Browse research from the Peninsula Dental School.
Submissions from 2021
The future of dentistry post-COVID-19: perspectives from Urgent Dental Care centre staff in England, Robert Witton, Anastasios Plessas, Hannah Wheat, Rebecca Baines, Maria Bernardes Delgado, Ian Mills, and Martha Paisi
The dental therapist's role in a 'shared care' approach to optimise clinical outcomes, Z Sadura, S Hanks, C Tredwin, and E McColl
Using alternative teaching and learning approaches to deliver clinical microbiology during the COVID19 pandemic, Lovleen Tina Joshi
SARS-CoV-2 Tests: Bridging the Gap Between Laboratory Sensors and Clinical Applications, Nikita Toropov, Eleanor Osborne, Lovleen Tina Joshi, James Davidson, Caitlin Morgan, Joseph Page, Justin Pepperell, and Frank Vollmer
The dental therapist's role in a 'shared care' approach to optimise clinical outcomes, Zuzanna Sadura, Sally Hanks, Christopher Tredwin, and Ewen McColl
The benefits of an innovative community engagement model in dental undergraduate education, Robert Witton and Martha Paisi
Effectiveness of pre-operative oral corticosteroids in reducing pain, trismus and oedema following lower third molar extractions: a systematic review, M Shibl, K Ali, and L Burns
Medical Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt and Future Priorities, K Ali
Self-Perceived Competence of New Dental Graduates in Pakistan – A Multi-institution Study, Haroon Shahid Qazi, Kamran Ali, Josephine Cockerill, and Daniel Zahra
COVID-19: dental aerosol contamination in open plan dental clinics and future implications, K Ali and M Raja
Evaluation of Sepsis Teaching for Medical and Dental Students at a British University, Kamran Ali, Neelam Venkatasami, Daniel Zahra, Zoe Brookes, and Jolanta Kisielewska
What is the value of simulated patient assessment in structured clinical examinations of undergraduate students and how should it be used?, K. Ali, S. Hanks, and J. Cockerill
COVID-19, Leadership and Gender Equality: Preparing for the Challenges Ahead, Ian Mills and Patricia Neville
Investing to prevent: Description of an innovative approach to commissioning a supervised toothbrushing programme across multiple local authorities in England, Zoe Allen and Robert Witton
Preparing Health Profession Students for Practice in Complex Real World Settings: How Do Educators Respond to a Model of Capability?, Sally Hanks, Hilary Neve, and Thomas Gale
Antibacterial and Bonding Properties of Universal Adhesive Dental Polymers Doped with Pyrogallol, N Kharouf, A Eid, L Hardan, R Bourgi, Y Arntz, H Jmal, F Foschi, S Sauro, V Ball, Y Haikel, and D Mancino
Is social enterprise good for dentistry?, Robert Witton
Pandemic progress, E. McColl, R. Witton, and C. Tredwin
Sonic Activation Improves Bioceramic Sealer’s Penetration into the Tubular Dentin of Curved Root Canals: A Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Investigation, R Pérez-Alfayate, J Algar-Pinilla, M Mercade, and F Foschi
Biocide Use in the Antimicrobial Era: A Review, Imogen Anne Jones and Lovleen Tina Joshi
Behaviour Management in Children during COVID-19, YM Lin
Applications of Microwave Energy in Medicine, Alexandra Gartshore, Matt Kidd, and Lovleen Tina Joshi
Cracked Tooth Syndrome: Assessment, Prognosis and Predictable Management Strategies., T Gill, AJ Pollard, J Baker, and C Tredwin
Root Canal Filling Quality Comparison of a Premixed Calcium Silicate Endodontic Sealer and Different Carrier-Based Obturation Systems, R Pérez-Alfayate, M Mercade, J Algar-Pinilla, R Cisneros-Cabello, F Foschi, and S Cohen
Dean’s Update, Ian Mills
Addressing racial inequalities in dental education: decolonising the dental curricula, Kamran Ali, Ewen McColl, Christopher Tredwin, Sally Hanks, Catherine Coelho, and Robert Witton
