Miss Jessie Tebbutt
BSc (Hons), BDS (Hons), MJDF RCS (Eng), PGDip Con Sed (Dist), PGCert Med Ed (Dist), AKC
School of Clinical Dentistry
NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow in Special Care Dentistry
- Profile
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Jessie Tebbutt was appointed as an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow in Special Care Dentistry in October 2024, taking time out of her integrated academic clinical specialist training.
Jessie graduated with honours from King’s College London in 2016 and was awarded the prestigious University of London Gold Medal for Dentistry. After graduation, she completed Dental Foundation Training in Thames Valley & Wessex and Dental Core Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Special Care Dentistry in Manchester and Liverpool. During this time, she obtained Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF) from the Royal College of Surgeons England and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education with the University of Central Lancashire, graduating with distinction.
She was appointed as a Specialty Dental Trainee in Special Care Dentistry in 2020 based in Dorset, undertook the FMLM Chief Dental Officer’s Clinical Fellowship in 2021, and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation with King’s College London, again graduating with distinction.
Jessie was appointed as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Special Care Dentistry at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2022, with an interest in improving oral health of older population groups, and those living with long-term conditions and multimorbidity.
- Research interests
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Jessie has recently been awarded funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to undertake a PhD project. This project aims to co-design an intervention to support oral health for people with Parkinson’s and investigate its acceptability through a feasibility study.
Jessie’s ongoing projects include a qualitative study exploring the experiences of mouth care for people living with Parkinson’s. The purpose of the research is to understand the experiences of people with Parkinson’s in keeping their mouths and teeth healthy. The research is looking to find out what people with Parkinson’s do regularly to keep their mouths and teeth healthy (eg toothbrushing, keeping dentures clean) and what they think about oral and dental health.
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Recruitment for this study is currently paused to allow interim analysis of data.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Oral health experiences of people living with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review. British Dental Journal.
Other
- Author Q&A: Jessie Tebbutt. British Dental Journal, 236(7), 540-540.
All publications
Journal articles
- Oral health experiences of people living with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review. British Dental Journal.
- Flexibility and access to dental postgraduate speciality training. British Dental Journal, 235(3), 211-214.
- What factors affect the ability of refugees to access dental care services?. Evidence-Based Dentistry, 24(2), 81-82.
- An overview of digital readiness in dentistry - are we ready?. British Dental Journal, 233(2), 87-88.
- Standard- versus intermediate-dose enoxaparin for anti-factor Xa guided thromboprophylaxis in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Thrombosis Journal, 19(1).
- Use of three-dimensional planning and guidance technology in surgical correction of central giant cell granuloma-induced facial deformity. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 103(5), 381-382.
- A case report of oral nicotine-associated keratosis and a review of oral mucosal changes in tobacco and similar products. British Dental Journal, 228(10), 757-760.
- Use of diathermy needle tips in orthognathic surgical bone marking. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 102(8), 632-633.
- Self-retaining retractor and bone reduction forceps to manage a mandibular fracture. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 102(7), 548-549.
- Improving control of lingual split propagation in sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 101(8), 619-620.
Other
- Author Q&A: Jessie Tebbutt. British Dental Journal, 236(7), 540-540.
- Stabilisation. British Dental Journal, 230(10), 626-626.
- Pharmacology: Dangerous interactions. British Dental Journal, 225(10), 907-907.
- Oral health: Sugar tax doubts. British Dental Journal, 224(4), 200-200.
- Dental pathology: Early identification. British Dental Journal, 222(2), 70-70.
- Oral health experiences of people living with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review. British Dental Journal.
- Grants
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NIHR Doctoral Fellowship (Oct 2024) to undertake a PhD project.
The British Society of Special Care Dentistry (BSSCD) Research Prize (Oct 2023) to support the conduct of a qualitative study, exploring the experiences of mouth care for people living with Parkinson’s.
The University of Sheffield ACF Pump-Priming Grant (Aug 2023) to support the involvement of partners in care, in a qualitative study exploring the experiences of mouth care for people living with Parkinson’s.
RDS YH Public Involvement Funding Award (May 2023) to support completion of public and patient involvement work with people with lived experience of Parkinson’s.
- Teaching interests
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Jessie has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education with the University of Central Lancashire, graduating with distinction. She has experience in the development and delivery of inter-professional teaching. She has examined in undergraduate dental examinations and sat on dental interview panels.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Elected Medicine and Dentistry Recruitment and Selection (MDRS) Group Special Care Dentistry National Recruitment Trainee Representative (2023 – Present)
- Appointed Yorkshire and Humber Trainee Executive Forum Communications & Engagement Lead (2022 – 2024)
- Appointed Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Leadership Scheme Dental Cohort Representative (2021 – 2022)
- Appointed Co-Chair Empowering Student Leadership in Healthcare (ESLIH) Committee (2021 – 2022)
- Appointed as the Chief Dental Officer’s Clinical Leadership Fellow (2021-2022) based at Health Education England
- Elected British Dental Association Community Dental Service Group - Trainee Representative (2020-2024)
Memberships
- British Dental Association
- British Society of Special Care Dentistry
- British Society of Gerodontology
- Royal College of Surgeons England
Clinical activities
Jessie currently works one day a week in the Community Dental Services in Sheffield, providing dental care to those with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, emotional, or social impairment or disability. This care is delivered under local anaesthetic, conscious sedation, or general anaesthetic.