Dr Philip Atkin

Publication

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Research

Atkin PA, Khan A, Simms ML. Chairside learning on undergraduate clinics: general dental and human disease themes. Br Dent J. 2024 Aug;237(3):212-216. doi: 10.1038/s41415-024-7676-1. Epub 2024 Aug9.

Webb LR, Simms ML, Atkin PA. Inclusion of clinical photographs with general dental practitioner electronic referrals of patients with oral mucosal disease to secondary care: a service review. Br Dent J. 2024 Jul 19. doi: 10.1038/s41415-024-7608-0. Epub ahead of print.

Atkin PA, Tejura S, Simms ML. Medical history complexity of patients attending dental student restorative treatment clinics compared with dental emergency clinics. Eur J Dent Educ. 2024 May;28(2):673-678. doi: 10.1111/eje.12994. Epub 2024 Feb 8.

Atkin PA, Khurram SY, Jones AV. Inflammatory conditions of the oral mucosa. Diagnostic Histopathology, Volume 30, Issue 3, 160 – 169. March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.12.003

Atkin PA, Cowie R. Oral mucosal disease: dilemmas and challenges in general dental practice. Br Dent J. 2024 Feb;236(4):269-273. doi: 10.1038/s41415-024-7080-x. Epub 2024 Feb 23.

Atkin PA, Saini KK. Dental trainee motivations for the acquisition and use of postgraduate qualifications in medical education. BDJ 236, 194–199 February 2024. doi.org/10.1038/s41415-024-7054-z

Karia S, Joseph JR, Simms ML, Atkin PA. Working and training through COVID-19 - completion of UK dental foundation training portfolios: a two-cohort study. Br Dent J. 2023 May;234(9):672-676. doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5798-5.

Timmis WHD, Simms ML, Atkin PA.  Dental Practice to Dental Hospital Referrals - Upgraded to Urgent Suspected Cancer Pathways: A Three Year Service Review. Oral Surgery. April 2023. doi: 10.1111/ors.12814

Lin YM, Simms ML, Atkin PA. Oral medicine in regional oral and maxillofacial surgery units: a five-year review. Br Dent J. 2023 Apr 11. doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5691-2. Epub ahead of print.

McMillan R et al. Oral Medicine Speciality Training Curriculum. General Dental Council, Joint Meeting of Dental Faculties (GDC/JMDF). Published online 23 January 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5n7bbj34 Accessed 11 April 2023

Atkin PA, Jones BA. NHS funding for dental undergraduate human disease teaching in the UK: a 20-year review. Br Dent J. 2022 Oct;233(8):675-678. doi: 10.1038/s41415-022-5099-4.

Atkin PA, Simms, ML, Reeve-Brook, LJ, Ezzeldin, M. Paediatric dentistry trainee views on training relating to the medically compromised child and oral medicine elements of specialty training curricula. Eur J Dent Educ. 2023; 27: 594- 600. doi: 10.1111/eje.12845

Atkin PA, Simms, ML, Ravindran, N. Consolidating human disease learning in the Dental Emergency Clinic. Eur J Dent Educ. 2023; 27: 464- 470. doi: 10.1111/eje.12829

Foster-Thomas E, Curtis J, Eckhardt C, Atkin P. Welsh dental trainees' confidence and competence in completing orthodontic assessments and referrals. J Orthod. 2021 May 31:14653125211019426. doi: 10.1177/14653125211019426. Epub ahead of print.

Barratt O, Simms M , John M, Lewis M, Atkin P.  Improving Diagnostic Specimen Management Systems in an Oral Medicine Department. BMJ Open Quality. 2020 Jul;9(3):e000926. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000926.

Drage NA, Atkin PA, Farnell D. Dental and maxillofacial radiology: confidence, knowledge and skills in the newly graduated dentist. Br Dent J. 2020 Apr;228(7):546-550. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1425-x.

Atkin PA, Willis A, Doncahie C, Elledge R, Thomas SJ, Ni Riordain R, Galvin S, Marney C, Setterfield JF, Smith PM, Hammond D Human Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry: Current state and future development of undergraduate assessments in the UK and Ireland. Eur J Dent Educ. 2020;24(3):442-448 . doi: 10.1111/eje.12519.

Atkin PA, Cunningham A, Andrews L. Special Care Dentistry Trainee Views on the Medical and Oral Medicine Elements of the Specialist Training Curriculum. Eur J Dent Educ. 2020;24:36-41

Atkin PA, McMillan R. J Redefining Medical Competencies for an Oral Medicine Specialty Training Curriculum Using a Modified Delphi Technique. Dent Educ. 2019 Dec;83(12):1452-1456. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.137.

