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Profiles
Mr Anastasios Plessas
Honorary University Fellow
Faculty of Health
Biography
Biography
Honorary University Fellow and General Dental PractitionerNIHR Academic & Clinical Fellow in General Dental Practice (2004-2020)
Qualifications
DipDS (2008) - University of AthensDipPCD RCSI (2013) - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
MSc (Dent Sci) (2014) - University of Glasgow
PgCert ClinEd (2015) - University of Plymouth
MFD RCSI (2019) - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
ResM (2019) - University of Plymouth
MSc (Dent Sci) (2014) - University of Glasgow
PgCert ClinEd (2015) - University of Plymouth
MFD RCSI (2019) - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
ResM (2019) - University of Plymouth
Professional membership
BDA member, British Dental AssociationBSP member, British Society of Periodontology
IADR member, International Association for Dental Research
FGDP member, Faculty of General Dental Practice RCS(Eng)
RCSI member, Faculty of Dentistry RCSI
HEA Fellow, Higher Education Academy
GDC Registered (182999), General Dental Council
IADR member, International Association for Dental Research
FGDP member, Faculty of General Dental Practice RCS(Eng)
RCSI member, Faculty of Dentistry RCSI
HEA Fellow, Higher Education Academy
GDC Registered (182999), General Dental Council
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Community Engagement: Interprofessional Engagement (IPE)
Evidence Based DentistryCritical Appraisal
Simulation Training
Clinical Supervision
Simulation Training
Clinical Supervision
Research
Research
Research interests
Anastasios is currently undertaking a doctoral research degree (PhD) on community engaged dental education and social accountability. His research aims to explore the impact of community engaged dental education on undergraduate student’s empathy, their views towards social accountability, and their attitudes towards interprofessional learning. The findings of this research will be used to inform current educational practices. By producing a socially accountable workforce, it is anticipated that the needs of the most vulnerable populations in the society can be appropriately met, which will enable bridging the oral health equity gap.
Anastasios has also conducted and been involved in various oral health-related research projects.
His research interests include but are not limited to:
1. Epidemiological Research
1.1: Piercing Complications in the Oral Cavity
1.2:Link between systemic and oral health
2. Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis
3. Behavioural and Decision Making Research
3.1: Impact of stress on dentists' performance (time pressure experimental study)
3.2: Mental health and wellbeing in dentistry
4. Public Health, Health Services and Oral Health Inequalities Research
4.1 Improving oral health and dental access for vulnerable groups (e.g people experiencing homelessness)
4.2 Exploring the experiences of dentists and dental nurses working at Urgent Dental Care Centres in England during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A qualitative study.
1. Epidemiological Research
1.1: Piercing Complications in the Oral Cavity
1.2:Link between systemic and oral health
2. Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis
3. Behavioural and Decision Making Research
3.1: Impact of stress on dentists' performance (time pressure experimental study)
3.2: Mental health and wellbeing in dentistry
4. Public Health, Health Services and Oral Health Inequalities Research
4.1 Improving oral health and dental access for vulnerable groups (e.g people experiencing homelessness)
4.2 Exploring the experiences of dentists and dental nurses working at Urgent Dental Care Centres in England during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A qualitative study.
Grants & contracts
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2022) 'Mental health and wellbeing interventions in the dental sector: a systematic review' Evidence-Based Dentistry Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2022) 'An individual-level approach to stress management in dentistry' BDJ Team 9, (10) 13-16 , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Using the Mental Health Wellness Framework in dental practice' BDJ Team 9, (10) 10-12 , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Working in an urgent dental care hub during the Covid-19 pandemic from a dental nurses' perspective' Dental Nursing 18, (2) 68-70 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Oral care experiences of palliative care patients, their relatives/carers and healthcare professionals: a qualitative systematic review' International Journal of Palliative Nursing 27, (10) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'The future of dentistry post-COVID-19: perspectives from Urgent Dental Care centre staff in England' British Dental Journal (BDJ) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Frontline experiences and perceptions of Urgent Dental Care centre staff in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study' British Dental Journal (BDJ) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Is there an association between drug use and oral health conditions?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 22, (1) 46-47 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'What is the global prevalence of dental healthcare needs and unmet dental needs among adolescents?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 22, (1) 8-9 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Is there an association between oral health-related quality of life and Alzheimer's disease?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 21, (4) 124-125 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Barriers and facilitators to dental care access among asylum seekers and refugees in highly developed countries: a systematic review' BMC Oral Health 20, (1) , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Strategies to improve oral health behaviours and dental access for people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study' British Dental Journal , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Effect of treating carious teeth on children's and adolescents' anthropometric outcomes: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials' COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH 37, (1) 32-38 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Is there an association between children's screen use and cariogenic diet?' BDJ Team 7, (2) 28-29 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2019) 'To what extent do patients' racial characteristics affect our clinical decisions?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 20, (4) 101-102 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Is there an association between children's screen use and cariogenic diet?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 20, (4) 115-116 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Can we deliver effective alcohol-related brief advice in general dental practice?' Evidence-Based Dentistry 20, (3) 77-78 , DOI Open access
(2019) ''Teeth Matter': engaging people experiencing homelessness with oral health promotion efforts' British Dental Journal 227, (3) 187-191 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Management of plaque in people experiencing homelessness using 'peer education': a pilot study' British Dental Journal 1-7 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Impact of Time Pressure on Dentists' Diagnostic Performance' Journal of Dentistry , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Barriers and enablers to accessing dental services for people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review' Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Radiographic bone loss in a Scottish non-smoking Type 1 Diabetes mellitus population; a Bitewing Radiographic Study' Journal of Periodontology 89, (9) 1043-1051 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Impact of stress on dentists' clinical performance. A systematic review' COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH 35, (1) 9-15 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'The role of ergonomic saddle seats and magnification loupes in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. A systematic review' International Journal of Dental Hygiene 16, (4) 430-440 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Computerized Virtual Reality Simulation in Preclinical Dentistry: Can a Computerized Simulator Replace the Conventional Phantom Heads and Human Instruction?' Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 12, (5) 332-338 , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Nonsurgical periodontal treatment: review of the evidence' Oral Health Dent Manag 13, (1) 71-80
(2012) 'Dental and periodontal complications of lip and tongue piercing: prevalence and influencing factors' Australian Dental Journal 57, (1) 71-78 Publisher Site , DOI
Reports
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Dentistry:
A Rapid Evidence Assessment.
Commissioned by the General Dental Council
Available at: https://www.gdc-uk.org/about-us/what-we-do/research/our-research-library/detail/report/mental-health-and-wellbeing-in-dentistry-a-rapid-evidence-assessment
Available at: https://www.gdc-uk.org/about-us/what-we-do/research/our-research-library/detail/report/mental-health-and-wellbeing-in-dentistry-a-rapid-evidence-assessment
(2021) Mental Health and Wellbeing in Dentistry: A Rapid Evidence Assessment. General Dental Council Publisher Site Open access