PhD Programmes
Our research community welcomes students seeking to contribute to the next big research questions.
Excellent training in becoming a researcher
Our PhD programmes offer excellent training in becoming a researcher. We have a comprehensive training programme. It's supported by our Graduate School in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
We offer a range of oral health research areas to study that align with our groups.
Translational Oral Biosciences
We have opportunities for PhD studies in our core research areas, including:
- Microbial communications/antimicrobial resistance.
- Biofilm biology: cellular physiology and microbes-materials interactions.
- Inflammatory processes, biomarkers of oral disease and the links between oral and systemic disease.
- Cholinergic regulation of host-pathogen interactions.
- The clinical interface of dental materials science.
- Oral epithelial differentiation and oral carcinogenesis.
- Tobacco and e-cigarettes: impacts on cellular physiology, microbiology and dental materials.
Applied Oral Health Research
We offer PhD Programmes in:
- Factors that support self-management in people with persistent pain.
- Urgent dental care and acute dental pain.
- Non-pharmacological management of dental anxiety.
- Oral health education and promotion among vulnerable groups.
- Disease prevalence among vulnerable groups.
- The economy of dental care provision and the ethical impacts of care systems upon dental professionals.
- The measurement and valuation of oral health and quality of life.
Dental Education Research
We have opportunities for PhD and MPhil studies in:
- Professionalism in dental education.
- Regulatory requirements in relation to dentistry.
- Understanding outcomes of competency in clinical education.
- Simulation - effectiveness in developing competence.
- Training in oral health advice and the long-term impact on patient health.
- Understanding the equality, diversity and inclusion issues facing students and developing educational programmes to support.
Contact us
For enquiries regarding postgraduate research opportunities in Dental Sciences, please contact our School Postgraduate Research Student Coordinator, Dr Ralf Kist
Dr Kist is available to provide guidance and respond to any questions you may have.
You may also download our Postgraduate guide for further information.
Find out more information on fees and funding opportunities for our PhD Programmes.
