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Publications: DR Vanessa Muirhead

( 2026 ) . Nothing to Hide: The Merits of Open Data in Dental Research . Journal of Dental Research
( 2025 ) . Conceptualisations of Sex and Gender in Oral Health Research . Advances in Dental Research vol. 33 , ( 1 ) 13 - 16 .
( 2025 ) . Unmasking oral health stigma: a qualitative scoping review . BMC Oral Health vol. 26 , ( 1 )
Dickson V, Muirhead V, Hurry KJ ( 2025 ) . Oral health interventions for children and young people (CYP) and their carers in out of home care settings: A mixed methods systematic review protocol . PROSPERO
Muirhead V, Rodriguez A ( 2025 ) . Editorial: Co-designing and evaluating oral health promotion interventions for vulnerable groups . Frontiers in Oral Health vol. 6 ,
Booth J, McMullen H ( 2025 ) . Co-designing a film showcasing the dental experiences of community returners (ex-offenders) . Frontiers in Oral Health vol. 5 ,
Firman N, Dezateux C ( 2024 ) . Inequalities in children’s tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records . BMJ Public Health vol. 2 , ( 1 )
Larvin H, Baptiste PJ, Gao C, Muirhead V, Donos N, Pavitt S, Kang J, Wu J ( 2024 ) . All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in US adults with periodontal diseases: A prospective cohort study . Journal Of Clinical Periodontology vol. 51 , ( 9 ) 1157 - 1167 .
Sharp K, Muirhead V ( 2024 ) . A service evaluation of dental care pathways for people living with dementia . Community Dental Health vol. 41 , ( 2_suppl ) s10 - s10 .
Hurry KJ, Ridsdale L, Davies J, Muirhead VE ( 2023 ) . The Dental Health of Looked After Children in the UK and Dental Care Pathways: A Scoping Review . Community Dental Health vol. 40 , ( 3 ) 154 - 161 .
Firman N, Muirhead V ( 2023 ) . OP135 Excess weight and dental extraction under general anaesthesia in children living in north east London, UK: a longitudinal study using electronic health records . Conference: SSM Annual Scientific Meetinga127.1 - a1a127 .
Hurry KJ, Ridsdale L, Davies J, Muirhead VE ( 2023 ) . The Dental Health of Looked After Children in the UK and Dental Care Pathways: A Scoping Review . Community Dental Health vol. 40 , ( 3 ) 154 - 161 .
Doughty J, Macdonald ME, Muirhead V, Freeman R ( 2023 ) . Oral health‐related stigma: Describing and defining a ubiquitous phenomenon . Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology vol. 51 , ( 6 ) 1078 - 1083 .
Muhsin H, Ondhia A, Patel K, Muirhead V, Davies J ( 2023 ) . Antibiotic prescribing for children referred to an emergency dental clinic during the COVID-19 lockdown . Faculty Dental Journal vol. 14 , ( 3 ) 104 - 107 .
Hurry KJ, Ridsdale L, Davies J, Muirhead V ( 2023 ) . Dataset - The Dental Health of Looked After Children in the UK and Dental Care Pathways: A Scoping Review .
Fleming E, Neville P, Muirhead VE ( 2022 ) . Are there more women in the dentist workforce? Using an intersectionality lens to explore the feminization of the dentist workforce in the UK and US . Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology vol. 51 , ( 3 ) 365 - 372 .
Ahmadifard A, Forouhi S, Waterhouse P, Muirhead V ( 2022 ) . A student‐led qualitative study to explore dental undergraduates' understanding, experiences, and responses to racism in a dental school . Journal of Public Health Dentistry vol. 82 , ( Suppl 1 ) 36 - 45 .
Doughty J, Grossman A, Paisi M, Tran C, Rodriguez A, Arora G, Kaddour S, Muirhead V et al. ( 2022 ) . A survey of dental services in England providing targeted care for people experiencing social exclusion: mapping and dimensions of access . British Dental Journal1 - 8 .
Macdonald ME, Muirhead V, Doughty J, Freeman R ( 2021 ) . Critically engaging vulnerability: Rethinking oral health with vulnerabilized populations . Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology vol. 50 , ( 6 ) 469 - 475 .
