university to award a higher degree (as opposed to a diploma) and, as far as I am aware, also the first UK university to do so.