08/07/2026
We are sad to hear news of the passing of Dr Nigel Carter OBE 🤍🕊️
Remembering Dr Nigel Carter OBE
For more than 50 years, Nigel dedicated his life to improving oral health and transforming the charity he loved. He served as a Trustee, Chair of the Board of Trustees and, for the past 29 years, as Chief Executive, leading the Oral Health Foundation through a period of extraordinary growth and influence.
Under Nigel's leadership, the Oral Health Foundation became one of the world's most respected voices for better oral health. He championed prevention long before it became central to health policy, tirelessly advocated for patients, challenged inequalities, supported the dental profession and helped millions of people improve their oral health through trusted information, education and public awareness campaigns.
Across his career he built and developed some of the most recognised oral health campaigns in the country, including Smile Month and Mouth Cancer Action Month, reaching millions of people every year. He grew the Foundation's international reach, forged partnerships across the dental profession and the wider health sector. He was a leader in the creation of accessible, science-based oral health information and made it freely available to the public.
Thank you for all your hard work Nigel. It was an absolute pleasure having the chance to meet such a legend. ✨
Please join the Minute's Silence and Tributes
On Friday 10th July, at 11.00am, we will pause for a one-minute silence in memory of Nigel. 🤍
