The University of Sheffield
The School of Clinical Dentistry

Dr David Patrick PhD PgDip (E-learning)David Patrick

University Teacher

Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry
The University of Sheffield
31 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
UK

Tel: +44 (0) 114 271 7962
Fax: +44 (0) 114 226 5484

email : d.g.patrick@sheffield.ac.uk

Research Group

Bioengineering and Health Technologies

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield in 1993 and have been closely involved in the teaching of Orthodontic technology, removable partial dentures, crowns and bridges and complete dentures.

I am currently a member of Senate and Chair of the Dental School Health & Safety Committee

Research Interests

My research interests are the study of impact protection systems for sports mouthguards and photoelastic stress analysis of fixed orthodontic appliances and oral and spinal implants.

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests include orthodontic technology, the design of removable partial dentures and complete dentures.

Professional activities

Member of Senate, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Current projects

Key publications

  1. D.G.Patrick, R van Noort and M.S. Found. The influence of heat treatment on the impact performance of sports mouthguard materials. Composites part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 2006, 37(9):p 1423-1427
  2. M.S. Found, D.G. Patrick and J.R. Pearson. The influence of strain measurement on the impact performance of sports mouthguards. Composites part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 2006, 37(11):p 2164-2170
  3. D.G.Patrick, R van Noort and M.S. Found. Scale of protection of the various types of sports mouthguard. Br J Sports Med 2005 39: 278-281

PhD students