BSSPD Annual Conference Charity 2012

The BSSPD will be adopting a charity to support at the Annual Conference in April 2012, which will give our members and visitors an opportunity to support a worthy cause outside of but with a link to Prosthodontics.

The charity has been chosen by Craig Lundberg, an iraq war veteran and patient of the president, who has kindly agreed to open the Annual Conference on Monday 2nd April 2012.

Craig Lundberg

Craig was born and raised in Liverpool before serving in the King's Regiment in Basra, Iraq. At approximately 10pm on 22nd March 2007, Lance Corporal Craig "Freddie" Lundberg and his colleagues were involved in a battle with insurgents in Basra, Iraq. They had been tasked with an operation to arrest certain known insurgent terrorist characters who were causing major security concerns to the local community. Following the arrest of his target, Craig's neighbouring section came under fire from housing opposite whilst they were trying to exact their arrest. In order to offer them protection, Craig took his section on to the roof of the building in an attempt to draw the fire from the other section and subdue the enemy. During this extremely intense fire fight, whilst in the cover of a small boundary wall and returning fire, Craig was targeted by a rocket propelled grenade which blew away the wall he was behind. This was immediately followed by another which hit him in the upper left chest of his body armour.

The resulting impact and explosion inflicted serious "open" damage to Craig's left arm , the loss of his left eye and serious burns and shrapnel wounds to the face. His right eye was also seriously damaged by the explosion, leaving him totally blind.

He underwent multiple operations both abroad and at home and has settled back in Liverpool. He underwent dental implant rehabilitation in Liverpool under the care of Mr C Butterworth.