Browse research from the Peninsula Dental School.
Submissions from 2025
A pilot study investigating the impact of cigarette smoking on oral nitrate-reducing bacteria within the oral microbiome, Tomas L Nicholas, Raul Bescos, Amazon Doble, Katie Muddiman, Paul Kellett, Abish S Stephen, Lisa du Toit, Robert Witton, and Zoë LS Brookes
Technique Tip Border Moulding, James Puryer
Beyond the diagnosis: creativity, compassion, and clinical insight in dental education, Casper Jonker, Lambert Sofia, Sema Halis, Leah Harper, and Wendy Smith
'It doesn't matter where you come from, it matters where you go': Peninsula dental students' career decisions and intentions, Ian Mills, Laura Clarry, Amy Rathbone, Marie Bryce, and Sally Hanks
The power of the mind: managing dental phobia through hypnotherapy, Casper Jonker, Ness Avery, and Jim Carey
Dental educators’ stress and wellbeing in the workplace- an international perspective, Shannu Bhatia, Ruby Long, Sviatlana Anishchuk, Daniel Farnell, Morag Powell, and Michael Bhotelo
Life Saving Skills in Dental Practice: Self‐Perceived Preparedness of Dental Students to Manage Medical Emergencies, Kamran Ali, Ulfat Bashir, Asma Shafique, Rebecca Glanville, Mahwish Raja, and Amber Kiyani
First permanent molar root canal configurations in a South African sample: a descriptive micro-computed tomographic report, Casper Jonker, Guy Lambourn, Peet van der Vyver, Theye Charlotte, Federico Foschi, Ericka Noelle L’Abbé, and Anna Catherina Oettlé
Modeling the Effects of Cyclical Masticatory Forces in a 3D Oral Mucosal Model in Vitro, Samantha Robins, Vehid Salih, Alastair Lomax, Sian Crow, Zoe Brookes, Andrew Foey, and Simon A. Whawell
The educator becomes the student: achieving lifelong learning through Daybook, Casper Jonker, Zoe Brookes, Catherine Coelho, Sally Hanks, and Amanda Addy
Standing up for Medical Microbiology, L.T. Joshi and Timothy J.J. Inglis
NGO Decision-Making During Typhoon Disaster Response: Towards a Relational Approach, Pamela Gloria Cajilig and Mona Nasser
Digital strolls using UniCDent toolkit-part 2: reimagining the walking method for online participation, Prashanti Eachempati, John Martin, Sally Hanks, and Mona Nasser
It's a marathon, not a sprint: completing dental school whilst managing your mental health, Sufyaan Ahmed and Morag Powell
Walking in a dental environment with the “UniCDent” tool kit—part 1: a participatory tool with legs!, Prashanti Eachempati, John Martin, Sally Hanks, and Mona Nasser
Core GRADE 4: rating certainty of evidence—risk of bias, publication bias, and reasons for rating up certainty, Gordon Guyatt, Ying Wang, Prashanti Eachempati, Alfonso Iorio, M. Hassan Murad, Monica Hultcrantz, Derek K. Chu, Ivan D. Florez, Lars G. Hemkens, Thomas Agoritsas, Liang Yao, Per Olav Vandvik, Victor M. Montori, and Romina Brignardello-Petersen
Core GRADE 3: rating certainty of evidence—assessing inconsistency, Gordon Guyatt and Prashanti Eachempati
Core GRADE 2: choosing the target of certainty rating and assessing imprecision, Gordon Guyatt, Linan Zeng, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Manya Prasad, Hans De Beer, M. Hassan Murad, Alfonso Iorio, Arnav Agarwal, Liang Yao, Thomas Agoritsas, Jamie Rylance, Reem A. Mustafa, Per Olav Vandvik, Prashanti Eachempati, Chunjuan Zhai, Lingli Zhang, Victor M. Montori, and Monica Hultcrantz
A World Oral Health Campaign in a Dental Desert: Peninsula Dental School students leading the way, Emily Akister, Nadezhda Anim-Somuah, Guy Lambourn, and Casper Jonker
Safety and efficacy of single-dose primaquine to interrupt Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in children compared with adults: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis, Daniel Yilma, Kasia Stepniewska, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley, Prashanti Eachempati, Philippe J. Guerin, Andreas Mårtensson, Richard Mwaiswelo, Walter R. Taylor, and Karen I. Barnes
