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The School of Clinical Dentistry

Our mission is to make substantial and positive impact on oral health and well-being by combining excellent education with world-leading research.

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Our research takes place in a highly multidisciplinary environment, unique in placing high-quality fundamental and applied science at the interface of a busy clinical service with an academic mix of biomedical, engineering and social scientists.

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Research impact

Ninety-two percent of our research was graded as `world leading´ or `internationally excellent´ in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. Here are some of our latest impactful research projects.

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Professor Graham Stafford leads research into use of 'zoo poo' to treat diabetic ulcers

Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from the University of Sheffield have found.
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Sheffield lecturer elected as FIS chair

Dr Joey Shepherd, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at the School of Clinical Dentistry, has been elected to the prestigious role of Chair-elect of the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS). She will serve as Chair-elect 2024-2026 and Chair 2026-2028
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Collaborative BRUSH project develops a toolkit to help address health inequalities caused by dental decay

A research team, co-led by Sheffield's Professor Zoe Marshman, investigating how best to implement supervised toothbrushing programmes across England are developing a toolkit which could help to address health inequalities caused by dental decay.

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New initiative to tackle tooth decay in secondary school pupils

Researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Cardiff, Leeds, York and Dundee conducted the BRIGHT trial to investigate a new school-based intervention aimed at reducing dental cavities in young people

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The School of Clinical Dentistry
University of Sheffield
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Sheffield
S10 2TA

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