George Neil Jenkins was never appointed Head of the new Department of Oral Physiology before retiring in 1982.
Subsequently, Jenkins was appointed Head of the new Department of Oral Physiology. In 1946 Jenkins came to Newcastle upon Tyne and was for ten years Nuffield Lecturer in Physiology to dental students at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, a role which he pioneered. Retiring in 1980, Jenkins continued to be engaged in teaching and research. 
