Andrew Rawlinson MDS (Sheffield), BChD (Hons) (Leeds), FDSRCSEd

Head of the Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry Professor of Restorative Dentistry

Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry
The School of Clinical Dentistry
The University of Sheffield
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
UK

Telephone: +44 (0) 114 271 7930
Fax: +44 (0)114 266 5326

email : a.rawlinson@sheffield.ac.uk

Research Group

Bioengineering and Health Technologies

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield in 1982 and have been closely involved in research and teaching in restorative dentistry over this period of time. I am currently Head of the Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry. I also serve as an external examiner for the University of Birmingham and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and as a regional representative for the British Society of Periodontology.

Research Interests

My research falls within the strategy for research of the Dental School, within the Oral Health and Disease Group and includes:

• Microbiology of periodontal diseases and the effects of treatment on the microbial flora within periodontal pockets.
• Host factors, and their potential use as markers of disease in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF).
• Regenerative medicine.
• Clinical trials. These have investigated the plaque, stain and calculus inhibitory effects of dentifrices and mouthrinses. A clinical trial testing a sensor for monitoring periodontal disease will commence in March 2011.
• The effect of psychological stress on the outcome of periodontal treatment.
• The development of image analysis techniques to improve the measurement of periodontal treatment outcomes.
• Quality of life measures to determine patient centred outcomes.

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests are in the clinical teaching of restorative dentistry and in particular periodontology.

Current projects

I am currently working on a clinical trial to test a sensor developed in collaboration with colleagues at Queen Mary´s University of London that detects a panel of proteases for the diagnosis and monitoring of periodontal disease.

Key publications

• Generic protease detection technology for monitoring periodontal disease. Faraday Discussions 2010;149:1-11. Zheng X, Cook JP, Watkinson M, Yang S, Douglas I, Rawlinson A, Krause S.
• Biological interaction of 3D periodontal fibroblast spheroids with collagen-based and synthetic membranes Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2010 (in press) Berahim Z, Moharamzadeh, Rawlinson A, Jowett AK
• Jowett, A.K., Orr, M.T.S., Rawlinson, A. and Robinson P.G. (2009) The psychosocial impact of periodontal disease and its treatment with 24 hour root surface debridement. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 36: 413-418.
• Rawlinson A, Pollington S, Walsh TF, Lamb DJ, Marlow I, I laywood J, Wright P. Efficacy of two alcohol-free cetylpyridinium choride mouthwashes - a randomised double-blind crossover study. Journal of Clincial Periodontology 2008; 35:230-235.
• Eickholz P, Krigar DM, Kim TS, Doz P, Reitmeir P, Rawlinson A. Stability of clinical and radiographic results after guided tissue regeneration in infrabony defects. Journal of Periodontology 2007;78:37-46
• Smith RN, Rawlinson A, Lath DL, Brook AH. A digital SLR or intra-oral camera: preference for acquisition within an image analysis system for measurement of disclosed dental plaque area within clinical trials. Journal of Periodontal Research 2006;41:55-61.
• Rawlinson A, Elcock C, Cheung A, Al-Buhairi A, Khanna S, Walsh T F, Ellwood R P. An in-vitro and in-vivo Methodology Study of Alveolar Bone Measurement Using Extra-Oral Radiographic Alignment Apparatus, Image Pro-Plus® Software and a Subtraction Programme. Journal of Dentistry 2005, 33:781-788.
• Walsh TF, Rawlinson A, Wildgoose D, Marlow I, Haywood A, Ward JM. Clinical Evaluation of the stain removing ability of a whitening dentifrice and stain removing system. Journal of Dentistry 2005, 33:413-418.

PhD Students

• "Development of regenerative therapies for periodontal bone loss" F. Mirvakily, with Prof. P.V. Hatton, Dr. A. Crawford, Department of Adult Dental Care - PhD awarded 2010
• "The potential of Periodontal spheroids for Periodontal regerneation" Z. Berahim, with Dr. A.K. Jowett, - PhD awarded 2010
• "The effect of stress on the outcome of periodontal treatment". I Bakri, with Dr C W I Douglas, Department of Oral Pathology - PhD awarded 2007
• "The development of a novel method for the measurement of dental plaque area and gingival inflammation'" R Smith, with Prof. AH Brook. - PhD awarded 2004
• "The use of quantitative PCR for enumerating three oral bacteria in relation to periodontitis" S Doungudomdacha, with Dr C W I Douglas. - PhD awarded 2000