Staff Profile

Introduction

I am a current NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry based at Newcastle University. I am currently working on a programme of clinical research, focussing on molar incisor hypomineralisation, dental trauma and oral health inequalities, utilising economic modelling and preference elicitation methods. My PhD, DECIDE study (Dental ExtraCtion versus filling of adult teeth In chilDren: A cost Effectiveness analysis) was funded by an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship.

I am actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with the school, faculty and north-east deanery.

Follow me on twitter: @greig_d_taylor

My publications are detailed on the publication tab or my ORCID record

Roles and Responsibilities

Research

Current Roles

• Associate-Editor of European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (2025 - present)
• Vice President IADR Paediatric Oral Health Research (2025-2026)
• Dental-lead on Newcastle University’s ‘Reproduction, Development and Child Health’ strategic team
• NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research Funding Panel member (2024 – 2027)
• NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme Member - Prioritisation Committee member (2023 – 2026)
• IADR Paediatric Oral Health Research Group Programme Chair (2023 – 2026)
• IADR Paediatric Oral Health Research Group Symposium Co-ordinator/Committee member (2022 – 2025)
• Immediate past-chair of CONNECT (Children's Oral Health NatioNal rEsearch Collaborative) (2023-2026)
• Hon. Visiting Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Previous Roles

• Early Career Researcher representative, British Society of Oral and Dental Research Management Committee (2022-2025)
• Member, organising committee, of British Society of Oral and Dental Research conference, Newcastle 2024
• Co-Scientific Chair of British Society of Paediatric Dentistry annual conference Newcastle 2023 

Actively peer review in:

o  Journal of Dental Research

o  Journal of JDR: Clinical and Translational Research

o  Community Dental and Oral Epidemiology

o  International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

o  European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry

o  European Journal of Oral Sciences

o  Frontiers in Science: Public Health

o  BMC Oral Health

o  Journal of Oral Surgery

o  Primary Dental Journal

o  BMJ Case Reports

o  Journal of Dentistry

o  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Teaching:

• Module Lead MCD 8002 - Evidence Based Dentistry
• Undergraduate & Postgraduate clinical teaching and examination in Paediatric Dentistry
• Stage V Co-lead Examinations (Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dental Public Health)
• Deputy lead, MRes (Oral and Dental Sciences module) – Newcastle University
• Postgraduate teaching of General Professional Trainees/Vocational Trainees/General Dentists
• Examiner for Part 1 and Part 2 of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow MFDS Bi-Collegiate exam
• Member, BDS Admissions Panel Newcastle University (2021 - present)

Clinical:

External advisor – DCD Postgraduate Paediatric Dentistry programme, University of Melbourne (2023 - present)

Dental School Tutor (Newcastle University), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (2018 - 2023)

Previously:

• Northern Council Representative, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Executive Council
• Secretary & Committee member, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry West of Scotland Branch
• Member, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry 2011 National Conference Organising Committee  
• Member, Local Organising Committee, International Association of Paediatric Dentistry 2015 Congress

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Hons) (Glasgow, 2012)
• Member of Faculty of Dental Surgery (RCPS Glasg, 2014)
• Masters in Clinical Research (Distinction) (Newcastle, 2019)
• Membership in Paediatric Dentistry (RCPS Glasg, 2019)
• PG Certificate in Health Economics (Aberdeen, 2021)
• PhD (Newcastle, 2023)

Employment

• NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry - Newcastle Dental Hospital/Newcastle University (2023-present)
• NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow - Newcastle University 2019-2023
• NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow - Newcastle Dental Hospital/Newcastle University 2016- 2019
• DCT Paediatric Dentistry - Glasgow Dental Hospital/Royal Hospital for Sick Children 205-2016
• DCT OMFS/Restorative/Orthodontics - University Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock 2014-2015
• Longitudinal Dental Foundation Trainee - Glasgow Dental Hospital and Dental Practice in Glasgow 2012-2014

Informal Interests

Play cricket with Stamfordham cricket club

Research Interests

My main research interests focus on molar incisor hypomineralisation, dental trauma and oral health inequalities, utilising economic modelling and preference elicitation methods. My PhD, DECIDE study (Dental ExtraCtion versus filling of adult teeth In chilDren: A cost Effectiveness analysis) was funded by an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship undertook economic modelling and discrete choice experiments to determine cost-effectiveness and both young person and adult values of different strategies for managing compromised first permanent molars in

children.

