Curriculum Vitae 2016

Curriculum Vitae Patrick DG
Curriculum Vitae
David Patrick
Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry
School of Clinical Dentistry
University of Sheffield
Tel: 00 44 114 2265474
Email: d.g.patrick@sheffield.ac.uk
Current appointment:
1993 – present:
University Teacher (full-time)
School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield
Clinical Scientist (honorary)
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Previous appointments:
1991 – 1993 Senior Technician – Withington Hospital, Manchester
1989 – 1991 Lecturer (2yr contract) – Manchester Metropolitan University
1988 – 1989 Senior Technician – Darton Dental Laboratory, Bolsover
1987 – 1988 Technician – Barton Dental Services, Sheffield
1981 – 1986 Trainee Technician – Sheffield Orthodontic Laboratories,
Sheffield
Education and Qualifications:
2016: MEd
2005: Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Materials Science (Laminated Structures
for Sports Mouthguards), University of Sheffield
2003: Postgraduate Diploma (E-Learning), University of Sheffield
1987: BTEC Higher National Certificate in science (Dental Technology),
Manchester Metropolitan University
1986: BTEC Ordinary National Diploma in science (Dental Technology),
Richmond College, Sheffield
Professional registrations and memberships:
 Fellow and Academic Associate of the Higher Education Academy
 UCU Committee Member and Departmental Representative
 Standards Verifier for Edexcel
 BSI Specialist Group Member

Current role
My role in the University of Sheffield is to educate students at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the manufacture and provision of
medical devices for dental applications. I have sought to ensure and been
instrumental in developing seminars, tutorials and lectures that are as
interactive as possible in order to engage and motivate learners. My current
responsibilities require the delivery of material to students who may not be
familiar with dental laboratory techniques, medical devices, dental appliances
and dental implants or the application of materials science and therefore tailor
the teaching accordingly, for example, making it relevant to clinical and
laboratory practice. This has given me invaluable insight into the effectiveness of
differing learning models and how to effectively develop and successfully
implement new curricula.
I am Programme Director of two master’s degree courses, Dental Materials
Science and Dental Technology.
Between 2009 and 2011 I was lead seminar facilitator for the Removable
Prosthodontic Dental Technology Course, teaching students the uses and design
of removable partial prostheses. In 2010 I coordinated the course, which
entailed the design and delivery of materials and completion of teaching related
administration. This has enabled me to develop and disseminate to the team I
was leading new assessment methods as well as to deliver more traditional
approaches to removable partial prostheses and associated lab based
technology.
In my current role I lead on a variety of key activities related to the teaching and
research of dental appliances and medical devices, keeping abreast of the current
trends in materials and appliance design.
I formalized my commitment to teaching by undertaking the Postgraduate
Diploma in E-Learning at the University of Sheffield, which I completed in 2003.
This developed my academic knowledge of teaching practice, curriculum design,
development, assessment and evaluation. The curriculum covered small group
teaching, research supervision, large group teaching and reflective practice. In
my desire to continually improve I have continued with my professional
development and completed my Master’s degree in Education in 2016. I also
regularly attend in-house training within the Dental School and the wider
University.

Innovation and development
MSc in Dental Technology: I led the development of this course from its
inception to its commencement in September 2015 with the ‘on target’
recruitment of four students. This course offers a postgraduate certificate for
completing 60 credits, a diploma for 120 credits and an MSc for 180 credits. It is
envisaged that most MSc students will continue to be from overseas. As
Programme Director and course lead I market and recruit for this course in the
various media available.
Member of the Distance Learning Work-stream where our aim is to develop
distance learning courses as part of a new strategy of business expansion and
improved access to education for the School. The group’s first success has been
the roll-out of a Distance Learning Master’s in Dental Public Health which
recruited successfully this academic year. Currently I am making initial steps to
develop a distance learning course for dental technology to add to the DL
portfolio.
I completed my Med in 2016 where my focus has been on developing distance
learning for dental technology with emphasis on internationalization. This will
build on my PG Dip in E-Learning which I completed in 2003.
When I became lead for the Removable Partial Prosthetics course (September
2010) it became apparent that the way in which removable partial prostheses
design had been taught was confusing for the students and the design principles
that are needed were unclear. I therefore instigated a programme of change that
corresponded to the new curriculum in an effort to clarify the basic design
principles that are needed. I and another colleague have given an MSc student
from the Department of Computer Science a project to develop a package that
will be PC or web based to lead the user through the design on a removable
partial denture. The design package will enable each student to competently
design removable partial prostheses for use in clinical situations whilst teaching
them the basic principles that govern their design.
Other activities
 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
 Academic Associate of the Higher Education Academy – this role is to
advise and review work carried out by the HEA and its fellows in the
disciplines of dental technology dental materials science and dental
materials teaching and education
 Standards Verifier for Edexcel
 Phd examiner at Manchester Metropolitan University (2015), Sports
mouthguards as medical devices
 Invited lectures at Manchester Metropolitan University on the subject
of Sports Mouthguards (2006) and Sleep Apnoea appliances (2008)
 Invited lectures for the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry in
Belfast 2009

