Tom Dyer BChD (Hons), MPH, FDS RCS, FDS (DPH) RCS, DDPH RCS, FFPH.
Lecturer in Dental Public Health
Department of Oral Health and Development, School of Clinical Dentistry, Claremont Crescent, University of Sheffield, S10 2TA, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 114 271 7886
Fax: +44 (0) 114 271 7843
Email: t.dyer@sheffield.ac.uk
National Administrative Roles
Member of Department of Health advisory groups on prevention and smoking cessation in primary dental care.
Local Administrative Roles
Coordinator of the Dental Public Health module within the Masters of Dental Public Health course.
Coordinator of the Yorkshire and Humber Dental Public Health Observatory Group.
Research Interests
My main research interest is the acceptability and quality of care provided by Dental Care Professionals.
Traditionally the term acceptability has been used synonymously with patients´ satisfaction with care received, where experiential views are sought. However, I am also interested in the broader social acceptability of using skill-mix in dentistry – including experiential and non-experiential views - which I am investigating qualitatively and quantitatively.
Other research interests include the distribution and organisation of paediatric general anaesthetic services, epidemiology of oral diseases and the evaluation of specialists services provided in primary care. The first two of these research areas are undertaken through collaboration with the Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory.
Recently Published Papers
Dyer TA, Marshman Z, Merrick D, Wyborn C, Godson JG. School-based epidemiological surveys and the impact of positive consent requirements. Br Dent J 2008; 205: 589 – 592.
Dyer TA and Robinson PG. Exploring the social acceptability of skill-mix. Int Dent J 2008; 58: 173-180.
Dyer T and Robinson PG General Health Promotion in General Dental Practice – The Involvement of the Dental Team. part 1 – A Review of the Evidence of Effectiveness of Brief Public Health Interventions. Br Dent J. 2006;200:679-85
Dyer T and Robinson PG. General Health Promotion in General Dental Practice – The Involvement of the Dental Team. part 2 - A Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation of the Views of Practice Principals in South Yorkshire. Br Dent J. 2006;201:45-51
Current MPhil/PhD students
Zurainie Abllah