Staff Profile

Current Positions

Clinical Fellow (Restorative Dentistry)

Degree Programme Director Masters in Clinical Dentistry (Endodontics)

Stage 4 Knowledge of Dentistry exams lead

British Endodontic Society council member

President of the North of England Odontological Society (Link)

External Postgraduate Lecturer

Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Specialist Endodontist working in Primary Care

Qualifications

PhD - 2026

F(Endo) RCS(Ed) - 2025

MEndo RCS(Ed) - 2024

HLA IL1 - 2023

MRes - 2023

FHEA - 2018

MSc (Rest Dent) - 2018

PGCert Med Ed - 2018

MDTFEd - 2017

PGDip Rest Dent RCS(Eng) - 2016

PGDip Con Sed - 2014

MFDS RCS(Ed) - 2007

BDS (Hons) - 2005

Fellowships and grants

Faculty of Dental Surgery Research Fellowship - 2022 - 2023

Wellcome Trust 4Ward North doctoral research fellowship - 2023 - 2025

British Endodontic Society Research Grant - 2021

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh research grant - 2020

British Endodontic Society research grant - 2020

European Society of Endodontology research grant - 2020

Publications

ResearchGate

Prizes

BDS pass with honours and Distinction in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Subjects (Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, Oral Microbiology)

BSPD Poster presentation with third placed prize

PGDip Conscious Sedation; Pass with Merit

MSc Restorative Dentistry; Pass with Distinction

MClinRes; Pass with Distinction & Academic prize for best performance

International Federation of Endodontic Associations World Endodontic Conference: First place international research prize - 2024

Previous Positions

General professional Trainee (2005 - 2007)

Royal Army Dental Corps (2007 - 2019)

Out of Hours service (2012 - 2026)

Academic Clinical Fellow (2019 - 2025)

Honorary Speciality Trainee (2019 - 2025)

Registrations

GDC registered Specialist in Endodontics

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Associate Fellow of Newcastle University

Research Interests

Restorative Dentistry

Endodontics

Pulp biology

Pulp regeneration

Vital Pulp Treatments

Orofacial pain

Forensic Odontology

Undergraduate

Neuroscience

Endodontics

Professionalism

Anatomy

Postgraduate

Degree Programme Director - MClinDent Endodontics

MSc Oral Sciences - Pulp biology

GPT Scheme - Restorative Dentistry, Leadership and Management

FD Scheme - Indirect Restorations

DFT Scheme - Direct Restorations, Local Anaesthesia

Life Long Learning - Deep Caries Management, Restoration of the Root Filled Tooth

• Articles

  • Edwards D, Rasaiah S, Kirkevang L, Vaeth M, Stone S, Durham J, Whitworth J. The use of medicaments in the management of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: a community-based cohort study. International Endodontic Journal 2024, 57(4), 416-430.
  • Edwards D, Rasaiah S, Ahmed S, Breckons M, Stone SJ, Currie CC, Durham J, Whitworth J. The financial and quality of life impact of urgent dental presentations: A cross-sectional study. International Endodontic Journal 2023, 56(6), 697-709.
  • Dowling N, Gemmell A, Bonsor SJ, Edwards D. Root Canal Re-treatment. Part 1: Why and When?. Dental Update 2023, 50(8), 652-658.
  • Sin M, Edwards D, Currie C, Corbett I. Prevalence of medical emergency events in primary dental care within the UK. British Dental Journal 2023, 235(9), 721-726.
  • Patel N, Gemmell A, Edwards D. When to Consider the Use of CBCT in Endodontic Treatment Planning in Adults. Dental Update 2021, 48(11), 932-941.
  • Edwards D, Stone S, Bailey O, Duncan H. The management of deep caries in UK primary care: a nationwide questionnaire-based study. International Endodontic Journal 2021, 54(10), 1804-1818.
  • Allison JR, Edwards DC, Bowes C, Pickering K, Dowson C, Stone SJ, Lumb J, Durham J, Jakubovics N, Holliday R. The effect of high-speed dental handpiece coolant delivery and design on aerosol and droplet production. Journal of Dentistry 2021, 112, 103746.
  • Edwards D, Bowes C, Penlington C, Durham J. Temporomandibular Disorders and Dietary Changes: A Cross-sectional Survey. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2021, 48(8), 873-879.
  • Edwards D, Stone S, Bailey O, Tomson P. Preserving pulp vitality: part two - vital pulp therapies. British Dental Journal 2021, 230(3), 148-155.
  • Edwards D, Stone S, Bailey O, Tomson P. Preserving pulp vitality: part one - strategies for managing deep caries in permanent teeth. British Dental Journal 2021, 230(2), 77-82.
  • Edwards D, Bailey O, Stone S, Duncan H. How is carious pulp exposure and symptomatic irreversible pulpitis managed in UK primary dental care?. International Endodontic Journal 2021, 54(12), 2256-2275.
  • Holliday R, Allison JR, Currie CC, Edwards DC, Bowes C, Pickering K, Reay S, Durham J, Lumb J, Rostami N, Coulter J, Nile CJ, Jakubovics N. Evaluating contaminated dental aerosol and splatter in an open plan clinic environment: Implications for the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Dentistry 2021, 105, 103565.
  • Allison JR, Currie CC, Edwards DC, Bowes C, Coulter J, Pickering K, Kozhevnikova E, Durham J, Nile CJ, Jakubovics N, Rostami N, Holliday R. Evaluating aerosol and splatter following dental procedures: Addressing new challenges for oral health care and rehabilitation. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2021, 48(1), 61-72.
  • Llandro H, Allison JR, Currie CC, Edwards DC, Bowes C, Durham J, Jakubovics N, Rostami N, Holliday R. Evaluating aerosol and splatter during orthodontic debonding: implications for the COVID-19 pandemic. British Dental Journal 2021, Epub ahead of print.
  • Rasaiah SR, Allison JR, Edwards DC. Endodontic procedures produce bacterial droplet contamination - but what about viruses?. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2021, 22(2), 76-77.
  • Gemmell A, Stone S, Edwards D. Investigating acute management of irreversible pulpitis: a survey of general dental practitioners in North East England. British Dental Journal 2020, 228(7), 521-526.

• Reviews

  • Edwards D, Dowling N, Gemmell A, Bonsor SJ. Re-endodontic Treatment. Part 2: How?. Dental Update 2023, 50(9), 740-748.
  • Chuinsiri N, Edwards D, Telezhkin V, Nile CJ, Van der Cruyssen F, Durham J. Exploring the roles of neuropeptides in trigeminal neuropathic pain: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of animal studies. Archives of Oral Biology 2021, 130, 105247.
  • Edwards DC, Whitworth JM. Does an interim dressing with calcium hydroxide reduce endotoxins between endodontic appointments?. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2021, 22(3), 96-97.