Tom Dyer BChD (Hons), MPH, FDS RCS, FDS (DPH) RCS, DDPH RCS, FFPH.

Hon. Lecturer in Dental Public Health

Academic Unit 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 : 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. BDA Branch Council Member.

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

• Ni Chaollai A, Robertson S, Dyer TA, Balmer RC, Fayle SA. A evaluation of paediatric dental general anaethesia in Yorkshire and the Humber. Br Dent J 2010; 209: E20. Epub 2010 Nov 26
• Dyer TA, Green J, Skinner J. et al. A health equity audit of oral health and NHS general dental services in Sheffield, England. Community Dent Health 2010; 27: 68-73.
• Marshman Z, Dyer TA, Wyborn C, Beal J, Godson J. The Oral Health of Adults in Yorkshire and Humber 2008. Br Dent J 2010; 209: E9.
• Owens J, Dyer TA, Mistry K. People with learning disabilities and specialist services. Br Dent J 2010; 208: 203-5. PubMed PMID: 20228748.
• Dyer TA, Humphris G, Robinson PG. Public awareness and social acceptability of dental therapists. Br Dent J 2010; 9: 208; E2; discussion 16-7.
• Dyer TA, Dhamija AC. Evaluation of an NHS practice-based minor oral surgery service. Br Dent J 2009 ; 19; 207: 577-82; discussion 574.
• Humphris GM, Dyer TA, Robinson PG. The modified dental anxiety scale: UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of
  age. BMC Oral Health 2009; 26; 9: 20.
• Dyer TA, Robinson PG. Public awareness and social acceptability of dental therapists. Int J Dent Hyg 2009;7:108-14.
• 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.