Research

Improving patient experience and outcomes is at the heart of our move into practice-based research. We aim to assess current practices in implant dentistry and other aspects of our service in order to study patient satisfaction and long-term outcomes. These findings will help us understand the level of care we provide, identify areas for improvement, and maintain a high standard of service for you. 

Research Team:

Research at The Campbell Clinic is led by our Research Manager, Dr Kath Hare (BSc PhD), with support and input from the wider dental team, including a dental nurse with research responsibility. 

Non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: 

• Very occasionally, inflammation around an implant can lead to peri-implantitis. We have a well-established protocol for treating this, which is led by our hygiene service. Our non-surgical approach boasts an excellent record of results, a protocol worth sharing with other dentists and hygienists. 

Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings (MDT) in dentistry: 

• Complex dental cases often require advice from multiple dental disciplines to plan the most suitable treatment. Our team is fortunate to have clinicians with a wide range of experiences, so we hold weekly MDT meetings to discuss and plan complex cases. This integrated approach all happens  

Antibiotics in implant dentistry:

• There are no clear guidelines for antibiotic use in dentistry, especially regarding prophylactic use in implant surgery, and antibiotic resistance is now becoming a serious issue. Our experience suggests that the prophylactic use of antibiotics in straightforward implant dentistry should be discouraged, while emphasising other measures to minimise the risk of infection, and our results support this.  

We include a patient information sheet about our research in communications with you. This includes the option for you to consent for your (anonymised) data to be stored and used in future studies. Your clinician will discuss this form with you and answer any questions you may have before you decide whether or not to give us consent to use your data. This will not involve changes to your care or treatment but may ask for your views on treatment results.

We welcome input and feedback from our patients – if you would like to know more about our research just let our staff know next time you are in, or contact us on info@campbell-clinic.co.uk

In order to comply with General Data Protection Regulations, from May 2018 our Patient Information Sheet will be accompanied by a research transparency statement. Here is the full version of the Study Consent Documents including the Patient Information Sheet, Research Consent Form and the research transparency statement.

• Adult intravenous sedation in general dental practice – indication, effectiveness and patient experiences. (Cowell et al,. 2024, British Dental Journal) 

• Mentoring in dental implants: from mentee to mentor (Sanchez-Iñigo & Campbell, 2024, Primary Dental Journal) 

• Immediately loaded full arch implant rehabilitation and oral health-related quality of life – a retrospective cohort study from primary dental care. (Legg et al., 2023, Clinical Implant Dentistry & Related Research) 

• Multi-disciplinary management of an enamel-dentine crown fracture with insufficient inter-occlusal restorative space: a case report. (Giudicci et al., 2022, Dental Update) 

• Evaluation of a dental nurse-led triage system in a private dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic (Cowell et al., 2020, British Dental Journal) 

• Risk assessments and SMART targets in oral hygiene: a retrospective analysis of a dental hygienist-led implant maintenance programme. (Walker et al., 2019, Annual Clinical Journal of Dental Health) 

• Initiating research in a private dental practice. (Hare et al., 2018, British Dental Journal)