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Profiles
Professor Liz Kay
Emeritus Professor
Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Health)
I have the great privilege of being the Foundation Dean of Peninsula Dental School. The feedback I have received (and still receive) about our dental graduates has made me immensely proud and I will always be grateful for having been given the opportunity to found the first new dental school in the UK for 40 years. I am also a Public Health Academic Consultant working regionally and nationally with Public Health England, focussing on inequalities in Oral Health. I am Programme Lead for an MBA in Healthcare, in collaboration with Plymouth University Business School and Healthcare Learning Company. This highly innovative blended distance-learning programme offers healthcare professionals the opportunity to undertake action learning within their own healthcare environment.
I am a highly committed clinician and teacher, focussing on the delivery of appropriate care to those who find clinical care particularly challenging. I am extremely proud of the excellent student and patient feedback I receive about the learning experiences I deliver and the dental care I deliver.
I am the Plymouth University’s stakeholder Governor on the Board of (Shadow) Governors for Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and I sit on the University Athena Swan Committee and the University Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. I am a Non Executive Director of Plymouth University Hospitals Trust. Topic Expert to a NICE Public Health Advisory Committee. In addition I am a Trustee and Vice Chair of the British Medical and Dental Students’ Trust and am also honoured to be the President and Chair of Trustee Board for the Oral Health Foundation. I Chair the Shirley Glasstone Hughes Foundation Management Committee, which oversees the commissioning of funded research relating specifically to dentistry. Finally I am a member of the Equality Challenge Unit’s Athena Swan Medical Practice committee and also a judging panel member for Athena Swan, a cause about which I am passionate.
I have authored 6 books and most recently acted as sole editor of a new comprehensive (250,000 words) textbook for dental undergraduates, collaborating with colleagues from dental schools around the world.
I have been external examiner for 4th BDS at Hong Kong University and an external PhD examiner at Queen Mary’s, Kings College London, University College, London and Hong Kong University.
I have attracted over 1.5 million pounds of research funding, and have published over 150 papers and 6 books and 3 book chapters. I am currently leading research in access to oral care for vulnerable families, and have acted as advisor to NICE on the health economics of oral health. A research review conducting for NICE underpins national policy in oral health promotion.
I sit on the Editorial Boards of three journals, including the British Dental Journal and peer-review papers for a large number of other academic publications.
Key publications
2009 'Dental health state utility values associated with tooth loss in two contrasting cultures' JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION 36, (8) 601-609 , DOI
1996 'Is dental health education effective? A systematic review of current evidence' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 24, (4) 231-235 , DOI
1992 'Restorative treatment thresholds and agreement in treatment decision-making' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 20, (5) 265-268 , DOI
2010 'Is there a relationship between birthweight and subsequent growth on the development of dental caries at 5 years of age? A cohort study' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 38, (5) 408-414 , DOI
2011 'Tooth loss--an assessment of dental health state utility values' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 39, (1) 53-60 , DOI
Teaching interests
My teaching interests lie in decision analysis/rational treatment palnning, behavioural science applied to dentistitry and oral health, health promotion and education, inhalation sedation
Staff serving as external examiners
I act as External Examiner to Honk Kong University's BDS1V professional examination and have examined many Mastes level and PhD theses, both nationally and internationally
Research interests
My research relates to decision analysis and to health state measurement, and to the use of psychological techniques to motivate pepople, particulalry hard to reach groups towards oral health
Other research
25 Masters Degrees Supervised
4 PhDs
2 MPhil
4 PhDs underway
Grants & contracts
Over £ 1.2 million research monie during careeer.
