Dr Richard Cure

Biography

Richard is a registered specialist in Orthodontics, an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a member of Dental Council of RCS Edinburgh. He is Editor in Chief of a scientific journal and sits on several other Editorial and Scientific Advisory Boards. He is also an Education Associate for the UK General Dental Council and an Orthodontic Advisor for Public Health England and is an expert witness for certain defence societies. His specialist practice, Leamington Spa Orthodontics, is a General Dental Council and University approved outreach training centre where all members of the orthodontic team are trained in an Interprofessional education environment. His PhD is in Clinical Education, where he researched interprofessional education of the orthodontic team. He regularly lectures and examines both within the UK and internationally on orthodontics and on education for the whole dental team. He is a contributing author of the Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry, has published several papers and is currently co-writing a new textbook in orthodontics. Richard is co-founder of Orthodontic Team Training, which he jointly set up in 2005, aiming to deliver high quality education initially for the whole orthodontic team, including orthodontic nurses, therapists and postgraduate Masters students.

Qualifications

BDS(UBirm)

MGDS RCS(Eng.)

FFGDP(UK)

FDS RCS Ed.

MOrth RCS Ed.

PhD (University of Warwick)

PFHEA

FDTFEd.

Professional membership

British Orthodontic Society

British Dental Association

British Lingual Orthodontic Society

American Association of Orthodontists

Dental Council RCS Edinburgh

Teaching

Teaching interests

Teaching for:

BDS

DCP

MSc in Orthodontics

PhD

Staff serving as external examiners

International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

University of Edinburgh

University of Dundee

University of Central Lancashire

Research

Research interests

Interprofessional Education

Orthodontic tooth movement

Management of Cleft Lip and Palate patients

Publications

Journals

“The Benefits of Clinical Audit in General Practice and Vocational Training”- British Dental Journal Volume 181 No 4 1996.

“The Development of an Outreach Training Programme in Orthodontics” – British Dental Journal Volume 204 No 11 2008.

“Education for the dental team: Make your practice a centre of learning excellence” – Primary Dental Care January 2009.

“Outreach training in Orthodontics” – Vital Volume 5 Autumn 2008

“How are we training the whole dental team?” – Vital Volume 6 Winter 2008

“From dental nurse to orthodontic therapist” – Dental Nursing Dec 2008 Volume 4 No 12.

“Perfecting your personal development plan” – Vital Volume 6 Spring 2009

“Supervision of Orthodontic Therapists in the UK” - Journal of Orthodontics 12/2010; 37(4):317-8.

“The Development of Orthodontic Managed Clinical Networks in the United Kingdom” Orthodontic Update 2011; 4: 118–124

Slater R, Cure R, Ireland R. Speech and Discomfort in Lingual Orthodontics: Do we know enough? Abstract: World Society of Lingual Orthodontics, Osaka Japan. April 2011

Cure R, Hopkins E, Ireland R. Orthodontic diploma - Dental Therapy Update January/February 2012

Cure R.J. An Evaluation of Education in an Orthodontic Training Centre – PhD Thesis, The University of Warwick, July 2015.

Cure, R.J, Hopkins, E.M., Ireland, R. “Training and Education for the Dental Team” – Dental Nursing Volume 12 Issue 3: 170-173, April 2016

Cure, R.J. “Interprofessional Education in an Orthodontic Outreach Training Centre” – Primary Dental Journal 2016; 5 (4): 63-69

Attard A. Cure R. Stocker J. “Enlarged parietal foramina – an incidental finding on a lateral cephalogram” – Orthodontic Update July 2017; 9 Issue 3 110

FGDP Standards in Dentistry 2^nd edition 2018 – contributing author.

Cure R.J. “Experiences of the challenges of undertaking an orthodontic needs assessment within the National Health Service in England” – Journal of Orthodontics 46(2): 143-147.

Cure, R.J., Field, J., Johnson, I., Spencer R. “Professional standards in dental education” – British Dental Journal Volume 228, 11, June 2020

Books

Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry 2010 edition – contributing author.

Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry 2017 edition – contributing author.

Conference Papers

The Orthodontic Learning Practice – Education and Quality Assured Assessment of the Orthodontic Team – Presentation at the West Midlands Medical and Dental Education Conference 2009, Birmingham, UK.

“Biomechanical Hints and Tips” – Ormco Study Day – London 2011.