Lala R, Baker SR ( 2021 ) . A critical analysis of underrepresentation of racialised minorities in the UK dental workforce . Community Dental Health vol. 38 , ( 2 ) 142 - 149 .
Lala R, Baker SR, Muirhead VE ( 2021 ) . A Critical Analysis of Underrepresentation of Racialised Minorities in the UK Dental Workforce . Community Dental Health vol. 38 , ( 2 ) 142 - 149 .
Mohindra ASVK, Jie JGH, Lim LY, Mehta S, Davies J, Pettigrew VA, Woodhoo R, Nehete S et al. ( 2021 ) . A student and staff collaborative audit exploring the food and drinks available from a dental teaching hospital outlet . British Dental Journal vol. 230 , ( 1 ) 32 - 38 .
Sibanda L ( 2020 ) . Redeployed as a district nurse . Br Dent J vol. 229 , ( 7 ) 403 - 404 .
Muirhead VE, Milner A, Freeman R, Doughty J, Macdonald ME ( 2020 ) . What is intersectionality and why is it important in oral health research? . Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology vol. 48 , ( 6 ) 464 - 470 .
Muirhead V, D’Antoni D, Auyeung V ( 2020 ) . Community pharmacy staff oral health training, training needs and professional self-efficacy related to managing children’s dental problems . International Journal of Pharmacy Practice vol. 28 , ( 5 ) 449 - 457 .
Baghlaf K, Muirhead V, Pine C ( 2020 ) . Relationships between children’s sugar consumption at home and their food choices and consumption at school lunch . Public Health Nutrition vol. 23 , ( 16 ) 2941 - 2949 .
Freeman R, Doughty J, Macdonald ME, Muirhead V ( 2019 ) . Inclusion oral health: Advancing a theoretical framework for policy, research and practice . Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology vol. 48 , ( 1 ) 1 - 6 .
( 2019 ) . Education/Service Evaluation/Audit . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry . vol. 29 , 152 - 156 .
Eley C, Weston-Price S, Young V, Hoekstra B, Muirhead V, McNulty C ( 2019 ) . Using oral hygiene education in schools to tackle child tooth decay: a mixed methods study with children and teachers in England . Journal of Biological Education
Muirhead VE, Quayyum Z, Markey D, Weston-Price S, Kimber A, Rouse W, Pine CM ( 2018 ) . Children’s toothache is becoming everybody’s business: where do parents go when their children have oral pain in London, England? A cross-sectional analysis . BMJ Open vol. 8 , ( 2 )
Baghlaf K, Muirhead V, Moynihan P, Weston-Price S, Pine C ( 2018 ) . Free Sugars Consumption around Bedtime and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review . JDR Clinical & Translational Research vol. 3 , ( 2 ) 118 - 129 .
Muirhead V, Subramanian S, Wong FSL ( 2017 ) . How do foster carers manage the oral health of children in foster care? A qualitative study . Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology vol. 45 , ( 6 ) 529 - 537 .
Pine C, Adair P, Burnside G, Edwards RT, Albadri S, Curnow M, Ghahreman M, Henderson M ( 2015 ) . A new primary dental care service compared with standard care for child and family to reduce the re-occurrence of childhood dental caries (Dental RECUR): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial . Trials vol. 16 , ( 1 )
Muirhead VE, Marcenes W ( 2014 ) . Do health provider-patient relationships matter? Exploring dentist-patient relationships and oral health-related quality of life in older people . Age Ageing vol. 43 , ( 3 ) 399 - 405 .
Wright D, Muirhead V, Fortune F ( 2014 ) . Type 2 diabetes risk screening in dental practice settings: a pilot study . Br Dent J vol. 216 , ( 7 )
Wright D, Muirhead V, Weston-Price S ( 2014 ) . Summary of: Type 2 diabetes risk screening in dental practice settings: a pilot study . BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL vol. 216 , ( 7 ) 416 - 417 .
Marcenes W, Muirhead VE, Murray S, Wright D ( 2013 ) . Ethnic disparities in the oral health of three- to four-year-old children in East London . Br Dent J vol. 215 , ( 2 )
Muirhead V, Levine A, Bedos C ( 2013 ) . Life course experiences and lay diagnosis explain low-income parents' child dental decisions: a qualitative study . Community Dent Oral Epidemiol vol. 41 , ( 1 ) 13 - 21 .