Core GRADE 1: overview of the Core GRADE approach, Gordon Guyatt, Thomas Agoritsas, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Reem A. Mustafa, Jamie Rylance, Farid Foroutan, Manya Prasad, Arnav Agarwal, Hans De Beer, M. Hassan Murad, Stefan Schandelmaier, Alfonso Iorio, Liang Yao, Roman Jaeschke, Per Olav Vandvik, Linan Zeng, Sameer Parpia, Rohan D'souza, David Rind, Derek K. Chu, Prashanti Eachempati, Kameshwar Prasad, Monica Hultcrantz, and Victor M. Montori
Breaking the silence: confidence and barriers in raising concerns among undergraduate dental students– “a national study”, Layla Hassouneh, Kamran Ali, Rebecca Glanville, Hani Nazzal, Sanaa Aljamani, Nabilah Quadier, and Manal Matoug-Elwerfelli
Same difference: a qualitative exploration of stressors experienced by dental team members across the UK, Robert Witton, Jennifer Knights, Fiona Ellwood, Ian Mills, and Lois Minnis
A micro-computed tomographic evaluation of root canal morphology of mandibular first molars in a Black South African subpopulation, Casper Jonker, Federico Foschi, Ericka Noelle L’Abbé, and Anna Catherina Oettlé
The impact of oral cancer: raising awareness through art, Casper Jonker, Salmah El Badry, Guy Lambourn, Alison Brown, and Wendy Smith
Integrating AI with healthcare expertise: Introducing the Health Care Professional-In-The-Loop Framework: Part 2, Prashanti Eachempati, Avinash Supe, Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj, Alex Cresswell-Boyes, Safiya Robinson, and Samata Yalamanchili
Involving Family Caregivers in Developing an Intervention for Assessing Risk of Dental Pain in Individuals Living with Dementia, Carrie Stewart, Nicole Thomas, Robert Witton, Patricia Schofield, and Ewen McColl
Should oral examination be reimagined in the era of AI?, Prashanti Eachempati, Ramnarayan Komattil, and Arathi Arakala
Integrating AI with healthcare expertise: Introducing the Health Care Professional-In-The-Loop Framework: Part 1, Prashanti Eachempati, Avinash Supe, Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj, Alex Cresswell-Boyes, Safiya Robinson, and Samata Yalamanchili
Dissemination strategies of clinical practice guidelines—mixed methods evidence synthesis protocol, Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj, Tandekile Lubelwana Hafver, Ameer Hohlfeld, Emmanuel Effa, Denny Mabetha, Gertrude Kunje, Yan Jiao Shen, Carlos Zaror, Suzgika Lakudzala, Talitha Mpando, Stijn van de Velde, Thomas Agoritsas, Nicolas Delvaux, and Per Olav Vandvik
A micro-computed tomographic evaluation of dentine thicknesses of first molar roots: A review of the literature with illustrative cases, Marisca Meyer, Casper Jonker, Sandeepa Rajbaran-Singh, and Anna Catherina Oettlé
Bridging Classrooms and Communities: The Transformative Impact of Community-Based Dental Education on the Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students, Kamran Ali, Sruthi Sunil, Nidhi Gupta, Rebecca Glanville, T. Vanishree, Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri, and Asmaa Al Khtib
Translation of oral health research priorities into research topics in an equity-based priority setting exercise, Sumanth Nagraj Kumbargere, Cath Quinn, Lynne Callaghan, Martha Paisi, and Mona Nasser
A five-year retrospective analysis (2017-2022) of reported incidents from a primary care-based education provider, Afsha Musa, Robert Witton, Kamran Ali, and Ewen McColl
Looking back on ten years of integrated BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy and Hygiene teaching at Peninsula Dental School: prepared for practice?., Ruth Potterton, Morag Powell, and Zoe Brookes
A pilot and feasibility study investigating the abundance and activity of nitrate-reducing bacteria in women with pre-eclampsia, Lisa du Toit, Ifeoma Offiah, Alvaro Redondo-Rio, Tanya Kahawita, Michele Kiernan, Yen Ming Lin, Louise A. Belfield, Gemma Montagut, Alicia Benavente, Tomas Nicholas, Amazon Doble, Renske Dikkers, Robert Freeman, Toni Gabaldón, Zoe Brookes, and Raul Bescos Garcia
Exploring the challenges which influence general dental practitioners' participation as educational supervisors in dental foundation training in the South West of England, Hesham Matabdin, Ian Mills, Amy Rathbone, Laura Clarry, and Sally Hanks
