The successful applicants will use the funding to investigate outcomes for treatments for oral cancer and cleft lip, as well as looking at the most effective ways to improve children’s dental health.
Research fellowships have been awarded in partnership with the British Orthodontic Society (BOS), the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) and some small grants were offered in partnership with the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD). The awards are to support research designed to benefit children’s oral health and the oral health of the community.
Emma Pacey, hygienist and therapist, has been awarded a grant to support a master’s degree she is undertaking at University College London. Emma, who also lectures in oral health science at the University of Essex, will investigate how supporting parents and carers can help reduce children’s sugar intake.
Professor Paul Speight, the Faculty of Dental Surgery’s research chair at the Royal College of Surgeons, said: “We are offering these research fellowships to look at how we can reduce inequalities in children’s oral health and identify the best treatments for craniofacial anomalies.
“We know, for example, that tooth decay is the most common reason why five to nine year olds are admitted to hospital despite this being 90 per cent preventable through better diet and oral health education. Research projects such as the one Miss Emma Pacey is undertaking will help us to identify how we can improve children’s diets and reduce tooth decay.
“We are delighted to have awarded a dental care professional funding and hope that others will follow Miss Pacey’s example, by applying next year.”
The full list of successful candidates and the grants they have been awarded is copied below.
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Host institution |
Research grants |
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FDS Small Grants |
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Mr Navin Vig |
QMUL |
Investigating the role of the amoeboid cancer stem phenotype in oral cancer.
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Mr John Perry |
Cardiff University Dental School
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Development of an evidence-based model for risk communication and consent in orthodontics. |
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Miss Rupal Shah |
UCL Dental Institute and Eastman Dental Hospital
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A qualitative study investigating outcomes of orthodontic treatment from the perspective of patients and parents. |
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Mr Vinod Patel |
Guys Dental Hospital
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Application of primary cell cultures and bone immunohistochemistry techniques to evaluate, quantify and classify jaw bone’s quality upon radiotherapy. |
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FDS-BASCD Small Grants |
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Miss Emma Pacey |
University College London |
A qualitative study to investigate the acceptability of providing family centred advice and support to reduce young children’s sugar intake. |
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Mrs Heather Raison |
Department of Health Services, |
Cross-sectional survey to investigate automaticity of oral health behaviours, including tooth brushing, interdental cleaning and preventive dental attendance. |
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FDS Fellowship |
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Miss Ambika Chadha |
Kings College London, South Thames Cleft Centre, St. Thomas’ Hospital |
3D assessment of phenotype in cleft lip and association with underlying genotype.
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FDS-BOS Fellowship |
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Miss Aliki Tsichlaki |
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Core outcome set development reflecting patient values for orthodontic treatment.
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FDS-BPSD Fellowship |
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**Miss Helen Rogers |
School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield. |
Development of a paediatric caries-specific utility measure.
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