Print and Try Technique: 3D-Printing of Teeth with Complex Anatomy a Novel Endodontic Approach, R Tonini, E Xhajanka, M Giovarruscio, F Foschi, G Boschi, A Atav-Ates, A Cicconetti, M Seracchiani, G Gambarini, L Testarelli, and L Pacifici
Students' return to clinic, R. Witton, E. McColl, and C. Tredwin
Direct Single-Particle Detection and Sizes Recognition of Adenovirus with Whispering-Gallery Mode Resonances, N Toropov, E Osborne, LT Joshi, and F Vollmer
Odontopaste alternatives?, Y Lin
Re: E-scooter injuries referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgical service at Christchurch Hospital: a retrospective observational study and cost analysis of 17 months of data, Y Lin and B Collard
Submissions from 2020
Assessment of Dental Undergraduate Students’ Skills in Local Anesthesia Administration: A Longitudinal Study, KM Siddiqi, HS Qazi, K Ali, and R Glanville
The impact of wrong-site surgery on dental undergraduate teaching: a survey of UK dental schools, Anna Dargue, Eithne Fyfe, Kathryn French, Kamran Ali, Edmund Bailey, Aileen Bell, Robert Bolt, Yogesh Bulsara, James Carey, Charlotte Emanuel, Rachel Green, Nadine Khawaja, Evgeny Kushnerev, Neil Patel, Simon Shepherd, Binthan Smart, Joanna Smyth, Kate Taylor, and Datla K Varma
Assessment of Undergraduate Students in Tooth Extraction Competence – A Cohort Study, K Ali, HS Qazi, K Siddiqi, and R Glanville
Current uses of chlorhexidine for management of oral disease: a narrative review, Zoë L.S. Brookes, Raul Bescos, Louise A. Belfield, Kamran Ali, and Anthony Roberts
Dean’s Update, Ian Mills
Effects of Chlorhexidine mouthwash on the oral microbiome, Raul Bescos, Ann Ashworth, Craig Cutler, Zoe L. Brookes, Louise Belfield, Ana Rodiles, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Garry Farnham, Luke Liddle, Mia Burleigh, Desley White, Chris Easton, and Mary Hickson
Global RECHARGE: Establishing a standard international data set for pulmonary rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries, MW Orme, RC Free, A Manise, and et al
Modulation of oral microbiota: A new frontier in exercise supplementation, Raul Bescos, Zoe L.S. Brookes, Louise A. Belfield, Manuel Fernandez-Sanjurjo, and Patricia Casas-Agustench
Schneiderian membrane thickness variation following endodontic procedures: a retrospective cone beam computed tomography study, Den Munckhof T Van, S Patel, G Koller, E Berkhout, F Mannocci, and F Foschi
Shared Decision Making in Endodontics, S Rajagopal and A Kelly
Which type of soft tissue augmentation at dental implant sites is best supported by evidence?, K Ali and EJ Kay
Amoebae in Chronic, Polymicrobial Endodontic Infections Are Associated with Altered Microbial Communities of Increased Virulence, G Koller, F Foschi, P Mitchell, E Witherden, K Bruce, and F Mannocci
Dementia guidance please, Y Lin and B Collard
COVID-19 and antibiotic resistance – The calm before the storm, M McKracken, C Garner, and LT Joshi
Multimorbidity and oral health: need for new models of care, B Gill, Andrew Harris, Christopher Tredwin, and P Gill
Students’ views on the sustained impact of a learning approach developed by blending pedagogy to prepare for professional practice: introducing ‘Daybook’, Sally J. Hanks and Catherine S. Coelho
Homelessness on the curriculum?, R. Witton and M. Paisi
“Today’s shook me up a lot inside…it’s definitely changed me”: emotional responses and transformative learning through working with disadvantaged communities, Sally Hanks, Hilary Neve, Wendy Smith, and Miranda Heath
Dean’s Update, Ian Mills
FGDP(UK) News, Ian Mills
Self-Limiting versus Rotary Subjective Carious Tissue Removal: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial—2-Year Results, AH Ali, FB Thani, F Foschi, A Banerjee, and F Mannocci
Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Calcium Silicate Sealers against a Nutrient-Stressed Multispecies Biofilm, R Bose, K Ioannidis, F Foschi, A Bakhsh, RD Kelly, S Deb, F Mannocci, and SA Niazi
