Professor Philip Benson

PhD, FDS (Orth)

School of Clinical Dentistry

Emeritus Professor of Orthodontics

Honorary Consultant

p.benson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9391

19 Claremont Crescent

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Professor Philip Benson
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA

Profile: I retired from the University in September 2021 after 21 years. I have been granted honorary Emeritus Professor of Orthodontics and hope to continue some scholarly research activities.

Research interests

I undertake research relevant to the clinical practice of orthodontics. My primary research interest is investigating the effectiveness of contemporary orthodontic techniques and practice. I am the principal or co-author on five systematic reviews published in the Cochrane Library and I have planned, coordinated and completed several randomised controlled clinical trials. I am also interested in oral health-related quality of life and the development of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to measure the impact of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on young peoples’ everyday lives.

I collaborated with orthodontic colleagues at UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London to develop the Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire (MIQ), which assesses the day-to-day affect that malocclusion has on young people. We have recently developed the Orthodontic Treatment Impact Questionnaire (OTIQ) for assessing the day-to-day affect of orthodontic appliances (braces) on young people. Both measures are designed to be used as validated patient-reported outcome measures in clinical trials. For more information about these measures please complete this contact form.

Publications

Journal articles

Peter E, Monisha J, Benson PE & George SA (2023) Does orthodontic treatment improve the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life when assessed using the Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire—a 3-year prospective longitudinal cohort study. European Journal of Orthodontics. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Alshawy E, Fenton GD, Frawley T, Misra S, Ng T, O’Malley P & Smith G (2023) Extraction vs nonextraction of premolars for orthodontic treatment: a scoping review examining the extent, range, and characteristics of the literature. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Benson PE, Alshawy E, Kettle JE & Gilchrist F (2022) Development of the orthodontic treatment impact questionnaire: cross-sectional validation. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 162(4), e183-e191.
Millett DT, Benson PE, Cunningham SJ, McIntyre GT, Fleming PS, Naini FB & Tsichlaki A (2022) Systematic reviews in orthodontics: a fresh look to promote renewal and reduce redundancy. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 162(1), 1-2.
Frawley T, Parkin N, Kettle J, Longstaff S & Benson P (2022) Young people’s experiences of orthodontic retainers: a qualitative study. Journal of Orthodontics, 49(4), 394-402.
Benson PE, Atwal A, Bazargani F, Parkin N & Thind B (2021) Interventions for promoting the eruption of palatally displaced permanent canine teeth, without the need for surgical exposure, in children aged 9 to 14 years.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(12). View this article in WRRO
Longstaff S, Davies K & Benson P (2021) Exploring 10–15-year-old patients’ perspectives of fixed orthodontic treatment. Journal of Orthodontics, 48(2), 110-117.
Tsichlaki A, O'Brien K, Benson PE, Marshman Z, Johal A, Colonio-Salazar FB, Harman NL & Fleming PS (2020) Development of a core outcome set for use in routine orthodontic clinical trials. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 158(5), 650-660. View this article in WRRO
Kettle JE, Hyde AC, Frawley T, Granger C, Longstaff SJ & Benson PE (2020) Managing orthodontic appliances in everyday life: A qualitative study of young people’s experiences with removable functional appliances, fixed appliances and retainers. Journal of Orthodontics, 47(1), 47-54. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Parkin N, Dyer F, Millett DT & Germain P (2019) Fluorides for preventing early tooth decay (demineralised lesions) during fixed brace treatment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(11). View this article in WRRO
Parkin NA, Almutairi S & Benson PE (2019) Surgical exposure and orthodontic alignment of palatally displaced canines: can we shorten treatment time?. Journal of Orthodontics, 46(1_suppl), 54-59. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Alexander-Abt J, Cotter S, Dyer F, Fenesha F, Patel A, Campbell C, Crowley N & Millett D (2019) Resin-modified glass ionomer cement vs composite for orthodontic bonding: A multicenter, single-blind, randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 155(1), 10-18. View this article in WRRO
Javidi H, Vettore M & Benson PE (2017) Does orthodontic treatment before the age of 18 years improve oral health-related quality of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 151(4), 644-655. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Cunningham SJ, Shah N, Gilchrist F, Baker SR, Hodges SJ & Marshman Z (2016) Development of the malocclusion impact questionnaire (MIQ) to measure the oral healthrelated quality of life of young people with malocclusion: Part 2 - cross-sectional validation. Journal of Orthodontics, 43(1), 14-23. View this article in WRRO
Patel N, Hodges SJ, Hall M, Benson PE, Marshman Z & Cunningham SJ (2016) Development of the malocclusion impact questionnaire (MIQ) to measure the oral healthrelated quality of life of young people with malocclusion: Part 1 - qualitative inquiry. Journal of Orthodontics, 43(1), 7-13. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Da’as T, Johal A, Mandall NA, Williams AC, Baker SR & Marshman Z (2015) Relationships between dental appearance, self-esteem, socio-economic status, and oral health-related quality of life in UK schoolchildren: A 3-year cohort study. The European Journal of Orthodontics, 37(5), 481-490. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Javidi H & DiBiase AT (2015) What is the value of orthodontic treatment?. British Dental Journal, 218(3), 185-190. View this article in WRRO
Parkin NA, Milner RS, Deery C, Tinsley D, Smith AM, Germain P, Freeman JV, Bell SJ & Benson PE (2013) Periodontal health of palatally displaced canines treated with open or closed surgical technique: A multicenter, randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 144(2), 176-184. View this article in WRRO
Moesi B, Dyer F & Benson PE (2013) Roth versus MBT: does bracket prescription have an effect on the subjective outcome of pre-adjusted edgewise treatment?. Eur J Orthod, 35(2), 236-243. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Razi RM & Al-Bloushi RJ (2012) The effect of chewing gum on the impact, pain and breakages associated with fixed orthodontic appliances: a randomized clinical trial.. Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 15(3), 178-187. View this article in WRRO
Benson PE, Tinsley D, O'Dwyer JJ, Majumdar A, Doyle P & Sandler PJ (2007) Midpalatal implants vs headgear for orthodontic anchorage--a randomized clinical trial: cephalometric results.. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop, 132(5), 606-615. View this article in WRRO

Chapters

Benson PE & Parkin NA (2017) Early Management of the Palatally Displaced Maxillary Permanent Canine, Orthodontic Management of the Developing Dentition (pp. 131-149). Springer International Publishing

Preprints

Parkin N, Bazargani F, Benson PE & Atwal A () Interventions for promoting the eruption of palatally displaced permanent canine teeth, without the need for surgical exposure, in children aged 9 to 14 years.

Research group: Hanieh Javidi - RCS-BOS Clinical Research Fellow and Senior Specialist Trainee in Orthodontics

Teaching activities: I am no longer involved in teaching clinical orthodontics or managing the undergraduate or postgraduate programmes.

Professional activities and memberships

National Institute for Health Research Academic Training Lead for Sheffield Dental Academic Trainees, September 2018 - January 2023
University Teachers Group representative on the Orthodontic Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) - January 2020 - December 2023
Member of the Editorial Board, The Angle Orthodontist, January 2017 - December 2023
External Assessor in Orthodontics at the University of Malaya, January 2019 - December 2021
External Assessor for promotions King Saud University, 2020 - 2021
Member of the Clinical Orthodontic Research Collaboration, a group of UK and Ireland orthodontic researchers, who meet regularly to organise collaborative clinical research projects
Referee for national orthodontic prizes and for many international journals

I am no longer practising clinical orthodontics.