Chairman & Trustee of The Canmore Trust, Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine
Professor John Gibson is qualified in both Dentistry and Medicine, having pursued a life-long career in academic and clinical Oral Medicine. He was, until recently, Head of the University of Aberdeen’s Institute of Dentistry, where he is now Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine. He was a Chair of the General Dental Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel and, subsequently, Chairman of Dental Protection Ltd and a Board Member of the Medical Protection Society.
John’s youngest son, Cameron, died by suicide in 2019, aged 24 years, and this resulted in a period of mental ill-health for John, leading to his resignation from full-time academic work.
John now spends much of his time in suicide prevention and suicide postvention, having established The Canmore Trust in early 2022, trained as a facilitator with Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS) and joined the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group’s Lived Experience Panel. He is passionate about suicide prevention and encouraging good mental health.
of verifiable CPD
This recorded webinar offers a personal story of the devastating impact of suicide on family, friends and colleagues and a...
of verifiable CPD
On 20 October 2019 John lost his son Cameron to suicide. In this recorded webinar John talks about his journey so far and ...
