Dr. Philip Benson PhD, FDS (Orth)

Reader/Honorary Consultant in Orthodontics

Academic Unit of Oral Health and Development,
School of Clinical Dentistry,
Claremont Crescent,
University of Sheffield,
S10 2TA,
UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 114 271 7895
Fax: +44 (0) 114 271 7843

email : p.benson@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I have been at Sheffield since 2000 when I was appointed Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Orthodontics. Previously I was Lecturer in Orthodontics at Liverpool (1995 until 2000) and Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics at the University of Manchester (1991 and 1994). I was promoted to Reader in 2008.

Research Interests

My research interests are clinical trials of treatment interventions and the validation of quality of life measures in orthodontics. I am the principal or co-author on five systematic reviews examining the evidence for contemporary orthodontic practice published in the Cochrane Library

Teaching Interests

I teach at all levels including postgraduate, undergraduate, hygiene and therapy and dental nursing and I am involved in presenting occasional courses to general dental practitioners. I am the Course Director for the Master of Clinical Dentistry in Orthodontics

Professional activities

• Editor-in-Chief Journal of Orthodontics – June 2008 to June 2012
• Editorial Board of Journal of Orthodontics – December 2003 to present.
• Member of the Orthodontic Clinical Services Research Collaboration, a group of active British and Irish researchers - December 2003 to present (secretary March 2004 to present)
• External Examiner for the Master in Science (Orthodontics), UCL University of London – September 2009 to September 2012.
• Treasurer of the University Teachers Group of the British Orthodontic Society September 2007 to present.
• Examiner for the Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh June 2008 to present

Current projects

• A longitudinal investigation of the relationships between OH-QoL and malocclusion in a sample of schoolchildren (BOSF – Sept 2005).
• A single centre randomised controlled trial investigating the use of chewing gum to reduce the impact of fixed orthodontic appliances on a patient’s daily life
• A multi-centre, randomised, clinical trial comparing resin-modified glass ionomer or composite for orthodontic bonding (Funding SHCT – May 2007).
• A multi-centred randomised controlled trial of two methods of surgically exposing ectopic upper canine teeth (Research student Nicola Parkin; Funding BOSF – Sept 2004).

Key publications [not a full list, just key outputs]

1. Benson PE. Fluoride-containing materials and the prevention of demineralization during orthodontic treatment – which research method should we now use? Seminars in Orthodontics 2010; 16: 293-301.
2. Patel A, Rodd HD, Baker SR, Marshman Z, Robinson PG and Benson PE. Are social judgements made by children in relation to orthodontic appliances? Journal of Orthodontics 2010; 37: 93-9
3. Benson P, O'Brien C and Marshman Z. Agreement between mothers and children with malocclusion in rating children's oral health-related quality of life. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2010; 137: 631-8
4. Marshman Z, Gibson BJ and Benson PE. Is the short-form child perceptions questionnaire meaningful and relevant to children with malocclusion in the UK? Journal of Orthodontics 2010; 37: 29-36
5. Benson PE, Ebhohimen A and Douglas I. The cleaning of photographic retractors; a survey, clinical and laboratory study. British Dental Journal 2010; 208: E14; discussion 306-7
6. Crawford NL, McCarthy C, Murphy TC and Benson PE. Physical properties of conventional and Super Slick elastomeric ligatures after intraoral use. Angle Orthodontist 2010; 80: 175-81
7. Parkin N, Benson PE, Shah A, Thind B, Marshman Z, Glenroy G and Dyer F. Extraction of primary (baby) teeth for unerupted palatally displaced permanent canine teeth in children.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009; CD004621
8. Parkin N, Benson PE, Thind B and Shah A. Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008; CD006966
9. Sandler J, Benson PE, Doyle P, Majumder A, O'Dwyer J, Speight P, Thiruvenkatachari B and Tinsley D. Palatal implants are a good alternative to headgear: a randomized trial. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2008; 133: 51-7

2 November 2011