Recent UoPEL contracts with BDIA, Oral B, Wrigleys
Key publications
2009 'Dental health state utility values associated with tooth loss in two contrasting cultures' JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION 36, (8) 601-609 , DOI
1996 'Is dental health education effective? A systematic review of current evidence' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 24, (4) 231-235 , DOI
1992 'Restorative treatment thresholds and agreement in treatment decision-making' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 20, (5) 265-268 , DOI
2010 'Is there a relationship between birthweight and subsequent growth on the development of dental caries at 5 years of age? A cohort study' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 38, (5) 408-414 , DOI
2011 'Tooth loss--an assessment of dental health state utility values' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 39, (1) 53-60 , DOI
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2019 ''Teeth Matter': engaging people experiencing homelessness with oral health promotion efforts' British Dental Journal 227, (3) 187-191 , DOI PEARL
2019 'A qualitative exploration of promoting oral health for infants in vulnerable families' British Dental Journal 227, (2) 137-142 , DOI
2019 'Management of plaque in people experiencing homelessness using 'peer education': a pilot study' British Dental Journal (BDJ) 226, (11) 860-866 , DOI PEARL
2019 '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?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 20, (2) 37-38 , DOI PEARL
2019 'Body mass index and dental caries in young people: a systematic review' BMC Pediatrics 19, (1) , DOI PEARL
2019 'A randomised controlled trial of a smartphone application for improving oral hygiene' British Dental Journal 226, (7) 508-511 , DOI
2019 'Barriers and enablers to accessing dental services for people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review' Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology , DOI PEARL
2018 'The Perceptions of Dentists Working in Saudi Arabia of the Utility of Different Restoration Options for a Shortened Dental Arch in Patients of Different Ages' The International Journal of Prosthodontics 31, (5) 485-491 , DOI
2018 'Oral Care of Palliative Care Patients - Carers' and Relatives' Experiences. A Qualitative Study' British Dental Journal , DOI PEARL
2018 'Obesity and dental caries in young children in Plymouth, United Kingdom: A Spatial Analysis' COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH 35, (1) 58-64 , DOI PEARL
2018 'The use of cost-utility analysis for the evaluation of caries prevention: an exploratory case study of two community-based public health interventions in a high-risk population in the UK' COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH 35, (1) 30-36 , DOI
2018 'Obesity and caries in four-to-six year old English children: a cross-sectional study' BMC Public Health 18, (1) , DOI PEARL
2018 'The Perceptions of Dentists Working in Saudi Arabia of the Utility of Different Restoration Options for a Shortened Dental Arch in Patients of Different Ages' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS 31, (5) 485-491 , DOI
2017 'Preparedness of undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom: a national study' British Dental Journal 222, (6) 472-477 , DOI PEARL
2016 'Motivational interviewing in general dental practice: A review of the evidence' BDJ 221, (12) 785-791 , DOI PEARL
2016 'Exploring uses of the UK Clinical Aptitude Test-situational judgement test in a dental student selection process' European Journal of Dental Education , DOI PEARL
2016 'Application of Rasch analysis in the development and psychometric evaluation of dental undergraduates preparedness assessment scale' European Journal of Dental Education , DOI PEARL
2016 'Stakeholders’ Perceptions About a Newly Established Dental School with a Problem-Based, Student-Led, Patient-Centered Curriculum: A Qualitative Study' Journal of Dental Education 80, (3) 291-300
2016 'Transition of new dental graduates into practice: a qualitative study' European Journal of Dental Education 20, (2) 65-72 , DOI PEARL
2016 'A review of approaches for dental practice teams for promoting oral health' Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 44, (4) 313-330 , DOI
2016 'Oral health promotion: the economic benefits to the NHS of increased use of sugarfree gum in the UK' British Dental Journal 220, (3) 121-127 , DOI PEARL
2016 'Oral health promotion: the economic benefits to the NHS of increased use of sugarfree gum in the UK' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 220, (3) 121-127 , DOI
2015 'Is the value of oral health related to culture and environment, or function and aesthetics?' COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH 32, (4) , DOI
2015 'The use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour' British Dental Journal 219, (4) E2-E2 , DOI PEARL
