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Senior Research Fellow, School and Nursing and Midwifery
Research Lead, Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise
Research interests
Academic tutor - Year 2 Inter-professional Engagement Module (Peninsula Dental School)
Qualifications
PhD - Public Health Dentistry, University of Plymouth
Associate HEA Fellowship in Teaching, University of Plymouth
MMedSci - Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield
MEd - Physical Education, Semmelweis University
Memberships
Academic honorary contract with Public Health England (PHE)
Cochrane Member Martha Paisi is a Senior Research Fellow in Public Health at the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Research Lead at Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE). She is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Peninsula Dental School. In addition, she holds an honorary academic contract with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (previously known as Public Health England). Martha leads inclusion oral health and health equity research. Her work focuses on understanding and tackling the social determinants of health to improve oral health behaviours, provision of care and, access to services for vulnerable groups. These include but are not limited to people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage (i.e. homelessness, substance misuse and repeat offending), asylum seekers and refugees, autistic children and adolescents, and care-experienced children and young people. For the last five years, Martha has also been involved in supporting the undergraduate Interprofessional Engagement module and postgraduate MSc research modules at the Faculty of Health. Martha is currently supervising various PhD and postdoc research projects. Martha is a strong advocate of inclusive and multidisciplinary health services and interventions. She is passionate about improving population health, reducing health inequity and ensuring that research findings inform education, policy and practice. Martha’s work has facilitated the development of novel dental care pathways for vulnerable groups.
Research Lead, Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise
Research interests
- Health inequities
- Health promotion and access to care for vulnerable groups (people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage/homelessness, asylum seekers and refugees, children and young people with additional needs)
- Integrated and trauma-informed care
Academic tutor - Year 2 Inter-professional Engagement Module (Peninsula Dental School)
Qualifications
PhD - Public Health Dentistry, University of Plymouth
Associate HEA Fellowship in Teaching, University of Plymouth
MMedSci - Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield
MEd - Physical Education, Semmelweis University
Memberships
Academic honorary contract with Public Health England (PHE)
Cochrane Member Martha Paisi is a Senior Research Fellow in Public Health at the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Research Lead at Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE). She is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Peninsula Dental School. In addition, she holds an honorary academic contract with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (previously known as Public Health England). Martha leads inclusion oral health and health equity research. Her work focuses on understanding and tackling the social determinants of health to improve oral health behaviours, provision of care and, access to services for vulnerable groups. These include but are not limited to people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage (i.e. homelessness, substance misuse and repeat offending), asylum seekers and refugees, autistic children and adolescents, and care-experienced children and young people. For the last five years, Martha has also been involved in supporting the undergraduate Interprofessional Engagement module and postgraduate MSc research modules at the Faculty of Health. Martha is currently supervising various PhD and postdoc research projects. Martha is a strong advocate of inclusive and multidisciplinary health services and interventions. She is passionate about improving population health, reducing health inequity and ensuring that research findings inform education, policy and practice. Martha’s work has facilitated the development of novel dental care pathways for vulnerable groups.
