缅北禁地

Introduction

I am a dentist, Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Dental Public Health. I hold an Hon. Public Health Consultant Clinical Academic contract with the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (formerly Public Health England). My research interests include health services research, priority setting, resource allocation and health policy in relation to dentistry.

After several years working in primary dental care I began as a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Dental Public Health at 缅北禁地 before being awarded a 3-year national NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (2009-2012) to research priority setting and the use of health economic tools in NHS dental commissioning.

After gaining my PhD at 缅北禁地 I became an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Dental Public Health and completed my academic Specialty Registrar training. I passed the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination (ISFE) in April 2014 and began in my current role as a Senior Lecturer / Hon. Consultant in Dental Public Health in November 2014.

A significant proportion of my work involves consultancy linked to national oral epidemiology. Findings from the most recent clinical Adult Oral Health Survey 2023 (England) - commissioned by the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) can be found , along with a brief overview here.

Qualifications & Awards

• BMedSci (Hons) - Bachelor of Medical Science, First Class (缅北禁地, 2001)
• BDS (Hons) - Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours (缅北禁地, 2002)
• MFDS RCS - Membership Examination, Faculty of Dental Surgery (2005)
• MPH - Master of Public Health (Manchester University, 2009)
• PhD - Doctor of Philosophy (缅北禁地, 2012)
• FDS (DPH) RCPSG - Fellowship (Dental Public Health), The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow (2016)
• SFHEA - Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021)
• FDTFEd - Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2024)

Previous Positions

• General Dental Practitioner / Community Dental Officer (2002-2005)
• Clinical Fellow, 缅北禁地 (2005-2006)
• NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow / Specialist Registrar in Dental Public Health (2006-2009)
• NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, 缅北禁地 (2009-2012)
• NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer / Specialty Registrar in Dental Public Health (2012-2014)

Memberships

• International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
• British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD)
• The North of England Odontological Society (NEOS) (Past-President 2013-14)
• Fellow (Dental), The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG)

Regional Role

• Training Programme Director, specialty training in Dental Public Health (2024-present) - NHS England North East

National Roles

• NIHR Predoctoral Primary Care Funding Committee (2025 - present)
• NIHR In-Practice Fellowship Scheme - Expert Selection Committee (2018-2024)
• Former role: British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry - BASCD Council, Research Lead (2016-2019)

Past & Present Funding

• Personal Award: NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (2009-2012)
• Health Education England
• Australian Bicentennial Fellowship 2018 - Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College London

I am the lead academic for dental public health based in the School of Dental Sciences.

Other School, teaching and University roles include:

• Co-Chair, Board of Studies (BDS & BSc)     
• Degree Programme Director, BSc (Hons) in Dental Therapy
• Senior Tutor
• Personal Tutor (BDS)
• Lead for Dental Public Health/Evidence-Based Practice assessments (BDS & BSc degree programmes)
• Member, Stage 5 BDS Board of Examiners Sub-committee
• Member, Stage 3 Part II BDS Board of Examiners Sub-committee
• Interviewer, BDS and BSc Admissions Panels
• Former member, Faculty of Medical Sciences Undergraduate Admissions and Student Recruitment Sub-Group
• Former co-lead for 缅北禁地-Indiana University (USA) initiative in dental education (2016-2020)
• FMS (Faculty of Medical Sciences) Representative, Learning & Teaching Reviews / Programme Approval Panels
• Former Director of Undergraduate Admissions (BDS and BSc), School of Dental Sciences (2018-2022)

Undergraduate Teaching

1. BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

• Academic teaching input into Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 BDS
• Course Lead, 'Dentistry, the Dentist & Public Health' Stages 2, 3 & 5 BDS

2. BSc (Hons) in Dental Therapy

• Course Lead, 'Evidence-Based Practice and Public Health', Stage 1 BSc
• Course Lead, 'Critical Appraisal & Academic Writing', Stage 2, BSc

Postgraduate Teaching & Examining

- Research & Epidemiology study days (Foundation Dentists) commissioned by Health Education England North East

-MRes (Oral & Dental Sciences) - Oral Epidemiology (lectures/seminars, assessment & dissertation supervision)

