- Peninsula Dental School, The Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, Treliske, Cornwall, TR1 3HD
- +44 1872 258102
- clare.mcilwaine@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Miss Clare McIlwaine
Lecturer in Oral Health Sciences (Education)
Peninsula Dental School (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry)
Role
I am the BSc Dental Therapy and Hygiene Programme Lead and Year 3 (DTH) Lead. My role also includes Module Lead for Developing Clinical Practice 1 & 2 Module.
Qualifications
DHDT (KCL 2008)
PGDip Clinical Education (PU 2015)
Prescribing radiographs (2011)
Professional membership
GDC (General Dental Council) Registration Number: 141436
DPS (Dental Protection Society)
BSDHT (British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy)
BADT (British Association of Dental Therapists)
FHEA (Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy)
Roles on external bodies
Member of the Dental Hygiene and Therapy Directors Board UK
Teaching interests
Inter-Professional Education
Self Assessment and Reflection
Simulated Clinical Dentistry
Staff serving as external examiners
External Subject Examiner for the Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy, University of Sheffield (April 2016-April 2020)
External Subject Examiner for the BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Therapy, University of Central Lancashire (March 2017-March 2021)
Research interests
Current research:
MSc (Clinical Education) proposal: Self-assessment in the Simulated Dental Learning Environment
Salivary LPS Activity as a Biomarker for Chronic Periodontitis
Student and staff perceptions of an integrated clinical and scientific BDS and DTH curriculum
Grants & contracts
Oral & Dental Research Trust OHI Previser Award May 2016