Leadership, management and administration
Current activities
Programme Director for the MSc in Dental Material Science – lead for the
running of the course, recruitment to the course and promotion of the
course.
Programme Director for the MSc in Dental Technology – lead for the
running of the course, recruitment to the course and promotion of the
course.
Module Lead for three master’s level courses – Research Project,
Laboratory Governance and Dental Technology.
Deputy Head of the Dental Technology Unit – managing the day-to-day
running of the dental technology teaching facility.
Chair of the Dental School Health & Safety Committee (2005 – 2014) –
responsible for the implementation of safety procedures in the Dental
School.
Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry Health & Safety representative
(2004 – present).
Interview new and prospective students for the undergraduate BDS
course.
In my current role I am Programme Director of the MSc in Dental
Materials Science and the MSc in Dental Technology. The MSc in Dental
Materials Science has an annual target of 10 students, generating an
income of £175,000. Our target for this course has often been exceeded
and continues to prove to be very popular. This lead role includes the
production of and updating of the MSc in DMS handbook including
general session timetables. Further duties involve liaising with and
directing the tutors that provide and deliver teaching on the course,
coordination of internal review meetings, coordination of module
feedback, review of student’s progress and helping to coordinate and lead
changes to the course as well as sitting on the relevant exam boards and
liaising with our external examiners.
Additionally, I am required to be available for students that are in
difficulties on the MSc in Dental Materials Science course. This role may
involve liaising closely with Student Services and Student Advice and
Welfare and requires an in-depth understanding of the central university
and its formal regulatory framework and the procedures of the school
itself.
Quality assurance in teaching has been a particular focus of the Dental
School. To this end I have taken on responsibility for assuring the quality
of the post-graduate courses where I fulfil the role of lead; ensuring that
student feedback is accurately and duly collected and collated and most
importantly translated into measurable change in either approach or
content to the relevant programme.

Developing the new MSc in Dental Technology programme in the School
has meant that I have also taken responsibility for the financial planning,
delivery and the meeting of targets for this new enterprise; as well as
identifying and developing emerging markets for this course. This is a
multi-faceted role and has enabled me to become familiar with not only
the quality issues and academic approaches necessary to deliver effective
teaching but also the business of education. The target for the MSc in
Dental Technology for the first entry is 4 students, but they will be
overseas and therefore generate an income of £88,400.
Professional and external standing
Consultancy
 NHS Continuing Professional Development – invited to offer training for
the purposes of Continuing Professional Development, (Sleep Apnoea
appliances for dentists and DCPs) – awaiting dates for this course
 I completed a consultancy in 2010 for Genesis Dental care under the
working company title of Protex for the development of a range of sports
mouthguards and performance enhancing intra-oral splints.
Journal refereeing
 Journal referee for the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2007-)
 Journal referee for Dental Materials (2008-)
 Journal referee for Dental Traumatology (2008-)
 Journal referee for the International Journal of Sports Medicine (2010-)
 Journal referee for the online Journal SciTechnol(2014-)
BSI Specialist Committee
 I am part of a specialist committee for the British Standards Institute to
formalise the BSI test and standard for sports mouthguards.
Standards Verifier for Edexcel
 I have been appointed Standards Verifier for Edexcel’s Dental Technology
course that is run at universities and colleges throughout the UK
Fellow and Academic Associate of the Higher Education Academy
 Whilst already a Fellow of the HEA I have now been appointed an
Academic Associate of the HEA to advise on subjects and research within
the fields of dental technology, dental materials, internationalisation of
education and globalisation of education