2015 'The use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour' British Dental Journal 219, (4) 166-167 , DOI PEARL
2015 'Progress testing in undergraduate dental education: the Peninsula experience and future opportunities' European Journal of Dental Education 20, (3) 129-134 Publisher Site , DOI PEARL
2015 'Person-centred care in dentistry--the patients' perspective' Br Dent J 218, (7) 407-412 , DOI PEARL
2015 'The Impact of Subject Age, Gender, and Arch Length on Attitudes of Syrian Dentists towards Shortened Dental Arches' International Journal of Dentistry 2015, 1-7 , DOI PEARL
2014 'Involving dental practitioners in setting the dental research agenda' Br Dent J 217, (6) 307-310 , DOI
2014 'Evidence-based dentistry--overcoming the challenges for the UK's dental practitioners' Br Dent J 217, (4) 191-194 , DOI
2014 'Patient-centred care in general dental practice--a systematic review of the literature' BMC Oral Health 14, , DOI PEARL
2014 'The disutility of tooth loss: a comparison of patient and professional values' J Public Health Dent 74, (2) 89-92 , DOI
2013 'Comparison of utility weighted DMFT with patient-reported oral well-being' J Oral Rehabil 41, (2) 155-161 , DOI
2013 'Patient-centred care in general dental practice: sound sense or soundbite?' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 215, (2) 81-85 , DOI
2013 'A preliminary study applying decision analysis to the treatment of caries in primary teeth' Stomatologija 15, (3) 84-91
2012 'Academic environment in a newly established dental school with an enquiry-based curriculum: perceptions of students from the inaugural cohorts' European Journal of Dental Education 102-109 , DOI
2012 'Students' engagement with their group in a problem-based learning curriculum' Eur J Dent Educ 16, (1) e106-e110 , DOI
2011 'Tooth loss--an assessment of dental health state utility values' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 39, (1) 53-60 , DOI
2010 'Is there a relationship between birthweight and subsequent growth on the development of dental caries at 5 years of age? A cohort study' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 38, (5) 408-414 , DOI
2009 'Dental health state utility values associated with tooth loss in two contrasting cultures' JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION 36, (8) 601-609 , DOI
2008 'A survey of stress levels, self-perceived health and health-related behaviours of UK dental practitioners in 2005' Br Dent J 204, (11) , DOI
2008 'Summary of: A survey of stress levels, self-perceived health and health-related behaviours of UK dental practitioners in 2005' British Dental Journal 204, (11) 622-623 , DOI
2007 'Shirley Glasstone Hughes Memorial Prize for Dental Research: an evaluation of the output 15 years after the Trust's inception' Br Dent J 203, (9) 535-541 , DOI
2007 'Decision analysis of medical and surgical treatments for trigeminal neuralgia: How patient evaluations of benefits and risks affect the utility of treatment decisions' PAIN 131, (3) 302-310 , DOI
2007 'Dental education – where it needs to be. Dentistry for the community' British Dental Journal 202, (1) 1-1 , DOI
2007 'Shirley Glasstone Hughes memorial prize for dental research: an evaluation of the output 15 years after the Trust's inception' British Dental Journal 203, (9) 535-541
2006 'Academic dentistry - Where is everybody?' British Dental Journal 200, (2) 73-74
2006 'Evaluating oral health promotion: need for quality outcome measures' Comm Dent Oral Epidemiol 34, 11-17
2006 'Evaluating oral health promotion: need for quality outcome measures' Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 34, (1) 11-17
2005 'The shortened dental arch - an assessment of patients' dental health state utility values' INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL 55, (5) 307-312 , DOI
2005 'Index of orthodontic treatment need as a predictor of orthodontic treatment uptake' American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 128, (6) 703-707
2005 'The shortened dental arch - an assessment of patients' dental health state utility values' International Dental Journal 55, (5) 307-312
2003 'A comparison of sensation-seeking between dental and biological science students' Eur J Dent Educ 7, (4) 171-176 , DOI
2003 'Prevention. Part 8: The use of pit and fissure sealants in preventing caries in the permanent dentition of children' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 195, (7) 375-378 , DOI
2003 'Prevention. Part 7: Professionally applied topical fluorides for caries prevention' British Dental Journal 195, (6) 313-317 , DOI
2003 'Prevention. Part 5: Preventive strategies for patients requiring osseointegrated oral implant treatment' Br Dent J 195, (4) 187-194 , DOI
2003 'Prevention. Part 4: Toothbrushing: What advice should be given to patients?' British Dental Journal 195, (3) 135-141 , DOI