-International Association for Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) Fellowship Examination - DPH assessments contributor

Current External Examining

-External Examiner (BDS & BSc), University of Plymouth (August 2025-October 2029)

-External Examiner, BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy & BSc (Hons) Clinical Dental Technology, University of Lancashire (October 2025-2030)

-PhD examinations - Dental Public Health & related subjects (invited by HEIs)

Former External Examining roles (taught programmes)

-External Examiner, MSc in Dental Public Health, King's College London (2019-2023)

-External Examiner, BSc (Hons) in Oral Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh (2018-2022)

Research Interests

Oral epidemiology: I led 缅北禁地's contribution to the Adult Oral Health Survey (2021) and the clinical Adult Oral Health Survey (2023) in England - the first nationally-representative clinical survey of adult oral health since 2009. The survey was led by NatCen and involved colleagues at Birmingham, KCL, UCL and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The AOHS 2023 report (England) can be found with a local summary here. I was a clinical examiner in the national Adult Dental Health Survey (2009) and I co-authored several reports arising from data generated by the national Children's Dental Health Survey (2013).

Health services research: My PhD research focused upon decision-making and priority setting tools in NHS dentistry with respect to a need for the rational use of scarce resources at local levels. I have been involved in work relating to the evaluation of, and findings from, the current dental contract reform programme in England. I have a particular interest in how original research can influence health policy at a national level.

Qualitative research: I have experience with a variety of qualitative research techniques involving a diverse range of groups in the population. Past research has included patient groups, clinicians and NHS commissioners using approaches including participatory action research.

Dental/medical education: I am interested in dental/medical educational research linked to the widening participation agenda in higher education, the training and assessment of dental students, therapists and hygienists, and developing internationalisation and collaborative educational opportunities within the undergraduate curriculum.

Reviewer (when requested) for:

• Formerly, NIHR Predoctoral Primary Care Funding Committee (2025)
• Formerly, NIHR In-Practice Fellowship Scheme - Expert Selection Committee for 7 years (2018 to 2024)
• NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme Grants (various)
• BMC Health Services Research
• BMJ Open
• BDJ Open
• BMC Oral Health 
• BMC Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
• British Dental Journal
• Community Dental Health
• Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology
• European Journal of Dental Education
• Evidence-Based Dentistry (invited commentaries)
• Health & Care Research Wales (Research for Patient & Public Benefit) Programme
• JDR Clinical & Translational Research
• New Zealand Dental Journal
• Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Postgraduate Academic Supervision:

Various PhD / MSc / MRes students, taught research post-graduate dentists. (Formerly, 2x NHS dental public health StRs).

Postgraduate Academic Examination:

MRes (缅北禁地) / PhD (External Examiner (viva) - invited by HEIs in the discipline of Dental Public Health)

缅北禁地 - Research Ethics:

Member of Faculty of Medical Sciences - Research Ethics Committee (FMS REC)