Reflections on a three-year journey of publishing in the BDJ, Ewen McColl
Beyond the Drill: Understanding Empathy Among Undergraduate Dental Students, Muhammad Qasim Javed, Zaina Ahmad, Muhammad Muhammad, Kamran Ali, Arham Riaz, and Rebecca Glanville
Factors Affecting the Integration of Dental Services Into Health and Social Care for People With Complex Needs, Afsha Musa, Joelle Booth, Hannah Wheat, Robert Witton, and Martha Paisi
Submissions from 2024
The impact of community engaged healthcare education on undergraduate students’ empathy and their views towards social accountability; a mixed methods systematic review, Anastasios Plessas, Martha Paisi, Nilufar Ahmed, Zoe Brookes, Lorna Burns, and Robert Witton
Factors Influencing the Oral Health Behaviours of Autistic Children and Young People: A Qualitative Study, Jo Erwin, Sarah Neill, Tara Vassallo, Isaac Vassallo, Rob Witton, and Martha Paisi
Economic evaluation of a community dental care model for people experiencing homelessness, Tan Minh Nguyen, Robert Witton, Lyndsey Withers, and Martha Paisi
Qatar dental student perceptions of Sirona prep-check software for learning crown preparations, Hanin Daas, María Arregui, Lluís Giner Tarrida, Rebecca Glanville, and Kamran Ali
Knocking Out Antimicrobial Resistance editorial: reflections on the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance, Lovleen Tina Joshi and Catrin E. Moore
An evaluation by dental clinicians of cutting characteristics and haptic perceptions in 3D-printed typodont teeth: A pilot study, Alex Cresswell-Boyes, Graham Davis, Asa Barber, Mahentha Krishnamoorthy, and Swati Nehete
Beyond the Bite: Exploring Mental Health of Dental Faculty in Pakistan– a multi-institutional study, Kamran Ali, Daniel Zahra, Ulfat Bashir, Alaa Daud, Hina Zafar Raja, Rob Witton, and Mahwish Raja
Plymouth University Dental Therapy Careers Conference, Maia Haydock, Maryama Osman, Anna Smith, Eve Wilson, and Morag Powell
Teaching of magnification in the undergraduate curriculum: A position statement from the British Endodontic Society Teachers of Endodontology Group, W. McLean, A. J.E. Qualtrough, Alexandra Coleman, Alyn Morgan, Aylin Baysan, Carol Tait, Conor McLister, Damian Kavanagh, Damian O’Conner, Edward Longbottom, Emad Moawad, Erlind Pepla, Garrit Koller, Ewen McColl, Gillian Boswell, Graham Quilligan, Iad Gharib, Ian Jones, James Donn, James Hyde, Jenny Good, Jill Butler, Joshua Scaife, Kate Blundell, Mark Barber, Mary Freda-Howley, Mustafa Al Agha, Nargis Sonde, Nick Longridge, and Obyda Essam
The Use of Acupuncture to Manage Dry Mouth Post-Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Yen Ming Lin and Claire Forbes-Haley
Barriers and Facilitators to Dental Care Services Utilization Among Children With Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis, Shiamaa Al-Mashhadani, Mona Nasser, Anas Alsalami, Lorna Burns, and Martha Paisi
Unless we confront antimicrobial resistance now, we risk the consequences of a post-antibiotic society, Lovleen Tina Joshi
Dental Therapy Foundation Training: A Dental Therapist's view, Molly Langford and Morag Powell
Nurturing Well-Being in Dentistry: A MindSHED Approach, Tej Morjaria and Morag Powell
Knocking Out AMR project review, Lovleen Tina Joshi and Catrin E. Moore
A micro-computed tomographic evaluation of maxillary first molar accessory root canal morphology in a Black South African subpopulation, Casper Jonker
Launching the Clostridioides difficile collection, Lovleen Tina Joshi, Stephen Michell, and Ed J. Kuijper
A micro-computed tomographic evaluation of maxillary first molar root canal morphology in Black South Africans, Casper H. Jonker, Ericka N. L’abbé, Peet J. van der Vyver, Daniel Zahra, and Anna C. Oettlé
Rapid, Point-of-Care Microwave Lysis and Electrochemical Detection of Clostridioides difficile Directly from Stool Samples, Lovleen Tina Joshi, Emmanuel Brousseau, Trefor Morris, Jonathan Lees, Adrian Porch, and Les Baillie
Students’ perceptions of endodontic typodont teeth with simulated canals printed from novel materials, Alex Cresswell-Boyes, Graham Davis, and Aylin Baysan
