Geoffrey Heithersay is Clinical Professor in the School of Dentistry of The University of Adelaide, having joined the Faculty in 1962 following 4 years postgraduate study in the UK and Sweden. He began teaching endodontics that year as a part time member of the Faculty of Dentistry, a role he has continued to the present contributing to both the three year graduate programme as well as an extensive undergraduate course in dental traumatology. Primarily a clinician he practised as a specialist endodontist until 2002. He has and continues to be active in research, particularly into tooth resorption, and has 64 publications and 3 book chapters. Awards include an Officer of the Order of Australia for endodontic education and the Louis Grossman award of the American Association of Endodontists for research. In 2009 he received three awards for excellence in teaching; the Faculty of Health Sciences Executive Dean’s award, The Stephen Cole the Elder award and The University of Adelaide’s Vice Chancellor’s award.