Andrew Carmichael was one of Scotland's leading dental surgeons and teachers who specialised in the care of children. Born in Falkirk in 1926, he attended Allan Glen's School in Glasgow before studying dentistry, qualifying LDS in 1949. In 1950 Andrew married his wife, Rena, a fellow dental student, prior to being called up for National Service, serving as a Captain in the Royal Army Dental Corps in Italy.

The family returned to Scotland in 1951. Andrew joined a dental practice in Parkhead but within a year he was appointed lecturer in conservative dentistry at Glasgow University. Within a short time he was in charge of the children's department at the Dental Hospital and School, developing preventive dentistry as well as restorative care. His calm, gentle and patient manner helped him excel in the care of children with special needs. He recognised the vital role played by dental nurses and introduced formal training for them. He also developed health promotion campaigns such as the very successful Happy Smile Club of the 1960s.

During his distinguished career, he was President of the Paedodontic Society, Convenor of the Dental Council, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, member of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Community Dental Health and a member of the General Dental Council. As a committee member, his wise counsel and dry sense of humour were much appreciated.

In retirement, he was President of the Kelvin Probus Club, a keen and creative gardener and he learned to play the accordion. In his youth a piper in the Boys Brigade Pipe Band, he would often boast that he had played in a Scotland-England football match at Hampden Park, only to reveal that it was during the interval in the massed pipe band!

Andrew Carmichael will be fondly remembered by generations of Glasgow dental students as a gifted teacher and dental surgeon who influenced the professional development of many younger colleagues and contributed so much to the welfare of his patients and our profession.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rena, his three children, Kathleen, Iain and Gordon, and six grandchildren.