• Articles

  • Freeman Z, Waterhouse PJ, Ramsay SE, Holmes RD. . Community Dental Health 2025, 42(1), 5-14.
  • Holliday R, Wilson N, Ryan V, Butcher C, Homer T, Watts P, Kareithi D, Blaylock P, Ternent L, Finch R, Bissett S, Todd A, Hancock H, Ellwood F, Conway D, Jakubovics N, Kist R, Holmes R, Bauld L, Preshaw P. . Trials 2025, 26, 261.
  • Taylor GD, Gallichan N, Haq T, Sumner O, Albadri S, Holmes RD, Waterhouse PJ. . Dental Traumatology 2024, 40(5), 557-566.
  • Weke A, Holmes RD, McColl E, Finch R, Butcher C, Holliday R. . British Dental Journal 2024, epub ahead of print.
  • Bowes C, Breckons M, Holmes RD, Durham J, Bareham BK. . JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2024, 9(4), 325-336.
  • Vernazza CR, Carr K, Holmes RD, Wildman J, Gray J, Exley C, Smith RA, Donaldson C. . JDR Clinical and Translational Research 2023, 8(1), 56-65.
  • Mullan F, Holmes R, Bateman H. . Gerodontology 2023, 40(4), 463-471.
  • Taylor GD, Sumner O, Holmes RD, Waterhouse PJ. . Dental Traumatology 2021, 37(4), 608-616.
  • Waterhouse PJ, Kowolik JE, Schrader SM, Howe D, Holmes RD. . British Dental Journal 2020, 228, 637–642.
  • Bradley J, Gardner G, Rowland MK, Fay M, Mann K, Holmes R, Foster E, Exley C, Don Bosco A, Hugueniot O, Moynihan P. . BMC Public Health 2020, 20, 331.
  • Holmes RD, Burford B, Vance G. . BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20, 255.
  • Marshman Z, Kettle J, Holmes RD, Freeman R, Gibson BJ, McColl E, Maguire A, Douglas GVA, Clarkson JE, Innes N. . BMC Oral Health 2020, 20, 64.
  • El-Yousfi S, Innes NPT, Holmes RD, Freeman R, Cunningham KB, McColl E, Maguire A, Douglas GVA, Clarkson JE, Marshman Z. . BMC Oral Health 2020, 20, 69.
  • Innes NP, Clarkson JE, Douglas GVA, Ryan V, Wilson N, Homer T, Marshman Z, McColl E, Vale L, Robertson M, Abouhajar A, Holmes RD, Freeman R, Chadwick B, Deery C, Wong F, Maguire A. . Journal of Dental Research 2020, 99(1), 36-43.
  • Maguire A, Clarkson JE, Douglas GVA, Ryan V, Homer T, Marshman Z, McColl E, Wilson N, Vale L, Robertson M, Abouhajar A, Holmes RD, Freeman R, Chadwick B, Deery C, Wong F, Innes NPT. . Health Technology Assessment 2020, 24(1), 1-174.
  • Moynihan P, Tanner LM, Holmes RD, Hillier-Brown F, Mashayekhi A, Kelly SAM, Craig D. . JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2019, 4(3), 202-216.
  • Freeman Z, Ellis JS, Holmes RD, Rolland SL, Waterhouse PJ. . British Dental Journal 2019, 226(4), 287-291.
  • Wilson KE, Dunn K, Holmes RD, Delgaty L. . British Dental Journal 2019, 227, 43-48.
  • Vernazza CR, Taylor GD, Donaldson C, Gray J, Holmes RD, Carr K, Exley C. . BMJ Open 2019, 9, e024995.
  • Lewney J, Holmes RD, Rankin J, Exley C. . Journal of Public Health 2019, 41(1), e103-e108.
  • Bateman H, Smith M, Melvin C, Holmes RD, Valentine RA. . Journal of Dental Education 2019, 83(6), 706-713.
  • Holmes RD, Steele JG, Exley C, Vernazza CR, Donaldson C. . Journal of Public Health 2018, 40(4), e578-e585.
  • Vernazza CR, Carr K, Wildman J, Gray J, Holmes RD, Exley C, Smith RA, Donaldson C. . BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18(1), 487.
  • Rolland SL, Treasure E, Burden DJ, Fuller E, Vernazza CR. . British Dental Journal 2016, 221(7), 415-419.
  • Ravaghi V, Holmes RD, Steele JG, Tsakos G. . British Dental Journal 2016, 221(4), 173-178.
  • Holmes RD, Porter J, Devapal L, White DA. . British Dental Journal 2016, 221(8), 509-514.
  • Holmes RD, Steele JG, Donaldson C, Exley C. . Health Policy 2015, 119(9), 1218-1225.
  • Stone SJ, Holmes RD, Heasman PA, McCracken GI. . British Dental Journal 2014, 216(11), E23.
  • Wilson K, Bouchiba M, Vithlani G, Holmes R. . British Dental Journal 2013, 215(3), 131-134.
  • Holmes R, Howe D, Landes DP. . Community Dental Health 2013, 30, 134-137.
  • Wilson KE, Wilson I, Holmes RD. . British Dental Journal 2012, 212(9), 443-448.
  • Landes DP, Holmes RD. . Public Health 2012, 126(5), 424-426.
  • Holmes RD, Steele J, Exley C, Donaldson C. . BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11, 138.
  • Holmes RD, Waterhouse PJ, Maguire A, Hind V, Lloyd J, Tabari D, Lowry R. . European Journal of Dental Education 2011, 15(1), 19-25.
  • Holmes RD, Bate A, Steele JG, Donaldson C. . Health Policy 2009, 91(1), 79-88.
  • Holmes RD, Donaldson C, Exley C, Steele JG. . British Dental Journal 2008, 205(6), -.
  • Holmes RD, Girdler NM. . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2005, 15(3), 169-176.
  • Holmes RD, Girdler NM. . Journal of Dental Research 2003, 82(Special Issue C), 2003.

