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James Allison

Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow

  • Email: james.allison@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: School of Dental Sciences,
    Newcastle University,
    Framlington Place,
    NE2 4BW
Background

Background

I am an early career clinical researcher and dental educator with a clinical background in Oral Surgery. I am currently undertaking a doctoral Fellowship, funded by the Wellcome Trust looking at the dispersion of viruses in aerosols produced during dental procedures.

My research interests include bioaerosols in healthcare, orofacial pain, and three-dimensional imaging. My main teaching interest is clinical teaching of Oral Surgery. Clinically, I work in Oral Surgery and in Maxillofacial Surgery and am involved in the training and clinical supervision of Dental Core Trainees.


Twitter: @JamesR_Allison


Roles and Responsibilities

Deputy Director of Admissions

Lead for Stage 4 BDS Gateway

Clinical Teacher in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Clinical Teaching Lead for Stage 3 BDS Clinical Introduction Course (2018 – 2021)

Course Lead for Stage 1 BDS Neurobiology course (2018 – 2021)


Qualifications

PGCert - Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Studies in Academic Practice; Newcastle University

MFDS RCS(Eng) - Member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery ad eundem; Royal College of Surgeons of England

FHEA - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

MDTFEd - Member of the Faculty of Dental Trainers; Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

MFDS RCPS(Glasg) - Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

BDS (Hons) - Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours, with merit in clinical and academic dentistry; Newcastle University.


Previous Positions

Clinical Fellow in Oral Surgery; Newcastle University

Dental Core Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Royal Victoria Infirmary

Trust Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Sunderland Royal Hospital

General Professional Trainee; Health Education North East


Memberships

Faculty of Dental Surgery; Royal College of Surgeons of England

Faculty of Dental Surgery; Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow

Higher Education Academy (Fellow)

Faculty of Dental Trainers; Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Aerosol Society

The Cochrane Collaboration


Awards and Esteem Indicators

School of Dental Sciences Research Student Competition Prize, 2022

International Orofacial Pain Early-Career Network Poster Prize, 2021

Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship; Wellcome 4Ward Clinical PhD Academy, 2021

Faculty of Dental Surgery Research Fellowship; Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2021

Association of British Academic Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons Best Oral Presentation, 2021

Helen Tonge Award; Newcastle University, 2019

Northern OMFS Regional Audit Meeting Best Presentation, 2017


Invited speaker at British Association of Oral Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting (2022), British Endodontic Society Scientific Meeting (2021), and European Association for Osseointegration Congress (2020).

Ad hoc peer reviewer for Journal of Dental Research, Wellcome Open Research, Journal of Dentistry, PLoS One, Aerosol Science and Technology, International Journal of Dentistry, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, BMC Oral Health, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Acta Odontologica Scandanavica, British Dental Journal, BDJ Open, Emergency Radiology, BMJ Case Reports, British Journal of Pain, and Oral Surgery.

Research

Research Interests

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/aerosols/ 

Bioaerosols in healthcare

Orofacial pain

Three-dimensional imaging


Funding Held

Wellcome Trust 4Ward North Clinical PhD Fellowship, "VICINITY—Understanding VIral Carriage IN bIoaerosols using denTistrY as a model"; 2021 - 2024

Faculty of Dental Surgery Research Fellowship (RCS Eng), "VICINITY—Understanding VIral Carriage IN bIoaerosols using denTistrY as a model"; 2021 - 2022

ME Research UK, "EluCidATe: Exploring pain and autonomic dysfunction in CFS/ME and TMD"; 2021 - 2025

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Small Research Pump-Priming Grant; "Evaluating bioaerosol and splatter following dental aerosol generating procedures—preliminary investigation"; 2020 - 2021

British Endodontic Society; "Dental aerosol generating procedures: assessment of risk and mitigation strategies"; 2020 - 2021

Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University; "Magnetic resonance imaging’s effects on mercury release from dental amalgam"; 2019 - 2021

Helen Tonge Award, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University; "Does the multidimensional pain inventory predict outcome in persistent orofacial pain?"; 2019 - 2021


External Links

Google Scholar

Research Gate

ORCID

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

Deputy Director of Admissions, School of Dental Sciences


Stage 1 & 2 BDS

Contributor to Craniofacial and Tooth Biology and Neurobiology courses

Course Lead for Neurobiology Course (2018 – 2021)


Stage 3 & 4 BDS

Lead for Stage 4 BDS Gateway

Stage 4 Board of Examiners member

Contributor to Human Diseases and Temporomandibular Disorders courses

Clinical teacher on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinical Attachments

Clinical Teaching Lead for Clinical Introduction Course (2018 – 2021)


Stage 5 BDS

BDS Finals examiner


Postgraduate Teaching

Teaching on dental bioaerosols on the Oral and Dental Sciences module of the Master of Research programme.

Teaching on local anaesthesia, pain management, dental pharmacology, and prescribing for Dental Core and Foundation Trainees and General Dental Practitioners as part of study programme for Health Education England North East and North Cumbria.

Clinical teaching and training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for General Professional Trainees and Dental Core Trainees at Newcastle Dental Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

Publications