Lecturer Details: Supporting the oral cancer patient - what is the role of the dental team?

Lecturer namesiobhan grant BDS, MMedSci, FDS RCPS (DPH), MPH, DDPH RCS
Lecturer profileConsultant in Dental Public Health, Public Health England. Previously GDP and Staff Grade Oral Surgeon. On specialist list of GDC for Dental Public Health and Oral Surgery.
Lecturer nameFiona Heffron RDH, PGCE
Lecturer profileQualified as a Dental Hygienist from University of Cardiff over twenty years ago. I work three days at Leeds Dental Institute as a Tutor Dental Hygienist involved in the education of dental undergraduates, hygienists/therapists and postgraduates, including the role of external examiner for dental hygienists. I have a wide variety of experience in NHS dentistry and specialist periodontal practice, providing care for orthodontic and periodontal patients as Staff Hygienist at Seacroft Hospital Leeds. I also work in private specialist perio/restorative practice treating patients with dental implants.

I am involved in post graduate teaching and support education courses at The Yorkshire Deanery. I have provided care to oncology patients within a multidisciplinary team and have lectured in this area to various DCP and dentist groups.

I developed the Practical Guide to Monitoring your Patients Gum Health App.
Lecturer nameJulie Hoole MSc, BSc(Hons) NMP, PGDip(PST), INLPTA, RGN, DN
Lecturer profileI have been a nurse for over 28 years. Most of my career has been in cancer. I was the lead nurse for head and neck cancer services for over 13 years, transforming services and patient experiences during that time, Internationally I have been lucky enough to be involved in looking at head and neck cancer services in California and Libya. Back at home and Nationally through working with Macmillan on a Yorkshire redesign of head and neck cancer services as Project lead , developing new services and professional roles in head and neck cancer.

I am currently and lead cancer nurse for all cancer sites at Huddersfield Royal infirmary. I am still actively involved with head and neck through being a chief investigator for research into intimacy and sexual function after a diagnosis and treatment with head and neck cancer as well as being a trained and qualified psychosexual therapist…. Look out for the publications of this multi-centred study next year…
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Address for correspondence:
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
RMO Block, Huddersfield. HD3 3EA
Email: Julie.hoole:cht.nhs.uk

Telephone: 07780223025
Lecturer namePeter Nixon BChD (Hons), MFDS RCSEd, MDentSc, FDS (Rest Dent)
Lecturer profilePete qualified in 1998 and has been a Hospital Consultant and Specialist Dentist for over 15 years. Having worked at the Leeds Dental Institute for 19 years, he moved to York Hospital in 2019.
Pete spends half the week at York Hospital and also works part-time in private practice at Kirkgate Dental in Tadcaster. He is very much a clinician and focuses on treating patients every working day.
To become a Consultant and Specialist, after his 5-year degree course, Pete worked for 4 years in a combination of general practice and hospital jobs and then trained for a further 5 years in hospital as a Registrar, focusing on specialist and complex dental treatment. Along the way, he completed a Masters degree in Restorative Dentistry and passed the necessary examinations at the Royal College of Surgeons to become a specialist.
Peter is a registered Specialist in restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology and prosthodontics. He is very experienced in Dental implants, providing surgical and restorative treatment from simple to the most complex cases over the last 20 years. Peter is an examiner for dentists in implant dentistry for the Royal College of Surgeons.
Lecturer nameJoanne Nykolajczuk
Lecturer profileJoanne worked for Bradford and Airedale Salaried Dental Service within their oral health promotion team for 9 years before joining the stop smoking service in 2007 as a stop smoking specialist where she took a lead role on the Niche tobacco agenda. Following the transition of Public Health to the Local Authority in April 2013 Joanne was appointed as Tobacco lead for the service.
Lecturer nameChristine Raw
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Lecturer nameMr Paul Whitfield
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