Recent Funding 

NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship

o  External

o  Amount: £376,226.00

o  Project: Dental ExtraCtion versus filling of adult teeth In chilDren: A cost Effectiveness analysis (DECIDE)

Access Dental Health (Victoria)

o  External

o  Amount: $50,000 (Aus)

o  Project: The oral health needs of autistic children attending community dental services and the barriers faced in accessing dental care

Cornwall Integrated Care Board

o  Internal

o  Amount: £18,079

o  Project: Independent evaluation of Cornwall ICB NHS dental practice pilot

Child Health and Wellbeing Network North East

o  Internal

o  Amount: £15,000

o  Project: Evaluation of Mobile Dental Bus & Childhood Dental Screening

European Society of Endodontology “Young Investigator Research Award”

o  External

o  Amount: €5000

o  Project: Primary Care Dentists’ management of permanent dentition traumatic dental injuries in 7-16 year olds: a mixed methods approach

NHS England: Examine the Impacts of the Cost of Living Crisis on Children and Families in the Northeast

o  Internal

o  Amount: £4000

o  Project: Taking healthcare where it is needed the most: a co-designed approach on how best to integrate specialist healthcare services in the community

Centre for Oral Health Research Pump Priming Fund Award

o  Internal

o  Amount: £784

o  Project: What are the current pathways for children with first permanent molars of poor prognosis? 

Paediatric Oral Health Research group (IADR) Faculty Research Award

o  External

o  Amount: $1500 (US)

o  Project: Children’s compromised first permanent molars: most efficient treatment option?

As a supervisor

Julia Palmer

FDS RCSEng - British Society of Paediatric Dentistry grant.

o  External

o  Amount: £5272.

o  Project: Experience of Adolescent painful TempoRomandibuLar Disorder: EARLy study.

INfORM Early Career Research Small Grant. 

o  External

o  Amount: £1108

o  Project: Experience of Adolescent painful TempoRomandibuLar Disorder: EARLy study.

Industrial Relevance

Economic evaluations are becoming increasingly important for both public and private providers and commissioners of dental care. Additionally, I plan to work with developers of new dental technologies in carrying out economic evaluations of emerging treatments.

Undergraduate Teaching

I am involved with clinical and small group teaching as well as assessment and examination in the following areas:

• BDS, Paediatric Dentistry - Years 3-5
• BSc (Hons) in Dental Therapy - Years 2-3

Postgraduate Teaching

Module Lead, MClinDent - Newcastle University

Deputy co-lead, MRes (Oral and Dental Sciences) – Newcastle University

Provision of teaching foundation dentists and dental therapists - North East Deanery

Membership to Faculty of Dental Sciences (MFDS) Examination Panel: Part 1 & Part 2

External advisor – DCD Postgraduate Paediatric Dentistry programme, University of Melbourne

