Professor Harold Preiskel has recently been honoured as the first overseas president of the American Prosthodontic Society (APS). The society, which is celebrating its 79th year, is holding its annual scientific meeting in Chicago this month. Professor Preiskel, who will chair the meeting, recently retired from King's College London Dental Institute after many years of distinguished service and continues to teach postgradraduate students.

He recently set up a fund to enable postgraduate prosthodontic students at King's to represent their school at the APS event.