Oral health services research

Our team undertakes oral health research in addition to evidence based research that is used to transform clinical practice and dental education

About us

The Dental School’s research mission is to act to address health inequalities in line with the University of Plymouth's mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives through education and research.

This is embedded within the context that oral health is a key domain of general health and that our school is primary care based, which is the setting in which the overwhelming majority of dental care is provided within the UK.

Specific areas of research interest within our group include systematic reviews, research priority setting methodology and clinical decision making in a dental environment.

One of our key areas of research interest is in inequalities in oral health including oral cancer and evidence-based dentistry.

Our team

Dr Mona Nasser

Associate Professor of Evidence Based Dentistry
Professor Liz Kay

Emeritus Professor
Mr Timothy O'Brien

Clin Assoc Prof in Restorative Dentistry (Education)/Prog Lead in Periodontology
Dr Martha Paisi

Senior Research Fellow in Public Health
Dr Ian Mills

Associate Professor of Primary Care Dentistry
Mrs Lorna Burns

Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare - Information Specialist (Education)

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Baby Dental Care project

University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School is partnering with Livewell South West in this early phase study.

The study examines whether by accessing first-time parents and their infants through the Family Nurse Partnership model, an intervention can be delivered to improve the oral health of children in populations at high risk of poor oral health.

Find out more information about this project

Current postgraduate students

We are keen to encourage and support postgraduate research within the team. Current PhD’s and ResM's under supervision include:

Zoe Allen – Exploring the referral interface between general dental practice and salaried dental services
Nicole Thomas – Preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of an intervention to prevent oral disease in a highly vulnerable child population.
Anastasios Plessas – The impact of stress on the practice of dentistry
Maria Bernardes Delgado – Oral health and palliative care in the UK
Sumanth Kumbagere
Shiamaa shihab Ahmed Al Mashhadani.