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Official reports
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. A Toolkit for the Healthcare Worker. Available at: http://www.promovax.eu/toolkits/HCW_english_web.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. Recommendation of the PROMOVAX Consortium on Migrant Vaccination. Available at: http://www.promovax.eu/pdfs/Recommendation.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. Migrant immunization policies, legislation and practices in the hosting countries. Available at : http://www.promovax.eu/pdfs/HOSTING_COUNTRIES.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. Migrants’ Culture and Attitude towards Immunization. Available at: http://www.promovax.eu/pdfs/COUNTRIESofORIGIN.pdf
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Toolkit for Physicians. Available at: http://hproimmune.eu/toolkits/files/UK/phys.html
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Toolkit for Nurse and Other Specialties. Available at: http://hproimmune.eu/toolkits/files/UK/pub.html
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Toolkit for Healthcare Administrators & Public Health Professionals. Available at: http://hproimmune.eu/toolkits/files/UK/admin.html
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Immunization Barriers and Enablers among Health Care Professionals: Analysis of Findings. Available at: http://www.hproimmune.eu/downloads/Barriers_to_Immunization_DRAFT_FINAL.pdf
Guidelines for the Prevention of Obesity at the Workplace (2009). Available at: http://www.enwhp.org/
EU Families and Adolescents Quit Tobacco (euFAQT) consortium. Focus group report- Summary of Findings and Country Reports (2011). Available at: http://www.eufaqt.eu/images/stories/pdf/eufaqt_focus_groups_report.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. A Toolkit for the Healthcare Worker. Available at: http://www.promovax.eu/toolkits/HCW_english_web.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. Recommendation of the PROMOVAX Consortium on Migrant Vaccination. Available at: http://www.promovax.eu/pdfs/Recommendation.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. Migrant immunization policies, legislation and practices in the hosting countries. Available at : http://www.promovax.eu/pdfs/HOSTING_COUNTRIES.pdf
Promote Vaccinations among Migrant Populations in Europe (PROMOVAX) Consortium. Migrants’ Culture and Attitude towards Immunization. Available at: http://www.promovax.eu/pdfs/COUNTRIESofORIGIN.pdf
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Toolkit for Physicians. Available at: http://hproimmune.eu/toolkits/files/UK/phys.html
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Toolkit for Nurse and Other Specialties. Available at: http://hproimmune.eu/toolkits/files/UK/pub.html
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Toolkit for Healthcare Administrators & Public Health Professionals. Available at: http://hproimmune.eu/toolkits/files/UK/admin.html
Promotion of Immunization for Healthcare Professionals in Europe (HProImmune) Consortium. Immunization Barriers and Enablers among Health Care Professionals: Analysis of Findings. Available at: http://www.hproimmune.eu/downloads/Barriers_to_Immunization_DRAFT_FINAL.pdf
Guidelines for the Prevention of Obesity at the Workplace (2009). Available at: http://www.enwhp.org/
EU Families and Adolescents Quit Tobacco (euFAQT) consortium. Focus group report- Summary of Findings and Country Reports (2011). Available at: http://www.eufaqt.eu/images/stories/pdf/eufaqt_focus_groups_report.pdf
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Exploring children and their parents’ experiences in urgent treatment centres
Edge, D. (PI - Principal Investigator), Neill, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Paisi, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Bray, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/10/23 → 1/10/29
Project: Research
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Dental care for looked after children and adolescents: Evidence synthesis and qualitative exploration
Witton, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Paisi, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Burns, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Paisi, M. (PI - Principal Investigator), Shawe, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Axford, N. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Dental Professionals’ Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Rapid Evidence Assessment.
Burns, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Plessas, A. (PI - Principal Investigator), Paisi, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), O'Brien, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Witton, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Bryce, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Hanoch, Y. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
17/08/20 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
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Children’s and parents’ experiences of receiving care in walk-in urgent care settings: A systematic review protocol
Edge, D., Bray, L., Paisi, M. & Neill, S., 17 Feb 2025, 4 p. PROSPERO.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Developing a Children's Research Advisory group
Edge, D., Neill, S., Paisi, M. & Bray, L., 10 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Diabetes care for people experiencing homelessness in the UK: insights from a national survey of frontline professionals and the development of an integrated care model
Oehring, D., Paisi, M., Nasser, M., Jackson, T., Young, R., Wooff, L., Partridge, H., Conaty, J. & Dorney-Smith, S., 13 Oct 2025, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 13, 1672014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors Affecting the Integration of Dental Services Into Health and Social Care for People With Complex Needs
Musa, A., Booth, J., Wheat, H., Witton, R. & Paisi, M., Apr 2025, In: Health Expectations. 28, 2, e70243.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervention strategies to prevent mental health problems and improve resilience in employed parents from conception until the child is 5 years of age: a scoping review
Crombag, N., Bollen, B., Vancoppenolle, E., Vandendriessche, T., Versmissen, D., Paisi, M., Shawe, J., Garthus-Niegel, S. & Bogaerts, A., 9 Jan 2025, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25, 1, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obesity and Dental Caries in Children in Plymouth
Paisi, M. (Author), Kay, L. (Director of Studies (First Supervisor)), Witton, R. (Other Supervisor), Lapthorne, D. (Other Supervisor) & Kaimi, I. (Other Supervisor), 2017Student thesis: PhD
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