Atkin PA. Human Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences for Dentistry in Early-years Dental Graduates: Transition from Undergraduate Study to Clinical Practice. Eur J Dent Educ. 2019 May;23(2):199-203. doi: 10.1111/eje.12420

Chatzipantelis A, Atkin PA Intra‐oral noma‐like lesion associated with acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report. Oral Surgery. November 2018. 11(4):306-310. https://doi.org/10.1111/ors.12353

Mighell AJ, Freeman C, Atkin PA, et al. Oral Medicine for undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom and Ireland—A curriculum.
European Journal of Dental Education November 2018 ;22:e661–e668. https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12366

Atkin PA et al Human Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry: current state and future directions of undergraduate teaching in the UK and Ireland. European Journal of Dental Education April 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12356

Atkin PA, Simms ML Orofacial granulomatosis: an unsuccessful response to weekly azithromycin pulse therapy. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2018 Apr;125(4):e83-e85 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2018.01.002

Atkin PA Sign posting to excellence… Management of dental patients taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs – SDCEP 2015. Dental Health November 2017 (Journal of the BSDHT)

Redford HE, Atkin PA Dental Students’ Attitudes towards understanding of health, disability and disease in dental patients in Wales, UK: a foundation for special care dentistry. Journal of Disability and Oral Health 2017; 18(2): 43-52

Budd ML, Davies M, Dewhurst R, Atkin PA. Compliance of NHS dental practice websites in Wales before and after the introduction of the GDC document ‘Principles of ethical advertising’. British Dental Journal 2016; 220: 581-584

Grant SWJ, Underhill HC, Atkin PA Giant Cell Arteritis Affecting the Tongue: a Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dental Update 2013; 40:669-677

Mighell AJ, Atkin PA, Webster K et al Clinical medical sciences for undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom and Ireland – a curriculum. European Journal of Dental Education 2011 Aug;15(3):179-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00654.x

Felix DH, Atkin P et al. Specialty Training Curriculum for Oral Medicine. General Dental Council. July 2010. Available at https://tinyurl.com/2usfym6k Accessed 11th April 2023

Divya KS, Moran NA, Atkin PA Numb chin syndrome: a case series and discussion.. Br Dent J. 2010 Feb 27;208(4):157-60

Macfarlane TV, Blinkhorn AS, Craven R, Zakrzewska JM, Atkin P, Escudier MP, Rooney CA, Aggarwal V, Macfarlane GJ Can one predict the likely specific orofacial pain syndrome from a self-completed questionnaire? Pain. 2004 Oct;111(3):270-7

Zakrzewska JM, Atkin PA Oral mucosal lesions in a UK HIV/AIDS dental clinic. A nine year, cross-sectional, prospective study. Oral Health Prev Dent 2003; Vol 1: No 1, Page 73-79

Atkin PA, Xu X, Thornhill MH Minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis and smoking: an epidemiological study measuring plasma cotinine.. Oral Diseases 2002 May 8(3):173-6

Bennett JH, Morgan MJ, Whawell SA, Atkin P, Roblin P, Furness J, Speight PM Metalloproteinase expression in normal and malignant oral keratinocytes: stimulation of MMP-2 and 9 by scatter factor.  Eur J Oral Sci. 2000 Aug;108(4):281-91.

Teaching

Teaching:

Oral Diseases

Oral Medicine

Biography

Employment

Consultant in Oral Medicine (Cardiff and Vale University Health Board) - 2004 to date

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer (Cardiff University) - 2005 to date

Specialist Registrar, Barts & The London 2001 – 2004

Visiting Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018

Award

Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) Mature Educator Award 2022

Positions held

Member, Specialty Advisory Committee for the Additional Dental Specialties (SACADS) RCSEd representative

Past-President British & Irish Society for Oral Medicine (BISOM)

Former Chair, Specialty Advisory Committee for the Additional Dental Specialties (SACADS) RCPSG Representative

Former Member, Advisory Board for Specialty Training in Dentistry (ABSTD)

Former Examiner, Intercollegiate Specialty Training Fellowship Examination (ISFE) for Oral Medicine

Former Royal College National Specialty Advisor for Oral Medicine

Professional memberships

Fellow, British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine

Fellow, Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Professional qualifications

PhD Cardiff University 

FFD RCSI ad eundem 2024

FDS RCS Edinburgh ad eundem 2021

FDS RCS England ad eundem 2009

FDS (Oral Medicine) RCPS Glasgow 2004

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Barts & The London, Queen Mary) 2004