• Articles

  • Taylor GD, Exley C, Innes N, Vernazza CR. Young people's and adults' views and experiences of decision-making to manage compromised first permanent molars: a qualitative study. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2025, 35(1), 165-175.
  • Taylor GD, Boyers D, Exley C, Innes N, Vale L, Vernazza CR. Public Valuations of Managing Compromised Molars: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Journal of Dental Research 2025, 104(1), 22-28.
  • Karia S, Baerts E, Coventry H, Taylor GD. Xylitol in toothpaste: is it effective in reducing the levels of Streptococcus mutans in high caries risk young children?. Evidence Based Dentistry 2024, 25, 47–48.
  • Taylor GD, Gallichan N, Haq T, Sumner O, Albadri S, Holmes RD, Waterhouse PJ. Specialists' management of permanent dentition traumatic dental injuries in 7–16-year-olds: A qualitative study. Dental Traumatology 2024, 40(5), 557-566.
  • Osborne R, Silva MJ, Taylor GD. Qualitative study exploring general dental practitioners' views of MIH and its management in the UK and Australia. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2024, 34(4), 372-382.
  • Humphreys J, Graham A, Rodd HD, Albadri S, Parekh S, Somani C, Hosey MT, Taylor GD. Molar incisor hypomineralisation: Teaching and assessment across the undergraduate dental curricula in the UK. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2024, (ePub ahead of Print).
  • Nguyen TM, Rogers H, Taylor GD, Tonmukayakul U, Lin C, Hall M, Calache H, Vernazza C. Fit for Purpose? The Suitability of Oral Health Outcome Measures to Inform Policy. JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2024, 9(2), 190-192.
  • Pandya K, Wheatley J, Bailey O, Taylor G, Geddis-Regan A, Edwards D. Exploring deep caries management and barriers to the use of vital pulp treatments by primary care dental practitioners. International Endodontic Journal 2024, 57(10), 1453-1464.
  • Wallace CK, Vernazza CR, Emmet V, Singhal N, Sathyanarayana V, Tse Y, Taylor GD. Evaluation of UK Paediatric Nephrology Teams’ Understanding, Experience and Perceptions of Oral Health Outcomes and Accessibility to Dental Care: A Mixed-Methods Study. Paediatric Nephrology 2024, 39, 2131–2138.
  • Mollet D, Taylor GD, Toebes B. Children's right to oral health. BMJ 2024, 386, e082022.
  • Atkinson JA, Jackson JM, Lowery G, Taylor GD, Rogers HJ, Vernazza CR. Community water fluoridation and the benefits for children. Dental Update 2023, 50(7), 565-569.
  • Rodd H, Nazzal H, Bonifacio CC, ChoeWei R, Crombie F, ElShahawy O, Oluwatoyin M, GambettaTessini K, Goyal A, Hasnum N, Issa AI, Jundi S, Manton DJ, Narasimhan S, Omar S, Parekh S, Popoola B, Silva M, Taylor GD, Yang QN. An International Investigation of Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (iMIH) and Its Association with Dental Anomalies: Development of a Protocol. Dentistry Journal 2023, 11(5), 117.
  • Bailey O, Stone S, Ternent L, Vernazza CR. Public valuation of direct restorations: a discrete choice experiment. Journal of Dental Research 2022, 101(13), 1572-1579.
  • Penlington C, Bowes C, Taylor G, Otemade AA, Waterhouse P, Durham J, Ohrbach R. Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, (8), CD013515.
  • Geddis-Regan A, Exley C, Taylor GD. Navigating the Dual Role of Clinician-Researcher in Qualitative Dental Research. JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2022, 7(2), 215-217.
  • Lygidakis NA, Garot E, Somani C, Taylor GD, Rouas P, Wong FSL. Best clinical practice guidance for clinicians dealing with children presenting with molar-incisor-hypomineralisation (MIH): an updated European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry policy document. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 2022, 23, 3-21.
  • Taylor GD, Sumner O, Holmes RD, Waterhouse PJ. Primary Care Dentists’ management of permanent dentition traumatic dental injuries in 7-16-year-olds: a sequential mixed-methods study. Dental Traumatology 2021, 37(4), 608-616.
  • Goldsmith R, Taylor GD, Waterhouse PJ. Do composite restorations in primary molar teeth have a higher survival rate following total or selective caries removal?. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2021, 22, 38-39.
  • Garot E, Rouas P, Somani C, Taylor GD, Wong F, Lygidakis NA. An update of the aetiological factors involved in molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH): a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 2021, 23, 23-28.
  • Taylor GD, Carr K, Rogers HJ, Vernazza CR. A systematic review of the quality and scope of decision modelling studies in child oral health research. BMC Oral Health 2021, 21, 318.
  • Taylor GD, Vernazza CR, Abdulmohsen B. Success of endodontic management of compromised first permanent molars in children: a systematic review. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2020, 30(3), 370-380.
  • Taylor GD. Children with type 1 diabetes and caries - are they linked?. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2020, 21(3), 94-95.
  • Penlington C, Otemade AA, Bowes C, Taylor G, Waterhouse P, Ohrbach R. Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, (12), CD013515.
  • Parten NJ, Taylor GD, Currie CC, Durham J, Vernazza CR. Medical Emergency Department attendance of under-16-year-olds with dental problems. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2019, 46(5), 433-440.
  • Taylor GD, Pearce K, Vernazza CR. Management of compromised first permanent molars in children: Cross-Sectional analysis of attitudes of UK general dental practitioners and specialists in paediatric dentistry. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2019, 29(3), 267-280.
  • Taylor GD, Rogers H. How to get ethical approval for NHS-based research. BDJ Team 2019, 6, 19042.
  • Vernazza CR, Taylor GD, Donaldson C, Gray J, Holmes RD, Carr K, Exley C. How does priority setting for resource allocation happen in commissioning dental services in a nationally-led, regionally-delivered system? A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with NHS England dental commissioner. BMJ Open 2019, 9, e024995.
  • Taylor GD, Stevens C. Clarity needed on how to treat compromised first permanent molars. British Dental Journal 2019, 226(5), 312.
  • Taylor GD, Scott T, Vernazza CR. Research Prize Category: Impact of first permanent molars of poor prognosis: patient & parent perspectives. British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Conference Abstracts 2018 2018, 28(Suppl. 1), 2-3.
  • Bird LE, Taylor GD, Burbridge LAL. Periodontal screening: Are we probing enough, and if not, are we recording why not?. Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin 2018, 28(Suppl. 1), 37-38.
  • Dave M, Taylor G. Global prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralisation. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2018, 19(3), 78-79.
  • Jones G, Taylor G. Glass ionomer or composite resin for primary molars. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2018, 19(3), 86-87.
  • Pervin S, Rolland SR, Taylor GD. En masse versus two-step retraction of the anterior segment. Evidence Based Dentistry 2018, 19(4), 111-112.
  • Wright AL, Clark ASE, Ward G, Moodie F, Taylor GD, Boyd D, Currie WJR, Hislop WS, Halsnad SM. Alcohol misuse—a national pandemic: an investigation to identify whether implementing an alcohol brief intervention service would benefit patients attending an oral and maxillofacial (OMFS) department. Public Health 2017, 145, 20-22.
  • Taylor GD, Culshaw S, Armas J, Savarrio L, Goodall C. A case report of Parry Romberg Syndrome initially presenting as periodontitis. Oral Surgery 2017, 11(2), 131-135.
  • Taylor GD, Perry K, Welbury RR. Hall Technique preformed metal crowns in a general dental practice – a service evaluation. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2015, 25(S2), 19-20.
  • Taylor GD, Campbell C. A clinical guide to needle desensitisation for the paediatric patient. Dental Update 2015, 42(4), 373-382.
  • Taylor GD. A change in practice protocol: Preformed Metal Crowns for treating non-infected carious primary molars in a general practice setting - a service evaluation. Primary Dental Journal 2015, 4(4), 22-26.
  • Taylor GD, Mather C, Goodall C. To review the effect of the introduction of a “Super-Endo" clinic on the number of Peri-radicular Surgery carried out within Glasgow Dental Hospital Oral Surgery Department. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2014, 52(8), e82-e82.

