Staff Profile

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 Newcastle 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:

• Deputy director of Student Support
• Stage 3 Director
• Stage 3 Senior Tutor
• Stage 3 Clinical Teaching Lead Conservation
• Stage 5 Deputy Examination Chair and MOSLER Lead
• Stage 3 BSc & Stage 5 BDS Gerodontology Course Lead
• IP Lead
• Indiana exchange lead

 Area of expertise

• Erosive tooth wear
• Interprofessional Education

Research interests

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

Research training

• 2017 Clinical Trials Delivery Best Practice Workshop (Wendy Fisher -Consulting)
• 2016 Good Clinical Practice in Conducting Clinical Trials and MHRA training
• 2014 Colgate Workshop: Academic Writing
• 2014 Critical Appraisal

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)

• 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

• Articles

  • Mullan F, Mather H, Bateman H, Cairns A, Nasseripour M, Binnie V, Dawson L, McCracken G, Ellis J. Recognising and supporting authentic learning in a changing world: the opportunities and threats of AI. British Dental Journal 2024, 237(8), 659-662.
  • Mullan F, Holmes R, Bateman H. Evaluation of student-perceived competence of interprofessional working in Gerodontology. Gerodontology 2023, 40(4), 463-471.
  • Mullan F, Mylonas P, Parkinson C, Bartlett D, Austin RS. Precision of 655 nm Confocal Laser Profilometry for 3D surface texture characterisation of natural human enamel undergoing dietary acid mediated erosive wear. Dental Materials 2018, 34(3), 531-537.
  • Mullan F, Austis RS, Parkinson CR, Bartlett DW. An in-situ pilot study to investigate the native clinical resistance of enamel to erosion. Journal of Dentistry 2018, 70, 124-128.
  • Mullan F, Bartlett D, Austin RS. Measurement uncertainty associated with chromatic confocal profilometry for 3D surface texture characterization of natural human enamel. Dental Materials 2017, 33(6), e273-e281.
  • Mullan F, Austin AS, Parkinson CR, Hasan A, Bartlett DW. Measurement of surface roughness changes of unpolished and polished enamel following erosion. PLOS One 2017, 12(8), e0182406.
  • Mullan F, Paraskar S, Bartlett D, Olley RC. Effects of tooth-brushing force with a desensitising dentifrice on dentine tubule patency and surface roughness. Journal of Dentistry 2017, 60, 50-55.
  • Austin RS, Mullen F, Bartlett DW. Surface texture measurement for dental wear applications. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 2015, 3(2), 023002.

• Book Chapter

  • Mullan F, Asuni A. Restorative Management of the Older Patient. 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)

  • Murchie B, Mullan F, Waterhouse P, German M. Mechanical and Topographical Changes on Dentine Following Citric Acid Exposure. 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. Trends in Removable Prosthodontic Education: Complete Dentures. In: THE 1ST UK RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY & PROSTHODONTIC CONFERENCE BETTER PATIENT CARE THROUGH COLLABORATION. 2021.
  • Mullan F, Holmes R, Bateman H. Evaluation of Student Perceived Competence of Interprofessional Working in Gerodontology. In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2021, Virtual: International Association for Dental Research.

• Review

  • Mullan F, O'Toole S. The role of the diet in tooth wear. British Dental Journal 2018, 224(5), 379-383.