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Profiles
Miss Ruth Potterton
Lecturer in Community Based Dentistry (Education)
Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Health)
Biography
Biography
Supporting the delivery of community based dental activities for University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School.
BSc Dental Therapy & Hygiene Year 2 Lead.
Module Lead for Inter Professional Engagement 1.
Module Lead for Inter Professional Engagement 2.
Enquiry Based Learning Facilitator.
Module Lead for Inter Professional Engagement 1.
Module Lead for Inter Professional Engagement 2.
Enquiry Based Learning Facilitator.
Qualifications
Dip Dental Hygiene Lond 2004
Dip Dental Therapy Lond 2004
Proficiency in Dental Radiography Distinction 2004
PgCert Clinical Education Merit PU 2015
SAAD Competency in Inhalation Conscious Sedation 2012
NHS Dental Epidemiology Screener for Oral Health Survey of 3 Year Olds 2013
BASCD/NHS Dental Epidemiology Screener for Oral Health Survey of 5 Year Olds 2014
Qual - National Certificate NEBDN 1998
Dip Dental Therapy Lond 2004
Proficiency in Dental Radiography Distinction 2004
PgCert Clinical Education Merit PU 2015
SAAD Competency in Inhalation Conscious Sedation 2012
NHS Dental Epidemiology Screener for Oral Health Survey of 3 Year Olds 2013
BASCD/NHS Dental Epidemiology Screener for Oral Health Survey of 5 Year Olds 2014
Qual - National Certificate NEBDN 1998
Professional membership
General Dental Council Registration Number: 6496
Dental Defence Union
British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
British Association of Dental Therapists
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member Faculty of Dental Trainers Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Member College of General Dentistry
Dental Defence Union
British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
British Association of Dental Therapists
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member Faculty of Dental Trainers Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Member College of General Dentistry
Teaching
Teaching
Staff serving as external examiners
External Subject Examiner for the Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy, and the BSc in Oral Health, Queen Mary University of London (Sept 2018-Dec 2022)
External Examiner for BSc (Hons) Oral health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical School (Edinburgh Dental Institute) 1st Sept 2023 – 31st August 2027
Research
Research
Grants & contracts
£1,500.00 (external). Wrigley Company Foundation / British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy Community Service Grant. To deliver Dental Buddies: One Step Beyond! Potterton R (2018).
€2,500.00 (external). 2023 ADEE Haleon Preventative Oral Health in Society Award. To enable advancement of dental education related to community engagement and enhance oral health improvement projects within the community.
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsPotterton R. Feature Interview: "I have never experienced patients so keen to receive dental care." British Dental Journal Team (2017) 4, 09-12 2017155.
Potterton R. News Item: Inspiring the next generation. Dental team awarded grant to train children as 'Dental Buddies'. Dental Health (2018) 57:18.
Nelder, A., Potterton, R. & McColl, E. 'Connecting and compassion matters in dental care'. BDJ Team 10, 14-15 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41407-023-1743-3
Potterton R. News Item: Inspiring the next generation. Dental team awarded grant to train children as 'Dental Buddies'. Dental Health (2018) 57:18.
Nelder, A., Potterton, R. & McColl, E. 'Connecting and compassion matters in dental care'. BDJ Team 10, 14-15 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41407-023-1743-3
Articles
(2023) 'Top tips for effective use of periodontal instruments in primary care' British Dental Journal 235, (12) 918-922 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'A Dental Student Perspective on the Impacts of an Inter-professional Engagement Module' Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 13, (1) , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Dental Public Health in Action: Understanding oral health care needs and oral health-related quality of life in vulnerable adults in Plymouth' Community Dental Health 35, (4) 197-200 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Inspiring the next generation. Dental team awarded grant to train children as 'Dental Buddies'' Dental health 57, (6) Publisher Site Open access
(2018) 'Obesity and caries in four-to-six year old English children: a cross-sectional study' BMC Public Health 18, (1) , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Communities in action: developing a dental ambassador training programme for adults with learning disability' Community Dental Health 34, (2) 77-79 , DOI Open access
Presentations and posters
Abstract & Poster Presentations
Potterton R, Hill S. Engagement for Better Oral Health; developing clinicians of the future. BSDHT Oral Health Conference Liverpool, UK. 2014.
