A5000350723- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Empathy and Medical Education
University of Sheffield
2016-2025
King's College London
2024
Public Health England
2024
Cardiff University
2023
University of Leeds
2016-2023
University of Dundee
2023
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2023
Claremont Private Hospital
2014-2020
In-Q-Tel
2012
Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
2007-2010
Objective: To explore the validity and reliability of child perception questionnaire as an oral-health-related quality life (OHRQoL) measure in adolescents with malocclusion.Design: A cross-sectional study comparing two groups individuals.Setting: One group children malocclusion was recruited from orthodontic departments at Charles Clifford Dental Hospital (CCDH), Sheffield Chesterfield Royal (CRH), Chesterfield. second no Paediatric Department CCDH one General Practice Sheffield.Subjects...
Background Dental caries affects 60–90% of children across the world and is associated with a variety negative impacts. Despite its ubiquity, there has been surprisingly little exploration these impacts from child's perspective. Aim The aim was to allow describe impact dental on their daily lives terminology they used. Design Children, aged 5–15 years, experience were purposively sampled primary secondary care clinics. Focus groups ( n = 5) in‐depth interviews 16) recorded transcribed...
Background Dental anxiety is common among children. Although there a wealth of research investigating childhood dental anxiety, little consideration has been given to the child's perspective. Aim This qualitative study sought explore with children their own experiences using cognitive behavioural therapy assessment model. Design Face‐to‐face, semi‐structured interviews were conducted dentally anxious aged 11–16 years. The Five Areas model was used inform topic guide and analysis. Data...
Objectives:To examine the relationships between dental appearance, characteristics of individual and their environment, oral health-related quality life (OHQoL) in young people over time.
Globally, dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases and more common in children living deprived areas. Dental preventable, guidance United Kingdom recommends parental supervised brushing (PSB): a collection behaviors—including twice-daily toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste—that should begin upon eruption first tooth (approximately 6 to 12 mo age) for which need be helped or by an adult until at least 7 y age. The aim this study was explore parents’ experiences their young...
To seek the views of adolescents with malocclusion about how appearance and arrangement their teeth affects everyday life to incorporate these into a new Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire (MIQ).Semi-structured interviews were undertaken purposive sample 30 young people (10-16 years) referred for orthodontic treatment two dental teaching hospitals. The recorded, transcribed analysed using framework analysis. Several themes sub identified used identify items include in measure.Three emerged...
This multicenter 3-arm, parallel-group, patient-randomized controlled trial compared clinical effectiveness of 3 treatment strategies over y for managing dental caries in primary teeth UK care. Participants aged to 7 with at least 1 molar dentinal carious lesion were randomized across arms (1:1:1 via centrally administered system variable-length random permuted blocks): C+P, conventional management (complete tooth tissue removal and restoration placement) prevention; B+P, biological (sealing...
Objective: To test the items, identified through qualitative inquiry that might form basis of a new Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire (MIQ) to measure oral health-related quality life (OHQoL) young people with malocclusion. Methods: Piloting 13 reduced number items from 37 28. Cross-sectional testing involved convenience sample aged 10–16 years, attending Orthodontic Department Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield. The fit and function initial MIQ questions were examined using item...
Dental caries in young children is a major public health problem impacting on the child and their family terms of pain, infection substantial financial burden healthcare funders. In UK, national guidance prevention dental advises parents to supervise child's brushing with fluoride toothpaste until age 7. However, there dearth evidence-based interventions encourage this practice parents. The current study used intervention mapping (IM) develop home-based parental-supervised toothbrushing...
Background Historically, lack of evidence for effective management decay in primary teeth has caused uncertainty, but there is emerging to support alternative strategies conventional fillings, which are minimally invasive and prevention orientated. Objectives The objectives were (1) assess the clinical effectiveness cost-effectiveness three managing caries (2) quality life, dental anxiety, acceptability experiences children, parents professionals, development and/or progression. Design This...
Abstract Objectives This multicentre, assessor‐blinded, two‐arm cluster randomized trial evaluated the clinical and cost‐effectiveness of a behaviour change intervention promoting toothbrushing for preventing dental caries in UK secondary schools. Methods Pupils aged 11–13 years with their own mobile telephone attending schools above average free school meals eligibility were (at year‐group level) to receive lesson twice‐daily text messages or usual care. Year‐groups ( n = 84) from 42...
Abstract – Objectives: To explore the impact of developmental defects enamel (DDE) on young people, through their experiences condition and it’s meaning to everyday lives. Methods: The theoretical framework chosen guide study was symbolic interactionism. Qualitative interviews with a purposive sample people aged 10–15 years varying severities DDE were conducted in person’s home. audio‐taped transcribed verbatim. data analysed using constant comparative method. Photographs participants’ teeth...