Honorary University Fellow and General Dental Practitioner

NIHR Academic & Clinical Fellow in General Dental Practice (2004-2020)

Research Interests

Anastasios is currently undertaking a doctoral research degree (PhD) on community engaged dental education and social accountability. His research aims to explore the impact of community engaged dental education on undergraduate student’s empathy, their views towards social accountability, and their attitudes towards interprofessional learning. The findings of this research will be used to inform current educational practices. By producing a socially accountable workforce, it is anticipated that the needs of the most vulnerable populations in the society can be appropriately met, which will enable bridging the oral health equity gap. 

Anastasios has also conducted and been involved in various oral health-related research projects.

His research interests include but are not limited to:
1. Epidemiological Research
1.1: Piercing Complications in the Oral Cavity
1.2:Link between systemic and oral health
2. Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis
3. Behavioural and Decision Making Research
3.1: Impact of stress on dentists' performance (time pressure experimental study)
3.2: Mental health and wellbeing in dentistry
4. Public Health, Health Services and Oral Health Inequalities Research 
4.1 Improving oral health and dental access for vulnerable groups (e.g people experiencing homelessness)
4.2 Exploring the experiences of dentists and dental nurses working at Urgent Dental Care Centres in England during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A qualitative study. 

BDA member, British Dental Association

BSP member, British Society of Periodontology

IADR member, International Association for Dental Research

FGDP member, Faculty of General Dental Practice RCS(Eng)

RCSI member, Faculty of Dentistry RCSI

HEA Fellow, Higher Education Academy

GDC Registered (182999), General Dental Council 

Evidence Based Dentistry

Critical Appraisal

Simulation Training 

Clinical Supervision