MFDS RCPS Glasgow 2000

MB BS University of London (Kings College) 1998

MSc Experimental Oral Pathology University of London (London Hospital Medical College) 1995

BDS University of London (London Hospital Medical College) 1989

Professional memberships

Fellow, British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Fellow, Faculty of Dental Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Fellow, Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Supervisions

BDS Final Year Project

2022-23              Chairside Learning on Undergraduate Clinics – General Dental and Human Disease Themes (Anum Khan)

2022-23              UK & Ireland Dental Hospitals Joint Oral Medicine/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics for the Management of Oral Mucosal Dysplasia (Laura Haywood)

2021-22                 Medical History Complexity of Patients Attending Student Restorative Dental Education Clinics Compared with Patients Attending the Emergency Dental Clinic: A Service Review (Sonali Tejura)

2021-22                 Postgraduate qualifications in dental/medical/clinical education: motivation, acquisition and use. A study of current and former Cardiff DCTs and StRs. (Kiran Saini)

2020-21                 Botulinum toxin – dosing and effect in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: A systematic literature review. (Chiara Pinnock)

2019-20                 Medical History Complexity of Adult Patients Seeking Emergency Dental Care in the Cardiff University Dental Hospital: An Audit (Nishma Ravindran)

2019-20                 NHS Funding Allocation to Medical and Dental Undergraduates, with Particular Reference to Human Disease, in England and Wales (Ben Jones)

2017-18                 A Service Review of Management of Patients with Oral Epithelial Dysplasia (Bhatia K. Joint supervision with Dr Adam Jones)

2017-18                 A managed clinical network (MCN) for Oral Medicine in Wales – including an analysis of attendance at a Complex Patients Clinic. (Rasneet Rehncy)

2017-18                 Literature review and critical opinion with illustrative case reports based on an OSMP service groups approved service review: “A service review of diagnostic immunofluorescence studies in London and Cardiff laboratories” (Mai Tran)

2016-17                 The use of botulinum toxin in the management of orofacial and head and neck pain - a review of the current literature (Jonathon Pugh)

2015-16                 Chronic orofacial pain questionnaire/PROM (Patient Recorded Outcome Measures): trigeminal neuralgia, burning mouth syndrome, atypical facial pain. (Meera Bhadresa)

2014-15                 Identify current best practice and supporting evidence for the use of botulinum toxin type A in non-cosmetic head and neck disorders (Naomi Rees-Ellis)

2014-15                 Compliance of dentists in Wales in relation to GDC Principles of Ethical Advertising – a re-audit. (Michael Davies)                            

2013-14                 Case report of a family with Chronic Granulomatous Disease and literature review. (Savan Shah)

2012-13                 Dental students’ attitudes towards understanding of health and disease in dental patients. (Harriett Day)                   

2012-13                 The aetiopathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis and management of oral submucous fibrosis. (Maansi Valera)

2011-12                 An Audit of Urgent Referrals to Oral Medicine Consultant Clinics. Martin Woolf

2011- 12                The Association of Human Papillomavirus with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (David Kang)

2010 - 11               Compliance of dentists in Wales in relation to GDC proposals contained in Principles of Ethical Advertising. (Rory Dewhurst)                           

2008 - 9                 Dental Health Promotion for smokeless tobacco, including paan & betel nut chewing compared to smoking tobacco. (Sheena Madhani)

2007 - 8                 Analysis and investigation into undergraduate teaching and exposure to clinical cases in oral medicine. (Jessica Hall) 

2006 - 7                 An Audit of Oral Cancer Awareness in Patients Referred to an Outpatient Clinic: including Perceptions and Attitudes to Oral Cancer. (Donna McCormick)                           

 2006 - 7                 An audit of the management and treatment of dentoalveolar abscess in patients admitted to hospital pre and post the introduction of the New NHS Dental Contract. (Heidi Shenkorov)

2005 - 6                 The Development of Microvascular Decompression (MVD) as a Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia. (Nurazreena Wan Hassan)

MBBCh SSC Research Module

2018-19                 What are the Levels of Oral Health Knoweldge in Year 3 and Year 5 Medical Students at Cardiff University? (Linnet Mensuoh)

2009-10                 A case series of patients with oral epithelial dysplastic (premalignant) lesions presenting to secondary care settings.  An evaluation of screening and assessment methods and clinical management used in these patients, and a comparison of oral and cervical epithelial dysplasias with respect to their assessment and management. (Anna Auchterlonie)