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Staff Profile

Dr Francesca Mullan

Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry

  • Telephone: 0191 208 7471
  • Address: Room 5007, School of Dental Sciences, Framlington Place,
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    NE2 4BW
Background

Current position

Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry

Background

Following graduation from Dundee University Dental School I developed my clinical skills in general practice and the hospital service before entering into academic. I completed my PhD in Prosthodontics investigating the role of surface texture measurements as a clinical indicator of erosive tooth wear (sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline) at King's College London. Since joining Â鶹´«Ã½ as a Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry I have gained leadership experience in examinations, academic studies, clinical studies, student support and am the school's representative for Interprofessional Education. I am also undertaking specialty training in Prosthodontics.

Roles and responsibilities:


Current:

  • Deputy director of Student Support
  • Stage 5 BDS Deputy Examination Chair and MOSLER Lead
  • Stage 3 BSc & Stage 5 BDS Gerodontology Course Lead
  • IPE Lead


 Previous:

  • Stage 3 BDS Director
  • Stage 3 BDS Senior Tutor
  • Stage 3 BDS Clinical Teaching Lead Conservation
  • Indiana exchange lead


Area of expertise

  • Erosive tooth wear
  • Interprofessional Education
Research

Research interests

  • Erosive tooth wear
  • Dental and Medical Education
  • Structure of human enamel
  • Dentine hypersensitivity
  • Application of laboratory models to clinical trials


Presentations

  • Interprofessional Education in Gerodontology NHIP symposium on teaching and training about ageing and multiple long-term conditions (2023)
  • Evaluation of Student Perceived Competence of Interprofessional Working in Gerodontology, IADR, Boston (online) (2021)
  • Trends in Removable Prosthodontic Education: Complete Dentures .1st UK Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontic Conference, UK (online) (2021)
  • The effect of different erosion times on surface roughness of natural and polished enamel.

           64th Congress of the European Organisation for Caries Research (2017)

  • The effect of different erosion times on surface roughness of unpolished and polished enamel.

           GSK Annual Symposium (2016)

  • In vitro study of enamel surface texture changes from erosion.

           63rd Congress of the European Organisation for Caries Research (2016)

  • Replica technique to measure surface roughness of natural enamel in vitro.

           King’s College London, Dental Institute Annual Post Graduate Research Day, Plenary Session (2016)

  • Evaluation of surface roughness measurements of unpolished enamel.

           GSK Annual Symposium (2015)

  • Time for a review of guidelines for surgical removal of wisdom teeth?

           Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2012)

 

Teaching


  • Fellowship status of Advance HE (formerly The Higher Education Academy)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Studies in Academic practice awarded in December 2021
  • Gerodontology Course Lead Stage 3 BSC/ Stage 5BDS
  • Stage 3 BDS Director 2019-2022
  • Stage 3 BDS Conservation Lead 2018-2021
  • Lecturer Advanced Restorations
  • Lecturer Human Diseases Stage 4 BDS Stage 3 BSc
  • Lecturer Nutrition and Diet Stage 2 BDS Stage 1 BSc
  • Lecturer Key Clinical Skills Stage 2 BDS Stage 1 BSc
Publications

  • Articles

    • Murchie BD, German MJ, Waterhouse PJ, Mullan F. . Dental Materials 2026, 42(8), 1457-1465.
    • Murchie BD, German MJ, Waterhouse PJ, Mullan F. . Archives of Oral Biology 2025, 178, 106363.
    • Mullan F, Mather H. . British Dental Journal 2025, 239, 486-494.
    • Mullan F, Mather H, Bateman H, Cairns A, Nasseripour M, Binnie V, Dawson L, McCracken G, Ellis J. . British Dental Journal 2024, 237(8), 659-662.
    • Mullan F, Rolland S, Desai H, Stone SJ, Bateman HL. . British Dental Journal 2024, 237(10), 795–800.
    • Mullan F, Holmes R, Bateman H. . Gerodontology 2023, 40(4), 463-471.
    • Mullan F, Mylonas P, Parkinson C, Bartlett D, Austin RS. . Dental Materials 2018, 34(3), 531-537.
    • Mullan F, Austis RS, Parkinson CR, Bartlett DW. . Journal of Dentistry 2018, 70, 124-128.
    • Mullan F, Bartlett D, Austin RS. . Dental Materials 2017, 33(6), e273-e281.
    • Mullan F, Austin AS, Parkinson CR, Hasan A, Bartlett DW. . PLOS One 2017, 12(8), e0182406.
    • Mullan F, Paraskar S, Bartlett D, Olley RC. . Journal of Dentistry 2017, 60, 50-55.
    • Austin RS, Mullen F, Bartlett DW. . Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 2015, 3(2), 023002.

  • Book Chapter

    • Mullan F, Asuni A. . In: Doshi, M; Geddis-Regan, A, ed. Oral Health and Dental Care in the Ageing Population. Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2022, pp.103-134.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Mullan F, Coulter J, Stone S, Lawley E, Pattison J, Bailey O. . In: BARDES 2024. 2024, London: British Alliance of Research in Dental Education & Scholarship.
    • Murchie B, Mullan F, Waterhouse P, German M. . In: British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 2023, London: British Society for Oral and Dental Research.
    • Mather H, Ellis I, Mullan F. . In: The 1st UK Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontic Conference. 2021, Online.
    • Mullan F, Holmes R, Bateman H. . In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2021, Virtual: International Association for Dental Research.

  • Review

    • Mullan F, O'Toole S. . British Dental Journal 2018, 224(5), 379-383.