Lecturer Details: Level 2 Paediatric Dentistry: Behaviour Management, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Effective Behaviour Change Conversations with Parents of Young Children

Lecturer nameDr Amrit Bhatti University of Leeds; Researcher
Lecturer profileUniversity of Leeds; Researcher

Dr Amrit Bhatti is a psychologist working as a Researcher within the School of Dentistry, University of Leeds. Amrit’s research focus is primarily qualitative but currently works on a number of mixed methods research projects. Amrit also has an interest in behaviour change interventions. She has experience working as an Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) tutor for young children with autism within mainstream schools, Special Educational Needs (SEN), and home settings. From this, she is keen to explore interventions which support children with autism within the dental and home setting. Currently, Amrit is working on projects surrounding health behaviour change interventions with health professionals, early-years workers and charities within the school of dentistry and is also supervising some MSc projects.

Lecturer nameLucy Rutter GDip Hygiene and Therapy (Leeds 2011)
Lecturer profileI trained and worked as a Dental Nurse at the Leeds Dental institute for 10 year before attending the University of Leeds where she trained as a dually qualified Dental Hygienist and Therapist. Since graduating Lucy has gained experience as a Dental Therapist working in NHS and private dental practice and the community dental service. For the last 6 years Lucy has worked in the maxfax, restorative and orthodontic departments at St Luke’s Hospital where she provides treatment and preventive support to patients with complex oral needs, medical histories and patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. Lucy has a keen interest in public health, health promotion, health communication and behaviour change which she has studied at postgraduate level. Lucy also works within the paediatric dental department at the University of Leeds as a Research Assistant. Currently Lucy is working on projects surrounding effective methods of communication and psychological theory for behaviour change conversations and oral health interventions to reduce inequalities in oral disease in young children.

Lecturer nameFrancesca Soldani BDS, MFDS RCSEd, M Paed Dent, MDSc, FDS Paed Dent
Lecturer profileConsultant in Paediatric Dentistry within Bradford Community Dental Service. Special interests include non-pharmacological behaviour management, dental trauma and management of medically compromised patients.
Lecturer nameSusan Welford
Lecturer profileNo profile available