Peninsula Dental School Research Groups

A community of researchers exploring and developing science, pedagogy, policy, performance and practice under three main themes; preparing students for the real world and sustain the well-being and efficacy of the whole dental team.

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Our research groups

Portland Square – Dental students in Phantom Head room in Portland Square

Oral health services, workforce development and clinical epidemiology – Professor Mona Nasser and Professor Sally Hanks

Dental students set to help address oral health care in Peru

Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and oral microbiome – Professor Bing Hu, Professor Simon Whawell and Dr Zoe Brookes

People

Professor Kamran Ali

Honorary Professor
Dr Araz Ahmed

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery
Mr Bill Beare

Clinical Lead Derriford Dental Education Facility
Dr Amanda Addy

Clinical Lecturer in Dental Education and Co-Lead Year 1
Dr Malcolm Bruce

Honorary Associate Professor
Dr Zoe Brookes

Associate Professor of Dental Education and Research
Dr Marie Bryce

Senior Research Fellow (CAMERA)
Miss Eithne Fyfe

Clinical Associate Professor (Education) and Consultant in Oral Surgery
Lorna Burns

Associate Head of Postgraduate Taught
Professor Bing Hu

Professor of Oral Biology (Research)
Dr Charlotte Illsley

Lecturer in Integrated Dental Science
Mr Jim Carey

Associate Professor and Consultant in Oral Surgery
Professor Cathy Coelho

Professor of Dental Education
Dr Wai Ling Kok

Lecturer in Oral Sciences
Dr Ness Avery

Clinical Lecturer in Dental Education
Dr Yen Ming Lin

Clinical Lecturer in Dental Education
Dr Ian Mills

Associate Professor of Primary Care Dentistry
Professor Sally Hanks

Professor of Primary Care Dentistry
Miss Ruth Potterton

Lecturer in Community Based Dentistry (Education)
Miss Safiya Robinson

Clinical Lecturer in Dental Education
Dr Casper Jonker

Clinical Lecturer in Dental Education
Dr Guy Lambourn

Clinical Lead Truro Dental Education Facility
Professor Ewen McColl

Head of Peninsula Dental School
Professor Mona Nasser

Director Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR)
Mr Timothy O'Brien
Dr Martha Paisi

Senior Research Fellow in Public Health
Miss Morag Powell

Lecturer in Dental Therapy & Hygiene
Dr Vehid Salih

Associate Professor (Reader) in Oral & Dental Health Research
Professor Simon Whawell

Professor of Integrated Oral Sciences
Professor Robert Witton

Professor of Community Dentistry