Professor Zoe Marshman

BDS, MPH, DDPH, FDS (DPH), PhD

School of Clinical Dentistry

Professor in Dental Public Health

Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health

z.marshman@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9398

19 Claremont Crescent

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Professor Zoe Marshman
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA

Profile: I joined the University of Sheffield in 2002 as a Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Specialist Registrar in Dental Public Health. Since then I have completed specialist training and was awarded a PhD in 2008. I am currently a Professor and Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health.

Research interests

My main interest is child-centred dental research to improve the oral health and treatment experiences of children and their families. I have led, published and presented internationally and nationally many child-centred research projects and have become recognised as an advocate for involving children in high quality oral health research, using innovative participatory methods. I lead the CREATE research theme.

My current projects include:

Self-help Cognitive Behavioural Therapy resource for young people with dental anxiety

I am the principal investigator on a project to develop and evaluate a self-help Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) resource for young people with dental anxiety. This project involved collaboration with Kings College London, University of Reading and University of Glasgow. This project resulted in the first self-help CBT resource for young people with dental anxiety and accompanying resources for parents and dental teams.

Since then, further funding has been obtained from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme for the CALM trial to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the self-help CBT resource to reduce dental anxiety in children seen in primary dental care. https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR131805

BRIGHT Trial: Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral Health

I am co-PI on the BRIGHT Trial: Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh, funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme. BRIGHT is a multi-centre UK-wide trial evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Short Messaging Service behaviour change programme to improve the oral health of young people living in deprived areas. https://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/research/trials/research/trials/bright/

I am also involved with other NIHR funded research including:

Trials:

PIP: Pulpotomy for the management of Irreversible Pulpitis in mature teeth https://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/what-we-do/trials-unit/pip-957.php

SCRIPT: Selective Caries Removal In Posterior Teeth https://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/what-we-do/trials-unit/script-834.php

Public health research projects: Public Health Practice Evaluation Scheme - First Dental Steps

Collaborative networks:

Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration https://www.arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/

My international funded research projects include:

Norwegian Research Council. #Care4YoungTeeth, 2022-

Research Associates

Dr Jennifer Kettle
Dr Sarab El Yousfi

Publications

Journal articles

Ainsworth H, Marshman Z, Whiteside K, Sykes D, Fairhurst C, Turner E, Chestnutt I, Day P, Dey D, Elliott L , El-Yousfi S et al (2023) Set up and assessment of progression criteria for internal pilots: the Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh (BRIGHT) trial example. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9.
Marshman Z, Rodd H, Fairhurst C, Porritt J, Dawett B, Day P, Innes N, Vernazza C, Newton T, Ronaldson S , Cross L et al (2023) The CALM trial protocol: a randomised controlled trial of a guided self-help cognitive behavioural therapy intervention to reduce dental anxiety in children. Trials, 24.
Large J & Marshman Z (2022) Does dental caries lead to stunting and wasting in children?. Evidence-Based Dentistry, 23(4), 144-145.
Scott J & Marshman Z (2022) Does the use of miswak reduce plaque and gingivitis among adults?. Evidence-Based Dentistry, 23(4), 152-153.
El-Yousfi S, Marshman Z, Albers PN, Watt S, Kipping R & Williams JG (2022) Health visiting teams and children’s oral health: a scoping review. BMC Oral Health, 22.
Albers PN, Williams JG, El-Yousfi S, Marshman Z, Patel R, Kandiyali R, Breheny K, de Vocht F, Metcalfe C, Witton R & Kipping R (2022) Study protocol for First Dental Steps Intervention: feasibility study of a health visitor led infant oral health improvement programme. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1).
Wang M-C, Marshman Z, Chen W-H & Shih W-Y (2022) A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a pilot school-based, toothbrushing programme. BMC Oral Health, 22(1).
Giles E, Wray F, Eskyte I, Gray-Burrows KA, Owen J, Bhatti A, Zoltie T, McEachan R, Marshman Z, Pavitt S , West RM et al (2022) HABIT: Health visitors delivering Advice in Britain on Infant Toothbrushing – an early-phase feasibility study of a complex oral health intervention. BMJ Open, 12(10).
Timms L, Marshman Z, Deery C & Rodd H (2022) Co-production of an information video on silver diammine fluoride – with children, for children. Faculty Dental Journal, 13(4), 160-165.
Owen J, Gray-Burrows KA, Eskytė I, Wray F, Bhatti A, Zoltie T, Staples A, Giles E, Lintin E, West R , Pavitt S et al (2022) Co-design of an oral health intervention (HABIT) delivered by health visitors for parents of children aged 9–12 months. BMC Public Health, 22(1).
Gürcan AT, Tamtekin EA, Aydın B, Esentürk G, Özen B & Marshman Z (2022) Adaptation and Testing of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Resource of Turkish Version to Reduce Dental Anxiety in Children. The Journal of Pediatric Research, 9(3), 242-251.
Watt SB & Marshman Z (2022) Can motivational interviewing help prevent dental caries in secondary school children?. Evidence-Based Dentistry, 23(2), 56-57.
Alshammari D, Marshman Z & El-Yousfi S (2022) Anticipatory guidance and children's oral health: A scoping review.. Community Dent Health.
Clarkson JE, Ramsay CR, Mannocci F, Jarad F, Albadri S, Ricketts D, Tait C, Banerjee A, Deery C, Boyers D , Marshman Z et al (2022) Correction to: Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1).
Hamilton A, Clarkson JE, Ramsay CR, Mannocci F, Jarad F, Albadri S, Ricketts D, Tait C, Banerjee A, Deery C , Boyers D et al (2022) Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1).
Prasad S, Timms L, Uppal S, Rodd H & Marshman Z (2022) Children’s general anaesthesia – parental preferences and information needs. Faculty Dental Journal, 13(2), 62-67.

