Professor Emma Bingham
BSc (Hons), CiLT, DipDH CEB, DipDT
School of Clinical Dentistry
Deputy Director of Education, School of Clinical Dentistry
Head of Academic Unit of Dental Hygiene & Dental Therapy
Professor in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
+44 114 215 9387
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School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
- Profile
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I joined the University in 2004 as a Clinical Tutor and became Head of the Academic Unit of Dental Hygiene and Therapy in 2010. I have completed the University’s Certificate in Learning and Teaching and have a BSc in Dental Studies at the University of Central Lancashire.
In January 2025 I was promoted to Professor, making me the first and only Professor of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy in the UK. I am currently the Deputy Director of Education for the School of Clinical Dentistry, where I am focussing on student experience and working with the Curriculum Review Group to develop new curricula for the BDS and Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy programmes.
- Teaching interests
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My main interests are around the training of dental hygienists and dental therapists, dental teamwork and the use of peer-assisted teaching in dental education.
- Teaching activities
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I teach undergraduate dental students and dental hygiene and therapy students. My main teaching responsibilities include:
- Personal development planning and principles of reflection
- Oral healthcare team and skill mix
- The NHS Consititution
- Social media
- Career pathways
- CPD and lifelong learning
- Professional activities and memberships
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- British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT)
- Website Feeder 2011 – 2014,
- Tutor Representative 2014 – present
- Executive Committee member 2023-2025
- Education Committee member 2020 – present
- Royal College of Surgeons
- External examiner, Faculty of General Dental Practice, Diploma in Dental Hygiene, Diploma in Dental Therapy 2010 – 2022
- Core group member, Faculty of General Dental Practice, Diploma in Dental Hygiene, Diploma in Dental Therapy 2013 – 2022
- External examiner for:
- Cardiff University, Dental Hygiene Year 2 Finals, 2015 –2019
- University of Bristol, BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy programme 2021 – present
- University of Leeds, BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy programme 2024 – present
- British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT)