No less than nine past Presidents and two Deans attended the GKT Annual Dental Ball held at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 19 November 2005. Special commemorative medals were presented to the honoured guests whose support spanned over 40 years. The Ball may be the social highlight of the GKT Dental Society but there was a full house for the three keynote speakers of the year. Dr Chris Louca spoke about lasers in dentistry, Dr David Winkler lectured on aesthetic dentistry and Dr Stephen Hancocks amused the audience with his much appreciated performance of smoking cessation. Prof Steve Dunne took over as President at the Annual Prize giving with his inaugural address on 29 November 2005.

Seated from Left to Right: Prof Steve Dunne - Dental Society 2005; Dr Mike Escudier - GKT Dental Society 2003; Prof Farida Fortune - Guy's Dental Society 1997; Prof Peter Morgan - Guy's Dental Society 1994; Prof Stephen Challacombe - Guy's Dental Society 1988; Prof Nairn Wilson - Present Dean Dental Institute 2001; Mr Breit Sinson - Royal Dental Student Society 1978-79; Prof Richard Johns - Guy's Dental Society - 1975; Mr Roger Anderson - Royal Dental Student Society 1964-5; Dr Michael Furness - Royal Dental Student Society 1963-4; Sir Ian Gainsford - Dean KCSMD to 1997