2003 'Prevention. Part 2: Dietary advice in the dental surgery' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 195, (1) 27-31 , DOI
2003 'Prevention. Part 1: Smoking cessation advice within the general dental practice' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 194, (12) 665-668 , DOI
2003 'A general dental practice research network: impact of oral health in general dental practice patients' Br Dent J 194, (11) 621-625 , DOI
2003 'A review and assessment of oral health promotion outcome evaluation measures' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 82, B350-B350
2003 'A general dental practice research network--philosophy, activities and participant views' Br Dent J 194, (10) 545-549 , DOI
2003 'Exploring dental patients' preferred roles in treatment decision-making - a novel approach' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 194, (6) 323-327 , DOI
2003 'Exploring dental patients' preferred roles in treatment decision-making - a novel approach' Br Dent J 194, (6) 321-327 , DOI
2003 'A general dental practice research network - philosophy, activities and participant views' British Dental Journal 194, (10) 545-549
2003 'A general dental practice research network: impact of oral health in general dental practice patients' British Dental Journal 194, (11) 621-625
2003 'A review and assessment of oral health promotion outcome evaluation measures' Journal of Dental Research 82, B350-B350
2003 'Exploring dental patients' preferred roles in treatment decision-making - a novel approach' British Dental Journal 194, (6) 323-327
2003 'Prevention of tooth wear' Brit Dent J 195, 75-81
2003 'Prevention. Part 1: Smoking cessation advice within the general dental practice' British Dental Journal 194, (12) 665-668
2003 'Prevention. Part 2: Dietary advice in the dental surgery' British Dental Journal 195, (1) 27-31
2003 'Prevention. Part 6: Prevention in the older dentate patient' British Dental Journal 195, (5) 237-241
2003 'Prevention. Part 8: The use of pit and fissure sealants in preventing caries in the permanent dentition of children' British Dental Journal 195, (7) 375-378
2003 'Professionally applied topical fluorides for caries prevention' Brit Dent J 195, 313-317
2003 'Toothbrushing: What advice should be given to patients' Brit Dent J 195, 135-141
2002 'The shortened dental arch: An assessment of patients' utilities' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 81, A68-A68
2002 'Evidence based dentistry - Clinical trials and evidence of outcome' Journal of Dental Research 81, B353-B353
2002 'The shortened dental arch: An assessment of patients' utilities' Journal of Dental Research 81, A68-A68
2001 'Socio-economic status and orthodontic treatment need. Response' COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 29, (4) 317-317
2001 'The reasons for the extraction of various tooth types in Scotland: a 15-year follow up' J Dent 29, (6) 401-407 , DOI
2001 'Treatment planning for the problem patient: restorative, ethical, legal and psychological perspectives. Case 2: Jacqueline' Dent Update 28, (6) 293-296 , DOI
2001 'The reasons for extraction of permanent teeth in Scotland: a 15-year follow-up study' Br Dent J 190, (12) 658-662 , DOI
2001 'An investigation into the value and relevance of oral health promotion leaflets for young adolescents' Int Dent J 51, (3) 164-168 , DOI
2001 'Evaluation of computer aided learning in developing clinical decision-making skills' Br Dent J 190, (10) 554-557 , DOI
2001 'Evaluation of computer aided learning in developing clinical decision-making skills' British Dental Journal 190, (10) 554-557 , DOI
2001 'Management information failings and future requirements for dental commissioning groups' Br Dent J 190, (1) 36-38 , DOI
2001 'An investigation into the value and relevance of oral health promotion leaflets for young adolescents' International Dental Journal 51, (3) 164-168
2001 'Evaluation of computer aided learning in developing clinical decision-making skills' British Dental Journal 190, (10) 554-557
2001 'Management information failings and future requirements for dental commissioning groups' British Dental Journal 190, (1) 36-38
2001 'Socio-economic status and orthodontic treatment need. Response' Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 29, (4) 317-317
2001 'The reasons for extraction of permanent teeth in Scotland: a 15-year follow-up study' British Dental Journal 190, (12) 658-662
2001 'The reasons for the extraction of various tooth types in Scotland: a 15-year follow up' Journal of Dentistry 29, (6) 401-407
2001 'The relative effects of residential and school environments of the dental caries experience of 5 and 12-year-old children in the North West of England' Hlth Educ J 60, 120-126
2000 'The ability to successfully include primary dental care practitioners in commissioning groups' Br Dent J 189, (12) 675-677 , DOI
