Dr Thomas E Howe
MBChB (Hons), BDS (Hons), MFDS RCS Ed, PG Cert (MedRes), PG Cert (MedEd), FHEA
School of Clinical Dentistry
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Oral Medicine
Full contact details
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
- Profile
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Dr Howe completed his Batchelor of Dental Surgery at the University of Sheffield in 2012. Following this, he undertook Dental Foundation Training in Sheffield and Dental Core Training posts (years 1-3) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Radiology in South Yorkshire. During this time, he obtained Membership to the Faculty of Dental Surgery (RCS Edinburgh).
Dual qualifying in medicine, he completed his Batchelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Liverpool graduating in 2019. He then completed Academic Foundation Doctor Training in Yorkshire working in General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Orthopaedics and General Medical Practice. During this period, Dr Howe was a co-investigator on the Oxford/AstraZeneca ChAd0x1 nCoV-19 vaccine trial.
Dr Howe was appointed as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Oral Medicine in Sheffield in 2021. His research interests are focused on finding therapeutic solutions to treat precancerous conditions that affect the mouth. He teaches Oral Medicine in the Undergraduate BDS program at the University of Sheffield.
- Research interests
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My research is focused on treating oral epithelial dysplasia and other precancerous conditions that affect the mouth, by developing novel drug delivery solutions for the oral mucosa.
- Research group
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Oral Biosciences group
- Grants
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- Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Pump Priming Grant (award of £10,000)
- University of Sheffield NIHR ACF Program (award of £2,000)
- Teaching activities
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Dr Howe has completed a postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (Anglia Ruskin University) and has obtained a Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy. He teaches the third and fifth-year BDS Human Diseases modules.
He has taught internationally on an RCS MFDS revision webinar series for the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. He is the joint coordinator for the National Oral Medicine FIT Teaching Program.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I am a member of the British and Irish Society of Oral Medicine Fellows in Training committee.