Dr Philip Atkin

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 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

Member, Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE)

Member, American Dental Education Association (ADEA)

Member, International Association for Dental Research (IADR), Education Research Group

Member, British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR)

Professional qualifications

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

Member, British Society for Disability & Oral Health

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, Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Member, Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE)

Member, American Dental Education Association (ADEA)

Publications

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Teaching

Teaching:

Oral Diseases

Oral Medicine

Dental Education – The Medicine and Dentistry Interface (Human Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry, Oral Medicine, Special Care Dentistry, Dental & Maxillofacial Radiology)

Published Papers

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. and Jones, B.A. 2022. NHS funding for dental undergraduate human disease teaching in the UK: a 20 year review. British Dental Journal 233, pp. 675-678. (10.1038/s41415-022-5099-4)

Atkin PA, Simms ML, Reeve-Brook LJ, Ezzeldin M. Paediatric dentistry trainiee views on training related to the medically-compromised child and oral medicine elements of specialty training curricula. Eur J Dent Educ. 2022 Aug 2.  doi: 10.1111/eje.12845. Online ahead of print.

Atkin PA, Simms ML, Ravindran N. Consolidating Human Disease Learning in the Dental Emergency Clinic. Eur J Dent Educ. 2022 Jun 17. doi: 10.1111/eje.12829. Epub ahead of print.

Foster-Thomas E, Curtis J, Eckhardt C, Atkin P. Welsh dental trainees' confidence and competence in completing orthodontic assessments and referrals.  J Orthod. 2021 Dec;48(4):383-391. doi: 10.1177/14653125211019426. Epub 2021 May 31.

Simms ML, Atkin PA. Top 20 Prescribed Medications – What are they for and why do you need to know? (Part 2). Dental Health.Nov 2020. 59(6): 30-33. 

Atkin PA, Simms ML. Top 20 Prescribed Medications – What are they for and why do you need to know? (Part 1). Dental Health. Sept 2020. 59(5): 23-27. 

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 Feb;24(1):36-41. doi: 10.1111/eje.12465

Atkin PA McMillan R. Redfining Medcial Competencies for an Oral Medicine Specialty Training Curriculum Using a Modified Delphi Technique. J 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. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Mighell AJ, Freeman C, Atkin PA, Bennett JH, Buchanan JAG, Carrozzo M, Crighton AJ, Escudier MP, Gibson J, Healy CM, Hegarty AM, Kerr JS, McCreary CE, Pemberton MN, Rajlawat B, Richards A, Staines K, Theaker ED, Willis A. Oral Medicine for undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom and Ireland-A curriculum. Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Nov;22(4):e661-e668.

Atkin PA, Thomas S, Cook RJ, Greenwood M, Bennett JH, Willis A, Donachie C, Ni Riordain R, Galvin S, Crighton A, Mighell AJ, Bakri. IHuman Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry: Current state and future directions of undergraduate teaching in the UK and Ireland.. Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Aug;22(3):e588-e593.

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

Mighell AJ, Atkin PA, Webster K, Thomas SJ, McCreary CE, Healy CM, Gibson J, Crighton AJ, Dawson LJ, Smalley JO, Allan RB, Oliver RJ, Pattrick MG, Pemberton MN, Theaker ED, Poate TW, Buchanan JA, Greenwood M, Bee D, Yates JM, Crean SJ, Napier SS. Clinical medical sciences for undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom and Ireland - a curriculum. Eur J Dent Educ. 2011 Aug;15(3):179-88.

Conference Organiser:

UK & Ireland Teachers of Human Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry – Topic: Assessment

Cardiff Marriott Hotel, March 2019

UK & Ireland Teachers of Human Disease/Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry – Topic: Curriculum

Cardiff Marriott Hotel, March 2017

British & Irish Society for Oral Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting

Cardiff Mariott Hotel, May 2016

Abstracts Accepted/Presented

Atkin PA, Khan A, Simms ML. Chairside Teaching – Reinforcing Learning in the Dental Clinic. Accepted abstract ADEE Liverpool UK, August 2023

Tejura S, Simms ML, Atkin PA. Medicine in Dentistry: Patients’ Medical History Complexity on Dental Student Treatment Clinics. RCPS Glasgow TC White Conference (Medical Bites – Medicine in Dentistry), Glasgow November 2022 (Prize winner – runner up poster prize)

Atkin PA, Saini K. Dental trainee attitudes to, and use of postgraduate qualifications in medical education. ADEE Palma August 2022

Atkin PA, Tejura S, Ravindran N, Simms ML .Patient medical history complexity on student treatment clinics - opportunities for consolidation of human disease learning. ADEE Palma August 2022

Karia S, Simms ML, Atkin PA. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Fulfilment of the September 2020 to August 2021 UK Dental Foundation Curriculum. ADEE Palma August 2022

Atkin PA, Simms ML, Ezzeldin M, Reeve-Brook L. Paediatric dentistry specialty training: oral medicine and the medically-compromised child.  BSODR September 2021

Atkin PA, Emanuel C, Jones B. Funding for Dental Undergraduate Human Disease Teaching: Where Has It Gone? AMEE August 2021

Joseph JR, Simms ML, Atkin PA. New Dental Graduates’ Experiences and Curriculum Fulfilment During COVID-19.  IADR July 2021

Atkin PA, Simms ML, Ravindran N. Consolidating Undergraduate Human Disease Learning in an Emergency Dental Clinic. IADR July 2021

Atkin PA, Simms ML, Mighell AJ. Development of a Specialty Trainee and Trainer Education Forum with Qualitative Content Analysis of Participant Evaluation. ADEE May 2021

Drage ND, Atkin PA, Farnell DJJ. New Dentists’ Application of Pre - Doctoral Learning and Practice in Radiography. IADR March 2020

Foster E, Curtis J, Atkin P, Eckhardt C. Dental Trainees’ Confidence and Competence Completing Orthodontic Assessments and Referrals.  J Dent Educ. 2020 Jan 23:222-223. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12033. ADEA 2020

Atkin PA, Willis AM. Current and future assessments in Human Disease: A UK & Ireland Teachers Survey. ADEE Berlin 2019

Atkin PA, McMillan R. Updating Medical Competencies for Oral Medicine Specialty Training in the UK: A Collaboration. PO-258. Journal of Dental Education February 2019, 83 (2) 188-24; ADEA

Atkin PA. Human Disease/Clinical Medical Science in Early-Years Dental Graduates: Transition to Clinical Practice. ADEE Oslo 2018

Day HE, Atkin PA. Dental students’ attitudes towards understanding of human health and disease in dental patients. ADEE Birmingham 2013

Supervision

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)

Past projects