Potterton R, Smith W, Witton R. Developing a dental ambassadors training programme for adults with learning disability. BASCD Spring Presidential Meeting Leeds, UK. 2015.
Witton R, Potterton R, Smith W. Communities in action: developing a dental ambassador programme for adults with learning disability. IADH Chicago, USA. 2016.
Potterton R, Witton R, Patel R, Smith W, Kaimi I. Understanding oral health care needs and oral health-related quality of life in vulnerable adults in Plymouth, UK: An oral health needs assessment. SCDA Annual Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. 2017.
Paisi M, Kay E, Kaimi I, Witton R, Nelder R, Potterton R, Lapthorne D. Obesity and Dental Caries in Young Children. BSODR Annual Meeting Plymouth, UK. 2017.
McIlwaine C, Zahra D, Belfield L, Brookes Z, Collingwood J, Potterton R, Zaric S. Challenging the Conventional Curriculum: an inter-professional undergraduate dental programme. BSODR Annual Meeting Plymouth, UK. 2017.
Potterton R, Zahra D, Witton R, Mcilwaine C. Comparison of Dental Therapy and Hygiene and Bachelor of Dental Surgery student assessment outcomes in an Inter-Professional Engagement module of an integrated curriculum. EMBA Annual European Conference Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. 2017.
Potterton R, Witton R. Overseas dental volunteering; personal experiences from the Philippines. Global Health, International Women's Day Plymouth, UK. 2018.
Potterton R, Smith W, Burn K, Truman M, Brown N. Dental buddies: 'one step beyond!' BSDHT Oral Health Conference Telford, UK. 2018.
Smith W, Nelder A, Potterton R. Listening to understand not to respond, why experiential learning through community engagement matters. BSDHT Oral Health Conference Telford, UK. 2018.
Potterton R, Smith W, Witton R. Developing a dental ambassadors training programme for adults with learning disability. BASCD Spring Presidential Meeting Leeds, UK. 2015.
Witton R, Potterton R, Smith W. Communities in action: developing a dental ambassador programme for adults with learning disability. IADH Chicago, USA. 2016.
Potterton R, Witton R, Patel R, Smith W, Kaimi I. Understanding oral health care needs and oral health-related quality of life in vulnerable adults in Plymouth, UK: An oral health needs assessment. SCDA Annual Meeting Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. 2017.
Paisi M, Kay E, Kaimi I, Witton R, Nelder R, Potterton R, Lapthorne D. Obesity and Dental Caries in Young Children. BSODR Annual Meeting Plymouth, UK. 2017.
McIlwaine C, Zahra D, Belfield L, Brookes Z, Collingwood J, Potterton R, Zaric S. Challenging the Conventional Curriculum: an inter-professional undergraduate dental programme. BSODR Annual Meeting Plymouth, UK. 2017.
Potterton R, Zahra D, Witton R, Mcilwaine C. Comparison of Dental Therapy and Hygiene and Bachelor of Dental Surgery student assessment outcomes in an Inter-Professional Engagement module of an integrated curriculum. EMBA Annual European Conference Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. 2017.
Potterton R, Witton R. Overseas dental volunteering; personal experiences from the Philippines. Global Health, International Women's Day Plymouth, UK. 2018.
Potterton R, Smith W, Burn K, Truman M, Brown N. Dental buddies: 'one step beyond!' BSDHT Oral Health Conference Telford, UK. 2018.
Smith W, Nelder A, Potterton R. Listening to understand not to respond, why experiential learning through community engagement matters. BSDHT Oral Health Conference Telford, UK. 2018.
Other Publications
Oral Presentations
Witton R, Potterton R, Smith W. Smiles all around - developing a dental ambassador training programme for adults with learning disability. ADEE Conference Special Interest Group, Szeged Hungary 2015 (oral presentation).
Witton R, Potterton R, Smith W. Smiles all around - developing a dental ambassador training programme for adults with learning disability. ADEE Conference Special Interest Group, Szeged Hungary 2015 (oral presentation).
(2023) 'Connecting and compassion matters in dental care'. Springer Science and Business Media LLC , DOI Open access
(2017) ‘I have never experienced patients so keen to receive dental care’. Springer Science and Business Media LLC , DOI Open access
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
Invitation to present on Global Health at International Women's Day, Plymouth University, UK. March 2018