Staff Profile

Background

• Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology 
• Restorative Dentistry
• Acute Dental Care

Current Position

• Clinical Teaching Fellow in Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences
• Academic Lead for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dental Sciences
• Lead for Lifelong Learning and Continuing Professional Development

Previous Appointments

• Trust Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
• Specialty Registrar in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Academic Clinical Fellow, Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Newcastle Dental Hospital
• General Professional Trainee, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Qualifications

• BDS (Ncle) 
• MFDS RCSEd 
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research
• Postgraduate Certificate in facilitating learning in healthcare practice
• Membership of the Academy of Medical Educators
• Fellowship of the College of General Dentistry (FCGDent)

Memberships

• Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Faculty of Dental Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• British Dental Association
• British Society for Head and Neck Imaging
• Academy of Medical Educators
• College of General Dentistry

• Dental Education Research Group strategy group member
• Dental Education Research, particularly in the areas of Scholarship and Curriculum Development
• Interpersonal skills and behavioural sciences in dentistry, particularly in the field of resilience
• Previous research involving Autoimmune Disease and their relationship with the imaging of salivary gland disorders, predominantly Sjogren's Syndrome.
• Previously part of the NAIRD, TRACTISS study, contributions to the Newcastle Biobank, Industrial partnerships (Novartis) as part of phase 2 drug trials.
• Working Party member, Guidance notes on the safe use of dental x-ray equipment 2nd edition, Public Health England

Undergraduate Teaching

• Academic Lead for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (BDS and BSc degree programmes)
• Stage Tutor for Stage 2 BDS
• Clinical supervision and trainer, Restorative Dentistry (Stages 2-5) and Paediatric Dentistry (Stages 3-5)
• Mandatory training and compliance Lead, BDS undergraduates
• Course Lead, Working as a Dental Team (BDS and BSc)
• Peer Mentoring Lead for Undergraduate Dentistry
• Deputy Lead for Personal and Professional Development Course (BSc and BDS)

Postgraduate Teaching Experience

• Content development for Lifelong Learning and CPD 
• Radiology teaching for the Masters in Clinical Dentistry (MClinDent)
• Dental Radiology for the whole Dental Team
• Radiation Rules, Regulations and Legislation in Dentistry
• Postgraduate teaching for Dental Practitioners
• Invited speaker at local and national meetings including patient public involvement (PPI)
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Career grade teaching
• Cone Beam CT 
• Ultrasound analysis of the major salivary glands and face

• Articles

  • Fulton C, Carr A, Penlington C. Exploring the term "resilience" as understood and experienced by dental educators. European Journal of Dental Education 2021, 25(3), 573-581.
  • Dumusc A, Ng W-F, James K, Griffiths B, Price E, Pease CT, Emery P, Lanyon P, Jones A, Bombardieri M, Sutcliffe N, Pitzalis C, Gupta M, McLaren J, Cooper A, Giles I, Isenberg D, Saravanan V, Coady D, Dasgupta B, McHugh N, Young-Min S, Moots RJ, Gendi N, Akil M, Barone F, Fisher BA, Rauz S, Richards A, Bowman SJ, Frankland H, Mediana A, Chadravarty K, Lamabadusuriya S, Adeniba R, Hamburger J, Higham J, Poveda-Galego A, Logan J, Mulherin D, Andrews J, McManus A, Booth A, Regan M, Dimitroulas T, Kadiki L, Kaur D, Kitas G, Lloyd M, Moore L, Gordon E, Lawson C, Hunter J, Stirton L, Ortiz G, Clunie G, Rose G, Cuckow S, Knight S, Symmons D, Jones B, Carr A, Edgar S, Carrozzo M, Figueiredo F, Foggo H, Gillespie C, Hindmarsh V, Lendrem D, Macleod I, Mitchell S, Tarn J, Muir A, White P, Pugmire S, Watkins M, Field A, Kaye S, Mewar D, Medcalf P, Tomlinson P, Whiteside D, Pauling J, James J, Olaitan N, McDermott J, Godia O, Kidd E, Palmer L, Katsande V, Long P, Chandra U, MacKay K, Fedele S, Ferenkeh-Koroma A, Marconnell H, Porter S, Brailsford S, Allcoat P. Comparison of ESSDAI and ClinESSDAI in potential optimisation of trial outcomes in primary Sjögren's syndrome: Examination of data from the UK Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Registry. Swiss Medical Weekly 2018, 148, w14588.
  • Jousse-Joulin S, Nowak E, Cornec D, Brown J, Carr A, Carotti M, Fisher B, Fradin J, Hocevar A, Jonsson MV, Luciano N, Milic V, Rout J, Theander E, Stel A, Bootsma H, Vissink A, Baldini C, Baer A, Ng WF, Bowman S, Alavi Z, Saraux A, Devauchelle-Pensec V. Salivary gland ultrasound abnormalities in primary Sjögren's syndrome: Consensual US-SG core items definition and reliability. RMD Open 2017, 3(1), e000364.
  • Obinata K, Shirai S, Ito H, Nakamura M, Carrozzo M, MacLeod I, Carr A, Yamazaki Y, Tei K. Image findings of bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of jaws comparing with osteoradionecrosis. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2017, 46(5), 20160281.
  • Allison JR, Carr A. A prevalence study of bifid mandibular canals using cone beam computed tomography. Oral Surgery 2017, 10(4), e55-e61.
  • Currie C, Meechan JG, Whitworth JG, Carr A, Corbett IP. Determination of the mental foramen position in dental radiographs in 18-30 year olds. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2016, 45(1).
  • Nordmark G, Wang C, Vasaitis L, Eriksson P, Theander E, Kvarnström M, Forsblad-d'Elia H, Jazebi H, Sjöwall C, Reksten TR, Brun JG, Jonsson MV, Johnsen SJ, Wahren-Herlenius M, Omdal R, Jonsson R, Bowman S, Ng WF, Eloranta ML, Syvänen AC, UK Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Registry, Carr A, Corbett I, Carrozzo M, Lendrem D, Macleod I, Mawson P, Stocks P. Association of genes in the NF-κB pathway with antibody-positive primary Sjögren's syndrome. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 2013, 78(5), 447-454.
  • Carr AJ, Ng WF, Figueiredo F, Macleod RI, Greenwood M, Staines K. Sjogren's syndrome - an update for dental practitioners. British Dental Journal 2012, 213(7), 353-357.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Jousse-Joulin S, Jonsson MV, Luciano N, Theander E, Milic V, Hocevar A, Brown J, Carr A, Cornec D, Carotti M, Fisher BA, Fradin J, Rout J, Saraux A, Stel A, Vissink A, Bowman S, Baer AN, Tomsic M, Ng WF, Baldini C, Devauchelle V. A New Scoring System for Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Salivary Gland in Sjogren: Multireader Reliability. In: 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting. 2015, San Francisco, CA: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Currie CC, Meechan JG, Whitworth JM, Carr A, Corbett IP. Using Panoramic Radiographs to Aid Mental and Incisive Nerve Blocks. In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session and Exhibition 2013. 2013, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Carr A, Macleod I, Ng WF. The diagnostic utility of salivary gland ultrasound for the investigation of sjögren's syndrome. In: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. 2012, Glasgow, UK: Oxford University Press.

• Editorial

  • Carr A, Macleod RI. Summary of: Salivary stones: symptoms, aetiology, biochemical composition and treatment COMMENTARY. British Dental Journal 2014, 217(11), 636-637.