Oral & Dental Research Podcast

A conversation with Dr Susan Bissett, a lecturer at Newcastle School of Dental Sciences, and Claire Hills-Wilson, Artistic Director at The Lawnmowers, a local charity ran by, for and with adults with learning disabilities. The podcast was a ‘From Newcastle’ podcast production. This podcast explores the development of a collaboration that led to the co-design of a film. The narrative of the film wa...

A conversation with Professor Chris Vernazza, Professor of Oral Health Services, a Consultant Paediatric Dentist, Head of School at Newcastle School of Dental Sciences. This podcast explores Chris’ own career in dental academia and his research background in health economics. In addition, Chris shares his knowledge of the current dental clinical academic pathways for both dentists and dental care...

A conversation with Sarah Farmer, a General Dental Practitioner and National Institute of Health & Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow. Sarah is the first primary care dental practitioner to be awarded one of these fellowships through Newcastle University & NIHR. The title of her research is: ‘Why aren’t we doing better? Are dentists and dental students prepared to support patients with lived e...

A conversation with Professor Janice Ellis, Professor of Dental Education & Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, at Newcastle School of Dental Sciences. Janice started her academic career with an interest in periodontal disease and spent a fascinating PhD looking at drug induced gingival overgrowth, developing novel lab techniques, and conducting large scale epidemiology studies. Following her PhD...

A conversation with Helen Mather, a dentist, who is working as a clinical fellow, in Newcastle SDS. Helen is teaching and conducting a PhD in dental education over 6 years. The research is specifically looking to define the attributes required of newly qualified dentists, a subject which the GDC is very interested in. Helen talks about the twists and turns of her career, her teaching, all whilst s...

A conversation with Lydia Austin, a dental therapist, who has completed a foundation training research module at Newcastle University and has recently been appointed a Leadership and Management Clinical Fellowship with the deanery, Health Education England North-East and Cumbria. Lydia describes her experiences of doing foundation training and her new fellowship which will involve working on proje...

A conversation with Professor Paula Moynihan, Director of Food & Health in the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide; and Visiting Professor of Nutrition & Oral Health at Newcastle Dental School. Paula describes the evolution of her research, shares her experiences of working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and explained how her work informed policy. She also gives...

A conversation with Dr Nick Jakubovics, an oral biologist and senior lecturer, whose research into health-related biofilms has won him international acclaim. Nick describes his research and working with industry partners, including explaining the issue of intellectual property. He is also editor in chief of the Journal of Dental Research and shares some tips for getting your work published.

A conversation with Zella Sayeed, who has a master’s in Clinical Dentistry and is currently studying for a PhD investigating the effects of novel nicotine products on oral cells and tissues. She shares her experiences of finding a way to balance the demands of studying and looking after yourself.

 A conversation with Greig Taylor, an Academic Clinical Fellow in Child Dental Health. In this podcast, Greig talks about how he got started in research and about how he conducted his molar research called DECIDE, during a pandemic. He also explains how he came to design a catchy acronym as a short study title. 

Charlotte Currie, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at Newcastle University talks about her experiences of applying for fellowship funding and describes her research which is about problem-orientated dental attendance.