Research, scholarship & publications
I have focused a lot of my early research training on materials research in impact
systems for use in sports mouthguards. This was carried out closely with the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, working collaboratively with Dr Mike
Found in the field of composites and laminated structures, photoelastically
assessing their residual and impact induced stress.
Following on from my research in composite and laminated structures I have
been able to work with the Department of Mechanical Engineering on a number
of occasions investigating stress, either induced by force or as a result of
manufacturing in dental applications such as orthodontic brackets and implants.
Research opportunities have arisen to take this work further with postgraduate
students and staff within the department as I have been a supervisor to Anne
Okioga whose PhD has sought to investigate the use of 3D models to investigate
stress induced by spinal implants utilizing polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and
orthodontic brackets. Through this experience I have been able to identify areas
of dentistry that provide particular scope for investigation where stress/strain
induced via implants and impact are challenges that need addressing. I am now
in the process of setting up a working relationship with Dr Richard Greene and
Dr Rachel Tomlinson that intends to consider these challenges and develop and
provide a mode of investigation to assess stress induced in the spine implants
and in teeth/bone by orthodontic movement and implants.
I am currently jointly supervising two PhD students in the School of Clinical
Dentistry researching the use of novel materials such as PEEK and PEKK and
their manufacturing processes for use in dental applications and restorations.
 Omar Alsadon (PhD) – investigating the use PEEK as a substrate for
dental restorations, jointly with Dr D Wood and Dr S Pollington
 Abdurraouf A Ziglam (PhD) – investigating novel materials, PEEK and
PEKK, for partial denture provision and novel design and manufacturing
procedures for their production (3D printing and milling)
 Omar Alsadon (MPhil) – Investigating and Optimising Composite
Veneered Zirconia Laminates, completed 2012, jointly supervised with Dr
D Wood and Dr A Johnson
Publications
 Basics of Dental Technology, a Step-by-Step Approach. Johnson, Patrick,
Stokes, Wildgoose and Wood. 2011, ISBN 978-1-4051-7875-4
 This book has now been translated into Spanish, Chinese and Korean and
is now in its second edition – it is Wiley Blackwell’s most popular book on
the subject of dental technology and is selling extremely well
internationally.

Recently completed master’s supervision
 Omar Alsadon (MPhil) – Investigating and Optimising Composite
Veneered Zirconia Laminates, completed 2012, jointly supervised with Dr
D Wood and Dr A Johnson
Publications
 Basics of Dental Technology, a Step-by-Step Approach. Johnson, Patrick,
Stokes, Wildgoose and Wood. 2011, ISBN 978-1-4051-7875-4
 This book is now in its second edition and has been translated into
Spanish, Chinese and Korean – it is Wiley Blackwell’s most popular book
on the subject of dental technology and is selling extremely well
internationally.
Refereed journals – in press
Alsadon O, Wood D, Patrick D & Pollington S
Procedure for pressing PEKK polymer crowns using a ceramic pressing furnace.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (2016)
Refereed journals – in print
Patrick DG. Making Better Mouthguards To Prevent Sports Injury. Dental
Nursing. Vol 10, 8, pp445 – 447. 2014
Patrick DG. The Management of Sleep Apnoea with Anti-Snoring Appliances.
Dental Nursing. Vol 9, 8, pp642-645. 2013
M L Swinburne, D Willmot & D G Patrick
The Use of Debonding Microspheres in Electrothermal Debonding.
European Journal of Orthodontics 33 (2011) 407-412
D.G. Patrick, R. van Noort, M.S. Found
The influence of heat treatment on the impact performance of sports
mouthguard materials.
Composites part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2006, 37(9): p 1423-
1427
M S Found, D G Patrick and J R Pearson
The Influence of strain measurement on the impact performance of sports
mouthguards.
Composites part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 2006, 37(11): p 2164-
2170
D G Patrick, R van Noort, and M S Found
Scale of protection and the various types of sports mouthguard.
Br J Sports Med 2005 39: 278-281.