2000 'Past and present attempts to control health service expenditure and its effects on National Health dentistry' Br Dent J 189, (11) 617-619 , DOI
2000 'Predicting population dental disease experience at a small area level using Census and health service data' J Public Health Med 22, (3) 368-374 , DOI
2000 'A new method of measuring how much anterior tooth alignment means to adolescents' Eur J Orthod 22, (3) 299-305 , DOI
2000 'Oral health training programme for the elderly' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 188, (4) 200-200
2000 'Development and preliminary evaluation of an instrument designed to assess dental students' communication skills' Br Dent J 188, (1) 40-44 , DOI
1999 'Socio-economic status and orthodontic treatment need' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 27, (6) 413-418 , DOI
1999 'How often should we go to the dentist? (multiple letters) [8]' British Medical Journal 319, (7219) 1269-1270
1999 'How often should we go to the dentist? Every other year is probably sufficient for non-smoking adults - Reply' BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 319, (7219) 1270-1270
1999 'How often should we go to the dentist? Regulations are needed to govern their composition and advertising' BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 319, (7204) 204-205 , DOI
1999 'Evaluation of dento-osseous changes as a diagnostic marker in individuals at 50% risk of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 78, (5) 1051-1051
1999 'Props and pitfalls in oral health promotion in the practice' Dent Update 26, (3) 112-116 , DOI
1999 'A cluster randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a school-based dental health education program for adolescents' JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY 59, (1) 12-17 , DOI
1999 'Oral health promotion and caries prevention' Prim Dent Care 6, (1) 35-37
1998 'A systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion aimed at improving oral health' Community Dent Health 15, (3) 132-144
1998 'Toward a standardised information system for dentistry' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 184, (10) 472-473 , DOI
1998 'Assessing oral health outcomes for orthodontics--measuring health status and quality of life' Community Dent Health 15, (1) 22-26
1998 'Reducing variability in treatment decision-making: effectiveness of educating clinicians about uncertainty' Medical Education 32, (1) 105-111 , DOI
1997 'A model to meet the strategic information needs of dentistry in England' Community Dent Health 14, (3) 127-128
1997 'A dental pilot project within Total Purchasing' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 76, (5) 1032-1032
1997 'Reasons for tooth extractions in dental practices in Ontario, Canada according to tooth type' International Dental Journal 47, (1) 3-8 , DOI
1997 'A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of dental health education' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 76, 1609-1609
1996 'Variations in restorative treatment decisions: an international comparison' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 24, (6) 376-379 , DOI
1996 'Perceptions of orthodontic treatment need: Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 24, (5) 303-306 , DOI
1996 'Is dental health education effective? A systematic review of current evidence' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 24, (4) 231-235 , DOI
1996 'Patterns of and reasons for tooth extractions in general dental practice in Ontario, Canada' COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 24, (3) 196-200 , DOI
1996 'Acceptance of charges for dental care: A qualitative and quantitative study' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 75, (5) 1151-1151
1996 'Operational research in the dental hospital setting an application of queuing theory' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 75, (5) 1181-1181
1996 'Variation in restorative treatment decisions: An international comparison' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 75, (5) 1151-1151
1996 'Dentists' variability in restorative decisions, microscopic and radiographic caries depth' COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 24, (2) 106-111 , DOI
1996 'Restorative treatment decisions from bitewing radiographs - Performance of dental epidemiologists and general dental practitioners' COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 24, (2) 101-105 , DOI
1996 'A qualitative investigation of factors governing dentists' treatment philosophies' Br Dent J 180, (5) 171-176 , DOI
1996 'Dental health services research: what is it and does it matter?' Br Dent J 180, (3) 116-117 , DOI
1996 'Declining exponential approximation of tooth life expectancy' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 75, 2261-2261
1996 'Dentists' stated restorative treatment thresholds and their restorative and caries depth decisions' JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY 56, (4) 176-181 , DOI
1995 'The effect of social and personal factors on the utilisation of dental services in Glasgow, Scotland' Community Dent Health 12, (4) 208-215
1995 'Restoration of approximal carious lesions--application of decision analysis' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 23, (5) 271-275 , DOI
1995 'INTERVIEW WITH THE EDITOR - GRACE,MIKE TALKS TO KAY,ELIZABETH' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 178, (11) 402-404
1995 'Decision Analysis for lower-third-molar Surgery' Medical Decision Making 15, (2) 143-151 , DOI
1995 'Mike Grace talks to Elizabeth Kay. Interview by Mike Grace' British Dental Journal 178, (11) 402-404 , DOI
1995 'Public health aspects of third molar surgery. The effect of surgeons' treatment thresholds on efficiency and effectiveness' Community Dent Health 12, (2) 70-76
1995 'Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part VI: decision making in dental practice: a case study' Br Dent J 178, (7) 269-273 , DOI
1995 'The relevance of health state utilities to lower third molar surgery' Int Dent J 45, (2) 124-128
1995 'Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part V: Patient preferences and their influence on decision making' Br Dent J 178, (6) 229-233 , DOI
1995 'Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part IV: Assessing risks and probabilities' Br Dent J 178, (5) 190-193 , DOI
1995 'A METAANALYSIS OF DENTAL-HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 74, (3) 842-842
1995 'A new method of assessment of clinical teaching: ROC analysis' Medical Education 29, (2) 150-153 , DOI
1995 'ACCEPTANCE OF FUZZY-LOGIC IN RESTORATIVE TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 74, (3) 845-845
1995 'AREA DEPRIVATION AND ADULT ORAL HEALTH IN GLASGOW' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 74, (3) 835-835
1995 'Healthy decision making: a new approach in health promotion using health state utilities' Community Dent Health 12, (1) 8-11
1995 'Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part III: To treat or not to treat?' Br Dent J 178, (4) 153-155 , DOI
1995 'Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part II: Making sense of treatment decisions' Br Dent J 178, (3) 113-116 , DOI
1995 'Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part I: An introduction' Br Dent J 178, (2) 76-78 , DOI
1995 'TREATMENT DECISIONS FROM BITEWING RADIOGRAPHS' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 74, 582-582
1994 'A study of the dietary fluoride supplementation prescribing pattern of south Glamorgan dentists' Community Dent Health 11, (4) 202-207
1994 'Relationship between dentists' treatment attitudes and restorative decisions made on the basis of simulated bitewing radiographs' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 22, (2) 71-74 , DOI
1993 'An example of the application of Markov models in dentistry--a prediction of the fate of molar teeth in 12-year-old Scottish children' Community Dent Health 10, (3) 217-223
1992 'Assessment of dental health state utilities' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 20, (5) 269-273 , DOI
1992 'Restorative treatment thresholds and agreement in treatment decision-making' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 20, (5) 265-268 , DOI
1992 'A programme of preventive dentistry in field conditions carried out in Glasgow, Scotland' Community Dent Health 9, (3) 249-259
1992 'Oral health and oral health behaviour in a population of diabetic outpatient clinic attenders' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 20, (4) 204-207 , DOI
1992 'Variation in restorative treatment decisions: application of Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (ROC) analysis' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 20, (3) 113-117 , DOI
1991 'The prevention of dental disease: changing your patients' behaviour' Dent Update 18, (6) 245-248
1991 'Stress in dental practice' Dent Update 18, (2) 60-64
1991 'Designing dental health education materials for schoolteachers: formative evaluation research' J Clin Pediatr Dent 15, (3) 195-198
1991 'Helping anxious adult patients' Dent Update 18, (1) 18-25
1990 'Advice for the dental team on coping with the nervous child' Dent Update 17, (10) 415-419
1990 'Oro-facial and dental injuries in club rugby union players' Br J Sports Med 24, (4) 271-273 , DOI
1990 'Combined fluoride therapies. A 6-year double-blind school-based preventive dentistry study in Inverness, Scotland' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 18, (5) 244-248 , DOI
1990 'Fissure sealant retention: a comparison of three sealant types under field conditions' Community Dent Health 7, (3) 273-277
1990 'Dental knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour of the Asian community in Glasgow' Health Bull (Edinb) 48, (2) 73-80