Marcenes W, Muirhead VE, Murray S, Bennett U ( 2013 ) . Summary of: Ethnic disparities in the oral health of three- to four-year-old children in East London . BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL vol. 215 , ( 2 ) 78 - 79 .
Agou S, Locker D, Tompson B ( 2011 ) . Does Psychological Well-Being Influence Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Reports in Children Receiving Orthodontic Treatment? . American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics vol. 139 , 369 - 377 .
Muirhead VE, Lawrence HP ( 2011 ) . Exploring school oral health outcomes and neighbourhood factors in schools participating in Ontario's "Healthy Schools" recognition program . Can J Public Health vol. 102 , ( 1 ) 30 - 34 .
Marcenes W, MUIRHEAD VE, Wright D, Evans P ( 2011 ) . The Oral Health of Older Adults in East London and the City in 2011 .
Muirhead VE, Locker D ( 2009 ) . School Performance Indicators as Proxy Measures of School Dental Treatment Needs: A Feasibility Study . Journal of Public Health Dentistry vol. 66 , ( 4 ) 269 - 272 .
MUIRHEAD VE, Quinonez C, Figueiredo R ( 2009 ) . Oral Health Disparities and Food Insecurity in Working Poor Canadians . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology Journal vol. 4 , ( 37 ) 294 - 314 .
MUIRHEAD VE, Quiñonez C, Figueiredo R ( 2009 ) . Predictors of Dental Care Utilization among Working Poor Canadians . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology Journal vol. 3 , ( 37 ) 199 - 208 .
Muirhead V ( 2008 ) . Canadian dental students’ perceptions of stress and social support . European Journal Of Dental Education vol. 12 , ( 3 ) 144 - 148 .
MUIRHEAD VE, Locker D ( 2008 ) . Dental Students’ Perceptions of Stress and Social Support . European Journal of Dental Education vol. 12 , Article 3 , 144 - 148 .
Muirhead V, Locker D ( 2007 ) . Canadian dental students' perceptions of stress . Journal of the Canadian Dental Association vol. 73 , ( 4 )
MUIRHEAD VE, Locker D ( 2007 ) . Canadian Dental Students’ Perceptions of Stress . Journal for the Canadian Dental Association vol. 4 , ( 73 ) 323 - 329 .
MUIRHEAD VE ( 2006 ) . School Performance Indicators as Proxy Measures of School Dental Treatment Needs: A Feasibility Study . Journal of Public Health Dentistry vol. 4 , ( 66 ) 269 - 272 .
Muirhead V ( 2004 ) . An ecological study of caries experience, school performance and material deprivation in 5-year-old state primary school children . Community Dent Oral Epidemiol vol. 32 , ( 4 ) 265 - 270 .
MUIRHEAD VE, Locker D ( 2004 ) . An Ecological Study of Caries Experience, School Performance and Material Deprivation in 5-year-old State Primary School Children . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology vol. 4 , ( 32 ) 265 - 270 .
Pau K, Croucher R, SEYMOUR KG, Muirhead V ( 2004 ) . Emotional Intelligence and stress coping in dental undergraduates - a qualitative study . British Dental Journal vol. 197 , 205 - 209 .
Croucher RE, Pau AKH, Sohanpal R ( 2004 ) . Emotional intelligence and stress coping in dental undergraduates - a qualitative study . British Dental Journal (BDJ) vol. 4 , ( 197 ) 205 - 209 .
Croucher R, Muirhead V, Sohanpal R ( 2003 ) . Emotional intelligence and perceived stress in dental undergraduates . J DENT RES vol. 82 , B105 - B105 .
Muirhead VE, Marcenes WS ( 2003 ) . The use of early school performance and free school meals receipt as novel school caries predictors . J DENT RES vol. 82 , B65 - B65 .
Hurry KJ, Davies J, Ondhia A, Muirhead V . Exploring sibling patterns in dental treatment under general anaesthetic . British Dental Journal
Sahab DA, Bamashmous MS, Ranauta A, Muirhead V . Socioeconomic inequalities in the utilization of dental services among adults in Saudi Arabia . BMC Oral Health vol. 33 , ( 135 )