Preprints

Gray-Burrows K, Day P, Elyousfi S, Lloyd E, Hudson K & Marshman Z (2023) A national survey of Supervised Toothbrushing Programmes in England, Research Square Platform LLC.
Owen J, Gray-Burrows KA, Eskytė I, Wray F, Bhatti A, Zoltie T, Staples A, Giles E, Lintin E, West R , Pavitt S et al () Co-design of an oral health intervention (HABIT) delivered by health visitors for parents of children aged 9-12 months, Research Square Platform LLC.

Research group

PhD students

Annie Morgan: Dental anxiety in young people. September 2013- present. Funded by Faculty of Dental Surgery Research Award.
Ashwag Alotaibi: Oral health of children in special schools in Saudi Arabia. 2019-present. Funded by Saudi Arabia government.
Bhupinder Dawett: The implementation and acceptability of Minimum Intervention Dentistry in children attending NHS dental practice – a feasibility study. October 2017-present. Funded by NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship.
Fiona Noble: No need(le) to worry: development and feasibility study of a self-help cognitive behavioural therapy resource for children with needle fear. June 2021-. Funded by NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship.

Teaching interests: I teach undergraduate dental students, dental hygiene and dental therapy students and on the Masters in Dental Public Health programme. My main teaching interests include dental epidemiology and the organisation of dental healthcare systems.

Teaching activities

I am dental public health lead for the BDS programme and module lead for the Masters in Dental Public Health - Foundations and Theory CDH604 module.

I am external examiner for several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the UK.

Postgraduate taught

Master in Dental Public Health MDPH

September 2023 start
1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

Build your career in dental public health by developing your knowledge and understanding of major oral health issues.

Professional activities and memberships

Invited speaker at International Association of Dental Research and International Association of Paediatric Dentistry conferences
National policy work for Department for Education and Public Health England
Chair of the North of England and Yorkshire Dental Public Health Audit group: 2014 - present
NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Oral and Dental specialty group lead 2016 - present
Academic director for Charles Clifford Dental Services, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 2017- present
Journal referee for Journal of Dental Research, Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, Community Dental Health, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, Quality of Life Research, British Dental Journal.
Chair and member of various trial and project steering committees.

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