1990 'AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus: a preliminary investigation into Edinburgh general dental practitioners' views and behaviours' Health Education Research 5, (3) 321-325 , DOI
1989 'A study of mothers' attitudes towards the prevention of caries with particular reference to fluoridation and vaccination' Community Dent Health 6, (4) 357-363
1989 'DENTAL-HEALTH AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION' BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 298, (6687) 1579-1580 , DOI
1989 'An assessment of the value of quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques' Community Dent Health 6, (2) 147-151
1989 'FURTHER-STUDIES ON TREATMENT DECISIONS RELATED TO FISSURE CARIES' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 68, (4) 592-592
1989 'GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE TREATMENT OF HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 68, (4) 585-585
1989 'Caries prevention--a survey of parental views' Health Bull (Edinb) 47, (2) 88-91
1989 'PRESENTATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE OROFACIAL INFECTIONS IN GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 166, (2) 41-45 , DOI
1988 'THE ELECTRONIC DETECTION OF DEMINERALIZATION IN OCCLUSAL FISSURES' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 164, (11) 342-342
1988 'A clinical study in children: comparing the anticaries effect of three fluoride dentifrices' Clin Prev Dent 10, (3) 14-16
1988 'A STUDY OF MOTHERS ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF CARIES BY VACCINATION' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 67, (4) 640-640
1988 'Preliminary investigation into the validity of dentists' decisions to restore occlusal surfaces of permanent teeth' Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 16, (2) 91-94 , DOI
1987 'SCOTTISH DENTAL STUDENTS VIEWS ON THEIR UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 162, (8) 317-319 , DOI
1987 'ATTITUDES TO FLUORIDATION AND CARIES VACCINATION - A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 66, (4) 882-882
1987 'PREGNANT WOMENS DENTAL-HEALTH KNOWLEDGE' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 66, (4) 894-894
1987 'SCOTTISH DENTAL GRADUATES VIEWS ON THEIR UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 66, (4) 846-846
1987 'CLINICAL-TRIAL COMPARING RELATIVE EFFICACY OF 3 FLUORIDE DENTIFRICES' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 66, 216-216
1987 'Some factors related to dentists' decisions to extract teeth' Community Dent Health 4, (1) 3-9
1987 'THE REASONS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF VARIOUS TOOTH TYPES IN SCOTLAND' JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY 15, (1) 30-33 , DOI
1987 'Acceptance of hepatitis B vaccine by GDPs in the UK'' British Dental Journal 162, (2) 53-53 , DOI
1987 'Pachyonychia congenita in an 11 year old female' J Pedod 11, (4) 391-395
1986 'CALLING RECENT SCOTTISH GRADUATES' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 160, (12) 415-415
1986 'THE REASONS UNDERLYING THE EXTRACTION OF TEETH IN SCOTLAND' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 160, (8) 287-290 , DOI
1986 'A COMPARISON OF TREATMENT DECISIONS ON FISSURE CARIES TAKEN BY TEACHERS OF PREVENTIVE AND RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 65, (4) 515-515
1986 'THE REASONS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF VARIOUS TOOTHTYPES BY SCOTTISH GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 65, (4) 507-507
1986 'Some challenges facing dental health education' Health Education Research 1, (4) 307-313 , DOI
1985 'THE REASONS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF TEETH BY SCOTTISH GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS' JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH 64, (4) 663-663
1984 'TOOTH EXTRACTION SURVEY' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 157, (7) 226-226
Editorial comments
Kay EJ 2007 'Education – where it needs to be. Dentistry for the Community' Br Dent J 202, (1)
Books
2005 Integrated dental treatment planning. Oxford University Press, USA
2004 A guide to prevention in dentistry.
2004 communication and the dental team.
1997 Effectiveness of oral health promotion.
1997 Clinical decision making. British Dental Journal
Chapters
2016 'Charting the Oral Cavity' in kay Dentistry at a Glance Oxford, England John Wiley & Sons 28-30 Publisher Site
2016 'Periodontal assessment' in kay Dentistry at a Glance Oxford, England John Wiley & Sons 31-33 Publisher Site
2008 'Dental caries' in Fejerskov O; Kidd E; Kidd EAM Dental caries Wiley-Blackwell
Conference Papers
2013 'Preparedness of UK Dental Graduates for Foundation Training- A Qualitative Study' 39th Association For Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) Meeting Birmingham, UK 8-/-0/20138-/-0/2013
2002 'Evidence based dentistry - Clinical trials and evidence of outcome' B353-B353