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Professor Helen Liversidge, PhD (London), MSc (London), BChD (Stellenbosch, South Africa)

Helen

Professor of Dental Anthropology

Email: h.m.liversidge@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7882 8649
Room Number: Office 15, Floor 4, Institute of Dentistry

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Helen Liversidge qualified in dentistry from Stellenbosch, South Africa. She worked in NHS and private general dental practice whilst at the same time completing an MSc (Mineralised Tissue Biology) and PhD (Human Tooth development in an archaeological population of known age) at University College London studying with Professors Alan Boyde and Christopher Dean (respectively).  She joined Child Oral Health in the Dental Institute, Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1985.  Helen teaches undergraduate and postgraduate dental students in clinical paediatric dentistry and has supervised numerous postgraduate research projects, PhD’s and joint supervision with Universities in Dunedin, New Zealand and Niarobi, Kenya.  Most of these students have presented at national/international meetings and have published their results.

Her research area and most important publications relate to tooth formation and estimating age from developing teeth. The need for research with impact was highlighted by the 2004 tsunami when forensic odontologists lacked an evidence base comparison of methods and a new atlas to estimate age https://atlas.dentistry.qmul.ac.uk/?lang=english.  The new London Atlas of tooth development and eruption is free. An app has been developed and can be accessed here https://atlas.dentistry.qmul.ac.uk/?app=1

Watch the Age Estimation - how to use the Atlas of Tooth Development here.

Recent results with Dr Sing Ying Lim (D.Clin.Dent.) of Updated tooth development stages of Nolla are freely available for use Nolla tooth developmental stages updated [PDF 8,065KB]. Manuscript in preparation. Contact Sing Ying at sy.singying@gmail.com

She organises the London Oral Biology Group which meet several times a year for research meeting and attracts scientists with interests in dental anatomy, physiology, zoology and palaeontology.

Centre: Oral Bioengineering

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