Mutual recognition of qualifications, health workforce migration, and graduate outcomes: a comparative mapping study of undergraduate dental education in Europe, Marie Bryce, Sally Hanks, Lorna Burns, Daniel Zahra, and Tom Gale
Case-based learning in undergraduate orthodontic education: A cross sectional study, Asma Shafique, Asad Rehman, Shazia Ibnerasa, Rebecca Glanville, and PROFESSOR KAMRAN ALI
Response to comments on the tolerance to Clostridioides difficile spores to sodium hypochlorite disinfection, Humaira Ahmed and Lovleen Tina Joshi
How prepared are newly qualified allied health professionals for practice in the UK? A systematic review, Nicola Brennan, Lorna Burns, Karen Mattick, Alexandra Mitchell, Tristan Henderson, Keith Walker, and Thomas Gale
Herbal medicines to prevent dental caries, Philip Pradeep, Anchu Rachel Thomas, Kanwardeep Kaur, Renu Sarah Samson, Arun Mayya, Shripathi Adiga, and Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj
Efficacy of electronic apex locators in comparison with intraoral radiographs in working length determination- a systematic review and meta-analysis, Gurveen Kaur, Anchu Rachel Thomas, Renu Sarah Samson, Eby Varghese, Ratna Rachel Ponraj, Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj, Deepti Shrivastava, Hmoud Ali Algarni, Amna Yusuf Siddiqui, Osama S. Alothmani, and Kumar Chandan Srivastava
Factors affecting implementation of interventions for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet for people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a community-based qualitative study in England, Neha Jain, Emma A Adams, Emma C Joyes, Gillian McLellan, Martin Burrows, Martha Paisi, Laura J McGowan, Lorenzo Iafrate, David Landes, Richard G Watt, Falko F Sniehotta, Eileen Kaner, and Sheena E Ramsay
Current arrangements for training dentists in the UK in primary care dentistry, Sally Hanks
Decolonizing and diversifying the biosciences curriculum – a practical guide to getting started, Catherine Mansfield, Lovleen tina Joshi, Isaiah j. Ting, and Katharine Hubbard
Why we need to decolonize the biosciences curriculum, Lovleen tina Joshi, Catherine Mansfield, Isaiah j. Ting, and Katharine Hubbard
A Scoping Review of the Oral Health Status, Oral Health Behaviours and Interventions to Improve the Oral Health of Children and Young People in Care and Care Leavers, Joelle Booth, Jo Erwin, Lorna Burns, Nick Axford, Jane Horrell, Hannah Wheat, Robert Witton, Jill Shawe, Janine Doughty, Sarah Kaddour, Skye Boswell, Urshla Devalia, Abigail Nelder, and Martha Paisi
Access to Dental Care for Children and Young People in Care and Care Leavers: A Global Scoping Review, Jo Erwin, Jane Horrell, Hannah Wheat, Nick Axford, Lorna Burns, Joelle Booth, Robert Witton, Jill Shawe, Janine Doughty, Sarah Kaddour, Skye Boswell, Urshla Devalia, Abigail Nelder, and Martha Paisi
The attitudes of dental therapists, dental therapy educators and dental therapy students in the South of England towards domiciliary dentistry: a qualitative study, Robert Emanuel, Joshua Quach, Parul Patel, Robert Witton, Carolina Machuca-Vargas, and Eleanor Taylor
Student perceptions of integrated dental therapy and dental education at Peninsula Dental School., Morag Powell, Ruby May Allen, and Amy Beare
Factors influencing implementation and sustainability of interventions to improve oral health and related health behaviours in adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: A mixed-methods systematic review, Deepti A. John, Emma A. Adams, Laura J. McGowan, Emma C. Joyes, Catherine Richmond, Fiona R. Beyer, David Landes, Richard G. Watt, Falko F. Sniehotta, Martha Paisi, Clare Bambra, Dawn Craig, Eileen Kaner, and Sheena E. Ramsay
Dental Surgical Activity in Hospitals during COVID-19: A Nationwide Observational Cohort Study, J Booth, A J Fowler, R Pearse, P Dias, Y I Wan, R Witton, and T E F Abbott
Co-production of health and social science research with vulnerable children and young people: A rapid review, Jo Erwin, Lorna Burns, Urshla Devalia, Robert Witton, Jill Shawe, Hannah Wheat, Nick Axford, Janine Doughty, Sarah Kaddour, Abigail Nelder, Paul Brocklehurst, Skye Boswell, and Martha Paisi