A qualitative study using hybrid simulation to explore the impacts of human factors e-learning on behaviour change, Harry Carter, Sally Hanks, and Thomas Gale
Rapid Chairside Microbial Detection Predicts Endodontic Treatment Outcome, A Knight, I Blewitt, N Al-Nuaimi, T Watson, D Herzog, F Festy, S Patel, F Foschi, G Koller, and F Mannocci
A centralised approach, KAA Mannan
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): challenges and management of aerosol-generating procedures in dentistry, K Ali and M Raja
Leadership and followership in a pandemic - where do you stand?, S Hanks
Taking The Lead, S Hanks
The impact of the risk of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) members of the UK dental profession, Chet Trivedy, Ian Mills, and Onkar Dhanoya
Transfer of Basic Sciences Knowledge in a Problem?Based Learning Curriculum, Kamran Ali, Josephine Cockerill, Jon H. Bennett, Louise Belfield, and Christopher Tredwin
Comparison of Obturation Removal Efficiency from Straight Root Canals with ProTaper Gold or Reciproc Blue: A Micro-Computed Tomography Study, V Faus-Matoses, C Pasarín-Linares, I Faus-Matoses, F Foschi, S Sauro, and VJ Faus-Llácer
Outcome of Root Canal Treatments Using a New Calcium Silicate Root Canal Sealer: A Non-Randomized Clinical Trial, A Zavattini, A Knight, F Foschi, and F Mannocci
Dean’s Update, Ian Mills
Dentistry: Time for a New Meaning?, Nairn H.F. Wilson and Ian J. Mills
Self?perceived preparedness of undergraduate dental students in dental public universities in Malaysia: A national study, Yudin Z. Mat, K Ali, Ahmad WMA Wan, A Ahmad, MF Khamis, Graville Monteiro NA Brian, Ab Aziz ZA Che, R Saub, TI Rosli, A Alias, Hamid NF Abdul, and NA Harun
The world is its own best model: modelling and future pandemic planning in dentistry, M-S Howe
Use of preoperative cone-beam computed tomography to aid in establishment of endodontic working length: A systematic review and meta-analysis, A Paterson, V Franco, S Patel, and F Foschi
Submissions from 2019
A service evaluation of the “Open Wide and Step Inside” school oral health programme, Robert Witton and Wendy Smith
Dean's Update, I Mills
Strategies to reduce the risk of reinfection and cross-contamination in endodontics, M Giovarruscio, S Sauro, I Makeeva, and F Foschi
How Does Dyslexia Impact on the Educational Experiences of Healthcare Students? A Qualitative Study, K Ali, J Kisielewska, F Subhan, and C Tredwin
Twenty years after the launch of Bologna?process – What is the status of harmonization of dental education?, B Kirnbauer and K Ali
What are the long-term survival and complication rates of complete-arch fixed implant rehabilitation in edentulous patients?, K Ali and EJ Kay
Notch Coordinates Periodontal Ligament Maturation through Regulating Lamin A, B. J. Denes, C. Bolton, C. S. Illsley, W. L. Kok, J. V. Walker, A. Poetsch, C. Tredwin, S. Kiliaridis, and B. Hu
Cytoplasmic DAXX drives SQSTM1/p62 phase condensation to activate Nrf2-mediated stress response, Yi Yang, Thea L. Willis, Robert W. Button, Conor J. Strang, Yuhua Fu, Xue Wen, Portia R.C. Grayson, Tracey Evans, Rebecca J. Sipthorpe, Sheridan L. Roberts, Bing Hu, Jianke Zhang, Boxun Lu, and Shouqing Luo
Transit amplifying cells coordinate mouse incisor mesenchymal stem cell activation, Jemma Victoria Walker, Heng Zhuang, Donald Singer, Charlotte Sara Illsley, Wai Ling Kok, Kishor K. Sivaraj, Yan Gao, Chloe Bolton, Y Liu, Mengyuan Zhao, Portia Rebecca Clare Grayson, Shuang Wang, Jana Karbanová, Tim Lee, Stefano Ardu, Qingguo Lai, J Liu, Moustapha Kassem, Shuo Chen, Kai Yang, Yuxing Bai, Christopher Tredwin, Alexander C. Zambon, Denis Corbeil, Ralf Adams, Basem M. Abdallah, and Bing Hu
