Professor Jennifer E Gallagher MBE (Jenny) holds the Distinguished Newland-Pedley Chair in Oral Health Strategy and is an Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health. She is a College Ambassador for International, Engagement & Service for King’s College London.

Globally she is President-Elect for the IADR, The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research for health and well-being worldwide.

Qualifications: PhD (Lond, 2002), MSc (Lond, 1993), BDS (QUB, 1984), DipHE (Durham, 2022), DCDP (KCL, 1991), FDS (RCSEng, 1988), DDPH (RCSEng, 1992), FHEA (2002)

Research: her research team is working on a series of linked areas ranging from oral epidemiology to health services research including models of care the future dental workforce and care of vulnerable groups. This involves taking a public health perspective to the nature and delivery of care in different contexts globally. Jenny is a leading expert on dental workforce issues relating to capacity, skill mix, professionalism, teamworking and models of care.

Education: Jenny provides educational leadership on Dental Public Health and Professionalism at King’s, contributing to teaching and assessment at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in addition to examining nationally and internationally. Jenny has lead work nationally and across Europe on Dental Public Health education.

Service to Society: Professor Gallagher is involved in a range of global oral health initiatives including working with the World Health Organization on workforce issues. At King’s, her team support SmileSoc, the dental society providing oral health promotion activities with the local community.

Key professional roles held include:

• President-Elect IADR, 2025 (Global organization for Dental Oral and Craniofacial Research)  About IADR
• Vice-President IADR, 2024-25
• President, Global Oral Health Inequalities Network (GOHIRN) of the International Association for Dental Research IADR, 2022-23
• President Designate, Global Oral Health Inequalities Network of IADR, 2021-22
• Vice-President, Global Oral Health Inequalities Network of IADR, 2020-21
• Chair, Consultants Group of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry, 2017-21
• President, Odontological Society of The Royal Society of Medicine, 2013-14
• President of the Joint BASCD and EADPH Meeting, London, November 2012
• President, The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry, 2012-13
• President, Oral Health Promotion Research Group, 2009

 

Delivering Better Oral Health - Prevention of Oral Disease

Delivering Better Oral Health (DBOH) was first envisioned in 2005 when the Department of Health commissioned the BASCD to create a guidance document for its previously published ‘Choosing better oral health: an oral health plan for England’ which was published that same year. The first edition published in 2007 was well received and has most recently published its fourth edition in 2014 (last updated November 2021).

Prevention of dental disease is a critical component of dental public health. Delivering Better Oral Health is a critical component of the toolkit in preventing dental disease in the UK. Prevention of tooth decay, gum disease, tooth wear and oral cancer are the main components of prevention. Behaviour change across the population regarding oral health behaviour is a key driver of the framework. Toolkits are available online.

Find out more here: Delivering Better Oral Health | King's College London