Mr Joseph H Noar is a Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer in the orthodontic department at the Eastman Dental Hospital, London, UK. He qualified in Dentistry at the University of Manchester in 1981, completed his postgraduate specialist orthodontic training at the Eastman Dental Institute in 1988, and was appointed to his current post in 1993.

Mr Noar is first and foremost a clinician but has always been involved in orthodontic research and the development of the specialty in the UK. He lectures nationally and internationally, has published widely and teaches on the postgraduate orthodontic training program at the Eastman Dental Institute. He has served the British Orthodontic Society in various capacities for many years.