Over £150k awarded in research grants

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.