• Book Chapters

  • Holmes RD, Tsakos G. . In: Marco A. Peres, Jose L.F. Antunes and Richard G. Watt, ed. Oral Epidemiology. A textbook on Oral Health Conditions, Research Topics and Methods. Springer Nature, 2021, pp.453-462.
  • Holmes RD, Exley C. . In: Steele JG, ed. NHS dental contract pilots - Learning after first two years of piloting. London: Department of Health, 2014, pp.41-50.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Bernstein R, Holmes RD, Landes D. . In: BASCD Spring Scientific Meeting 2024. 2024, Greenwich: Sage Publications Ltd.
  • Mullan F, Holmes R, Bateman H. . In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2021, Virtual: International Association for Dental Research.
  • Holmes RD, Vance G, Burford B. . In: 2020 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2020, Washington DC, USA: International Association for Dental Research.
  • O'Neill G, Holmes RD, Waterhouse PJ. . In: 2019 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2019, Vancouver BC Canada: Sage Publications.
  • Freeman Z, Ellis JS, Holmes RD, Rolland SL, Waterhouse PJ. Obtaining patient feedback for quality assurance of undergraduate dental teaching. In: 2018 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2018, London UK.
  • Stamp AJ, Tzemou E, Holmes RD, Rolland SL. . In: IADR/PER General Session. 2018, London, UK.
  • Holmes RD, Kowolik JE, Schrader SM, Waterhouse PJ. . In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2017, San Francisco, California, USA: International Association for Dental Research.
  • Rutter J, Cunningham K, Holmes RD, Maguire A, Innes NP, Douglas GV, Clarkson J, Freeman R, McColl E, Robertson M, Marshman Z. . In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2017, San Francisco, California, USA: International Association for Dental Research.
  • Burgess D, Holmes R, Wilson K. . In: The Psychosomatic Factor in Clinical Practice. 23rd World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine. 2015, Glasgow, UK: Karger.

• Reports

  • Marcheselli F, Mandalia D, Sloman A, Morris J, Tsakos G, Heilmann A, Holmes R, Gallagher J, Pitts N. . London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID), 2025.
  • Toomse-Smith M, Ridout K, Fuller E, Robertson K, Pitts N, Gallagher J, Morris J, Heilmann A, Tsakos G, Holmes R, Jones K, Douglas G. . London: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID), 2024.
  • Porter J, Holmes R, Vernazza C, Chadwick B, Ryan R, Dennes M. . Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2015.
  • Holmes R, Porter J, Vernazza C, Tsakos G, Ryan R, Dennes M. . Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2015.

• Reviews

  • Holmes RD. . Evidence-Based Dentistry 2024, 25, 19-20.
  • Holmes RD. . Evidence-Based Dentistry 2024, 25, 156-157.
  • Tanner L, Craig D, Holmes R, Catinella L, Moynihan P. . JDR Clinical and Translational Research 2022, 7(2), 104-117.
  • Holmes RD. . Evidence-Based Dentistry 2018, 19(1), 3-4.
  • Holmes RD. . Evidence-Based Dentistry 2017, 18(3), 66-67.
  • Holmes RD. . Evidence-Based Dentistry 2016, 17(4), 98-99.
  • Holmes RD. . Evidence-Based Dentistry 2016, 17, 70-71.
  • Murray JJ, Vernazza CR, Holmes RD. . British Dental Journal 2015, 219(6), 281-285.