“Is Observation of Teaching an Effective Tool for Professional Development?” Poster Presentation at The Association for Medical Education in Europe Annual Conference, August 2012, Lyon, France.

“The development of Dental Care Professionals as educators in an orthodontic outreach training centre” - Poster Presentation at The Association for Medical Education in Europe Annual Conference, August 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.

Why do we use Damon? Presentation, Damon Study Group Dublin July 2015.

An Evaluation of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in an Orthodontic Outreach Training Centre – Poster Presentation at the World Orthodontic Conference, September 2015, London, UK.

An Evaluation of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in an Orthodontic Outreach Training Centre – Presentation at the First Middle East IPE Conference, December 2015, Qatar.

An Evaluation of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in an Orthodontic Outreach Training Centre – Presentation at the West Midlands Medical and Dental Education Conference, May 2016, Birmingham, UK.

An Evaluation of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in an Orthodontic Outreach Training Centre – Presentation at the Asia-Pacific Dental Conference, June 2016, Hong Kong.

Never Mind the Hype; What’s the Real Damon Deal? Presentation Damon Study Group Dublin July 2016.

Innovation in Training Models: A Case Study for Orthodontics – Improving Access & Quality Presentation to Oral Health & Dental Care Policy Research Think Tank, Manchester August 2016.

Multidisciplinary treatment using the Damon system and CBCT: do light force mechanics increase orthodontic treatment stablilty? Poster presentation at the

5^th Mediterranean Orthodontic Congress, Cyprus November 2016

Archwire Race Research Project: Ormco Insiders Forum, presentation November 11-13 Birmingham 2016.

Mechanics Meets Biology: maximising treatment efficiency and results with The Damon System. Presentation at the 3^rd Annual World Congress of Oral & Dental Medicine (CODM-2016), Kaohsiung, Taiwan. November 18-20 2016.

Session Chair for orthodontics at the 3^rd Annual World Congress of Oral & Dental Medicine (CODM-2016), Kaohsiung, Taiwan. November 18-20 2016.

Mechanics Meets Biology: Passive Self-Ligation. Egyptian Dental Conference, University of Cairo, Egypt April 5-6 2017.

Damon System Mechanics. Arab Society for Continuing Dental Education Conference, ElGouna, Egypt April 7-9 2017.

How to Get the Best from The Damon System. Presentation Damon Study Group, Dublin July 2017.

“Using e-portfolios in outreach training to create a transformative student learning experience for postgraduate orthodontic students” - Poster Presentation at The Association for Medical Education in Europe AnnualConference, Helsinki, Finland, August 2017.

Archwire Race Clinical Trial Update: Ormco European Damon Forum. Presentation Monaco, France. September 5-8 2017.

Orthodontic Considerations in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics. Presentation ARC Study Day, Birmingham, October 2017.

Understanding Damon: Where Biology Meets Mechanics. Presentations 2 day Damon Symposium, Kuwait May 2018.

The Changing Face of Orthodontics. Presentation International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 2018.

Innovation in Delivery of Integrated Training and Care: A Case Study for Orthodontics. Presentation to Chief Dental Officer of England Dental Entrepreneurs Group, London June 2018.

Latest Advances in Passive Self-Ligation. Presentation Damon Study Group, Dublin June 2018.

Update on Orthodontic Indices. Presentation Health Education England, Warwick July 2018.

Using clinical case E-portfolios to support case-based learning and assessment in orthodontic postgraduate education. Poster Presentation at The Association for Medical Education in Europe Annual Conference, Basle, Switzerland, August 2018.

Advancing Damon: Where Biology Meets Mechanics. Presentation International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 2018.

The Development of an Interprofessional Outreach Centre Model of Postgraduate Dental Education. Presentation at 10^th Asian Medical Education Association (AMEA) Symposium 12-14^th April 2019.

Damon: Digital Dynamics: Presentation Damon Study Group, Dublin July 2019.

Developing an Online Structured Professional Reasoning Exercise (e-OSPREs) to test case assessment, diagnosis and Treatment Planning in orthodontics. E-Poster Presentation at The Association for Medical Education in Europe Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria, August 2019.

Hypodontia U2s – an Open or Closed Case? Presentation at the British Orthodontic Society Practitioner Group Study Day, Stratford, February 2022.

Treatment of Class II division I malocclusions using passive self-ligation appliances. Presentation for RCS Edinburgh November 2022.

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