A dental student view on learning gained through Inter-Professional Engagement with people experiencing homelessness, Leah Webb, Sumeet Sandhu, Luke Morton, Robert Witton, Lyndsey Withers, Christina Worle, and Martha Paisi
Atypical Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Responses to Topographic Modifications of Titanium Biomaterials Indicate Cytoskeletal- and Genetic Plasticity-Based Heterogeneity of Cells, Mohammad R. Khan, Nicola Mordan, Mohamed Parkar, Vehid Salih, Nikolaos Donos, and Peter M. Brett
Inconsistent approach in schools, R. Witton
Impact of Dyslexia on the Education Experiences of Undergraduate Students in Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Sciences: A Qualitative Study, K Ali, J Kisielewska, F Subhan, and C Tredwin
Fully guided placement of orthodontic miniscrews-a technical report, B Kirnbauer, P Rugani, E Santigli, P Tepesch, K Ali, and N Jakse
Is there an association between past dental visits and the incidence of cancers of the head and neck (HN), upper aerodigestive tract (UADT), and oral cavity?, K Ali and EJ Kay
Monitoring erosive toothwear: BEWE, a simple tool to protect patients and the profession, David Bartlett, Soha Dattani, Ian Mills, Nigel Pitts, Raj Rattan, Diane Rochford, Nairn H.F. Wilson, Shamir Mehta, and Saoirse O’Toole
Dean'S Update, Ian Mills
Effects of Ions-Releasing Restorative Materials on the Dentine Bonding Longevity of Modern Universal Adhesives after Load-Cycle and Prolonged Artificial Saliva Aging, S Sauro, I Makeeva, V Faus-Matoses, F Foschi, M Giovarruscio, Pires P Maciel, Moura M Martins, Neves A Almeida, and V Faus-Llácer
Dental practice in the UK in 2015/2016. Part 4: changes since 2002?, FJT Burke, NHF Wilson, PA Brunton, and S Creanor
Dental practice in the UK in 2015/2016. Part 3: aspects of indirect restorations and fixed prosthodontics., AA Jum'ah, S Creanor, NHF Wilson, FJT Burke, and PA Brunton
Incidence of and risk factors for major haemorrhage in patients treated with ibrutinib: An integrated analysis., JR Brown, J Moslehi, MS Ewer, and et al
Systematic review and evidence synthesis of non-cervical human papillomavirus-related disease health system costs and quality of life estimates, KJ Ong, M Checchi, L Burns, C Pavitt, MJ Postma, and M Jit
A novel, integrated curriculum for dental hygiene-therapists and dentists, C McIlwaine, ZLS Brookes, D Zahra, K Ali, S Zaric, G Jones, and LA Belfield
Contemporary dental practice in the UK. Part 1: demography and practising arrangements in 2015, FJT Burke, NHF Wilson, PA Brunton, and S Creanor
Dental practice in the UK in 2015/2016. Part 2: aspects of direct restorations, bleaching, endodontics and paediatric dentistry., NHF Wilson, FJT Burke, PA Brunton, and et al
To accept or decline academic remediation: What difference does it make?, Catherine Coelho, Daniel Zahra, Kamran Ali, and Christopher Tredwin
Submissions from 2018
Sepsis: the applicability to dental care professionals., C Coelho and M Mead
Dental Public Health in Action: Understanding oral health care needs and oral health-related quality of life in vulnerable adults in Plymouth, R Patel, R. Witton, R. Potterton, W. Smith, and I. Kaimi
Impact of Progress testing on the learning experiences of students in medicine, dentistry and dental therapy, Kamran Ali, Josephine Cockerill, Daniel Zahra, Christopher Tredwin, and Colin Ferguson
Self-perceived preparedness of final year dental students in a developing country-A multi-institution study., Kamran Ali, Josephine Cockerill, Daniel Zahra, Haroon S. Qazi, Ulfat Raja, and Khurram Ataullah
Prepared for practice and equipped for employment: what do dental foundation trainers think of their trainees?, S. Hanks, C. Coelho, and R. Coster
Developing sustainability in a dental practice through an Action Research approach, Lorna Burns, J. Grose, R. Mukonoweshuro, J. Richardson, I. Mills, M. Nasser, and D. Moles