Directory/Claudia Heggie

DentistClinical academic
Children
Other

Other: `Oral mucositis and child oral health

Behaviour changeOtherComplex interventionsTechnology

Other: Implementation interventions

Co-designImplementation sciencePatient and public involvement and engagementKnowledge mobilisationQualitative studiesService evaluation
Academic institutionHospital
Research deliveryResearch leadership

My research focuses on the use of photobiomodulation (PBM) for oral mucositis prevention in children and young people receiving anti-cancer treatments (www.leedsPBM.com). My NIHR funded PhD has used implementation science to co-design and test an implementation intervention to support PBM uptake in the UK. I have experience and expertise in the use of qualitative and participatory methods, co-design, and implementation science in child oral health research.

I am incoming Chair of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) Quality Improvement and Research Committee and Editor of the BSPD Quality Improvement Briefing and I am interested in supporting researchers to become involved in either of these initiatives.