• Book Chapter

  • Taylor GD, Longridge N. Dentoalveolar Trauma in the Permanent Dentition. In: Sondos Albadri, Claire L. Stevens, ed. Paediatric Dentistry for the General Dental Practitioner. Springer, Cham, 2021, pp.225-252.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Stamp AJ, Taylor GD. Research with the Adolescent Patient - Working Alongside Young People to Plan Dental Research. In: Dental Sedation Teachers' Group Symposium. 2018, Newcastle, UK.

• Notes

  • Daley S, Nugent A, Taylor GD. Dental divisions: exploring racial inequities of dental caries amongst children. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2024, 25, 41–42.
  • Taylor GD. Molar incisor hypomineralisation. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2017, 18(1), 15-16.
  • Taylor GD. Aesthetic preformed crowns for primary teeth. Evidence-Based Dentistry 2017, 18(2), 43-44.

• Reviews

  • Somani C, Taylor GD, Garot E, Rouas P, Lygidakis NA, Wong FSL. An update of treatment modalities in children and adolescents with teeth affected by molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH): a systematic review. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 2022, 23, 39-64.
  • Sumner O, Goldsmith R, Heath N, Taylor GD. The interaction and interference of preformed metal crowns on magnetic resonance imaging: a scoping review with a systematic methodology. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 2021, 22, 1023-1031.