The Effect of Dietary Nitrate on the Oral Microbiome and Salivary Biomarkers in Individuals with High Blood Pressure, Lisa du Toit, Michaela L. Sundqvist, Alvaro Redondo-Rio, Zöe Brookes, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Mary Hickson, Alicia Benavente, Gemma Montagut, Eddie Weitzberg, Toni Gabaldón, Jon O. Lundberg, and Raul Bescos
Undergraduate dental curricula in Middle Eastern and Arabic-speaking African Nations − A cross-sectional study, Lovely Muthiah Annamma, Jumma Al Khabuli, Sabrin Ali Azim, Huda Abutayyem, Mohamed Alkhuboli, A. Subaveerapandiyan, Rebecca Glanville, and Kamran Ali
Utilising blood-derived products for guided tissue regeneration in periradicular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Gabriele Baniulyte, Lorna Burns, and Kamran Ali
Submissions from 2023
Blended learning in undergraduate dental education: a global pilot study, Kamran Ali, E. S.A. Alhaija, Mahwish Raja, Daniel Zahra, Zoe L. Brookes, Ewen McColl, Sobia Zafar, Barbara Kirnbauer, Wahadni AM Al, Rami S. Al-Fodeh, Thikrayat Ghazi Bani-Hani, SO Daher, and HO Daher
A New Methodology to Determine the Orifice for Root Canal Configurations in First Permanent Molar Root and Canal Morphologies Using Micro-Computed Tomography, Casper Hendrik Jonker, Guy Lambourn, Anna Catherina Oettlé, Federico Foschi, Charlotte Theye, and Ericka Noelle L’Abbé
Top tips for effective use of periodontal instruments in primary care, Morag Powell, Ruth Potterton, and Ewen McColl
Enhancing learning experiences in pre-clinical restorative dentistry: the impact of virtual reality haptic simulators, Alaa Daud, Manal Matoug-Elwerfelli, Hanin Daas, Daniel Zahra, and Kamran Ali
Uncontrolled hypertension at the dentist: a case report of integrated healthcare, Amazon Doble, Raul Bescos, Robert Witton, Shabir Shivji, and Zoë Brookes
Top tips on staying up to date in primary care, L Burns and E McColl
Clostridioides difficile spores tolerate disinfection with sodium hypochlorite disinfectant and remain viable within surgical scrubs and gown fabrics, Humaira Ahmed and Lovleen Tina Joshi
Does the NHS Dental Workforce Plan in England align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals?, Deborah Evans, Ian Mills, and Sally Hanks
Outbreak investigation of NDM-producing Burkholderia cepacia causing neonatal sepsis in Pakistan, A Batool, A Yakoob, Zahid Anwar, Lovleen Tina Joshi, Durreshahwar Lone, M Zikriya, Qasim Ahmed, and Muhammad Usman Qamar
Dermatophyte resistance – on the rise, Ivan R. Bristow and Lovleen Tina Joshi
Dental practice workforce challenges in rural England: survey into recruitment and retention in Devon and Cornwall, Ian Mills, Marie Bryce, Laura Clarry, Deborah Evans, and Sally Hanks
”Just in case to just in time” curriculum! Are we ready for this paradigm shift?, Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj
Perceived confidence of dental students and new graduates in performing tooth extractions—An exploratory study, Kamis Gaballah, Kamran Ali, Daniel Zahra, Ensanya Abou Neel, and Eteman Ibrahim
Top tips for minimally invasive dentistry in primary care, Y Lin, E McColl, and HF Duncan
Developing a person-centred approach in dentistry beyond NHS recall intervals: a commentary, Ian Mills, Sasha Scambler, Patricia Neville, and Koula Asimakopoulou
The Limitations of Periapical X-ray Assessment in Endodontic Diagnosis—A Systematic Review, A Gliga, M Imre, S Grandini, C Marruganti, C Gaeta, D Bodnar, BA Dimitriu, and F Foschi
Prognostic Role of CD68+ and CD163+ Tumour-Associated Macrophages and PD-L1 Expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis, Mohammed Haseeb Chohan, Matthew Perry, Paul Laurance-Young, Vehid M. Salih, and Andrew D. Foey
Candida auris: another frontier in the battle against antimicrobial resistance, Tina L. Joshi
Top tips for effective clinical communication, Angus Kelly, Jim Carey, Morag Powell, and Ewen McColl
The dental workforce recruitment and retention crisis in the UK, Deborah Evans, Ian Mills, Lorna Burns, Marie Bryce, and Sally Hanks