Evaluation of Laminated Structures for Sports Mouthguards
Key Engineering Materials Vols 221-222 (2002) pp. 133-144
R Blankenstein, AH Brook, RN Smith, DG Patrick, J Russell
Carpenter Syndrome – the oral and dental findings in an informative family.
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. Volume 11, Issue 5, pages 352–360,
September 2001
D.G. Patrick, G. Cannavina
Continuing Education of Dental Technicians.
The Dental Technician; 4 – 6, Sep 1998
D.G. Patrick, G. Cannavina
Cross Infection.
The Dental Laboratory; 8 – 9, Sep1998
Published Abstracts
Alsadon O, Wood D, Patrick D, Copponnex T & Pollington S
Evaluation of the Optical Properties of PEKK Based Restorations
IADR, Boston, USA, 2015
A Okioga, R J Greene, D G Patrick
Stress Analysis in Orthodontics Using Finite Element Methods.
British Society for Oral and Dental Research , Sheffield 2011
O Alsadon, D Wood & D G Patrick
Comparison of Biaxial Flexural Strength of Ceramic/Composite Veneered
Zirconia
British Society for Oral and Dental Research , Sheffield 2011
The Influence of strain measurement on the impact performance of sports
mouthguards.
Composites part A conference (DFC/7), The Deformation and Fracture of
Composites 2003.
Moving toward an improved mouthguard design.
Experimental techniques and design in composite materials
Italy June 2003
DG Patrick R van Noort and MS Found
Thermal processing and the impact behavior of EVA mouthguard material.
IADR, Gothenberg 2003

D G Patrick, R van Noort and M S Found
The influence of heat treatment on the impact performance of sports
mouthguard materials.
Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Proc ACUN – 4 “Composite Systems –
Macrocomposites, Microcomposites, Nanocomposites”,
UNSW, SYDNEY, Australia, 21-25 July 2002
Eds : S. Bandyopadhyay et al, ISBN 0 7334 1862 7
The use of multi-layered structures for sports mouthguards.
Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM
13
Beijing, June 2001
ISBN 7-900075-46-I/Z,28
Impact absorption capabilities of laminated structures for sports mouthguards.
J Dent Res 79(5) 269 2000
Further findings concerning abnormal oral development and Carpenter
Syndrome.
J Dent Res 78(5) 384 1999
D.G. Patrick, R. van Noort, MS. Found, A. Paran.
Composite Laminated Structures For Sports Mouthguards.
Departments of Child Dental Health, Restorative Dentistry and Mechanical
Engineering
J Dent Res 78(5) 289 1999
Poster Presentations
Alsadon O, Wood D, Patrick D, Copponnex T & Pollington S
Structural Integrity of Poly Ether Ketone Ketone (PEKK) Based Bi-Layered
Crowns.
BSODR, Cardiff 2015
A Okioga, R J Greene, D G Patrick
Stress Analysis in Orthodontics Using Finite Element Methods.
British Orthodontic Conference, Harrogate 2011
Alsadon O, Wood D, Patrick D, & Johnson A
Effect of Mechanical Retention on Bonding of Composite to Zirconia. IADR 2011

Photoelastically observed effects of heat treatment on polyethylene vinyl
acetate.
Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, University of Sheffield, U.K.
BSDR 2004
DG Patrick, R van Noort and MS Found
Thermal processing and the impact behavior of pEVA mouthguard material
IADR 2003
D.G. Patrick, R. Van Noort, and M.S. Found
Thermal processing effects on the impact behaviour of pEVA mouthguard
material.
Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, University of Sheffield
BOC 2003
D.G. Patrick, R.van Noort, and M.S. Found
The effect of thermal processing on the impact behaviour of EVA mouthguards
IADR 2002
The Effects of Heat Treatment on Mouthguard Materials.
Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, University of Sheffield, U.K.
British Orthodontic Conference, Harrogate 2001
D.G. Patrick, D. Robinson, R. Smith, C. Elcock and A. H. Brook
Validation of a dental cast duplication system using image analysis.
BSDR, Belfast; 2001
D.G. Patrick, R. van Noort, M.S. Found.
Shock absorbing composite laminated structures for sports mouthguards.
British Orthodontic Conference 2000
D. Patrick, R. van Noort, M.S. Found
Impact absorption capabilities of laminated structures for sports mouthguards.
BSDR Lancaster April 2000
M Karmo, C Elcock, R Smith , D Robinson, D Patrick and A Brook
An improved method to describe the facial surface of upper central incisors
British Orthodontic Conference 2000
D.G. Patrick, R. van Noort, M.S. Found.
Shock absorbing composite laminated structures for sports mouthguards.
Biodental symposium, Sheffield, November 2000
D G Patrick, G Cannavina
The Edentulous Patient and the Need for Sports Mouthguards
BSSPD April 2000

D.G. Patrick, R. van Noort, MS. Found, A. Paran.
Composite Laminated Structures For Sports Mouthguards.
BSDR Leeds 1999
D.G. Patrick, G. Cannavina and P Cholia.
The Morphological Variables of Three Ethnic Groups
BSSPD Liverpool 1999
Carpenter Syndrome – the oral and dental findings in an informative family.
IADR, Japan, 1998

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