Miss Fiona Gilchrist

BDS, MFDS, MClin Dent, MPaed Dent, FDS RCPS (Paeds Dent), FHEA, PhD

School of Clinical Dentistry

Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry/Lead Paediatric Dentist Trent Regional Cleft Network

f.gilchrist@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9326
19 Claremont Crescent

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Miss Fiona Gilchrist
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
Profile

I joined the University of Sheffield in 2007 as a Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry. I completed the first part of my specialist training in Edinburgh in 2006 and then worked as a Senior Registrar at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne for six months before moving to Sheffield. I completed my NHS consultant training in 2009.

I was awarded an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship in 2012 and completed my PhD in 2015. In 2015 I was appointed Senior Lecturer and became the Lead Paediatric Dentist for the Trent Regional Cleft Network.

Research interests

During my PhD I developed a measure of oral health-related quality of life for children with dental caries (CARIES-QC). This was developed with children and is being used in clinical trials to determine the impact of interventions for caries and has been translated into a number of languages.

Learn more about the CARIES-QC measure

My current research interests are focussed around the routine use of patient-reported outcome measures for children and young people. In particular, I'm interested in investigating the use of electronic methods for delivery of PROMs to paediatric patients and how the information generated by these can aid clinicians in diagnosis and treatment planning.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Deery C, Bolt R, Papaioannou D, Wilson M, Hyslop M, Herbert E, Totton N, Marshman Z, Young T, Kettle J , Albadri S et al (2025) . Health Technology Assessment, 29(29).
  • Attamimi S, Marshman Z, Deery C, Radley S & Gilchrist F (2024) . JMIR Formative Research, 8.
  • Innes N, Fairhurst C, Whiteside K, Ainsworth H, Sykes D, El Yousfi S, Turner E, Chestnutt IG, Keetharuth A, Dixon S , Day PF et al (2024) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 52(4), 469-478.
  • Bolt R, Hyslop MC, Herbert E, Papaioannou DE, Totton N, Wilson MJ, Clarkson J, Evans C, Ireland N, Kettle J , Marshman Z et al (2024) . British Journal of Anaesthesia, 132(1), 76-85.
  • Ridsdale L, Gilchrist F, Balmer RC, Skelton R, Sidebotham PD & Harris JC (2024) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 34(2), 160-168.
  • Benson PE, Alshawy E, Kettle JE & Gilchrist F (2022) . American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 162(4), e183-e191.
  • Knapp R, Marshman Z, Gilchrist F, Vettore M & Rodd H (2022) . European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 23(3), 399-408.
  • Graham A, Knapp R, Rodd HD, Marshman Z, Zaitoun H & Gilchrist F (2021) . Oral, 1(4), 290-299.
  • Knapp R, Marshman Z, Gilchrist F & Rodd H (2021) . European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 22(4), 567-574.
  • Porritt JM, Morgan A, Rodd H, Gilchrist F, Baker SR, Newton T & Marshman Z (2021) . Dentistry Journal, 9(6).
  • Wallace A, Hodgetts V, Kirby J, Yesudian G, Nasse H, Zaitoun H, Marshman Z & Gilchrist F (2021) . British Dental Journal.
  • Gilchrist F & Marshman Z (2021) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 31(S1), 31-37.
  • Rogers HJ, Gilchrist F, Marshman Z, Rodd HD & Rowen D (2020) . Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 4.
  • Amnael Orozco-Díaz C, Moorehead R, Reilly GC, Gilchrist F & Miller C (2020) . Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 6(2).
  • Marshman Z, Ainsworth H, Chestnutt IG, Day P, Dey D, El Yousfi S, Fairhurst C, Gilchrist F, Hewitt C, Jones C , Kellar I et al (2019) . Trials, 20(1).
  • Rogers HJ, Vermaire JH, Gilchrist F & Schuller AA (2019) . Dentistry Journal, 7(3).
  • Benson PE, Gilchrist F & Farella M (2019) . Dentistry Journal, 7(1).
  • Foster Page L, Gilchrist F, Broder HL, Clark E & Thomson WM (2019) . Dentistry Journal, 7(1).
  • Gilchrist F, Rodd HD, Deery C & Marshman Z (2018) . BMC Oral Health, 18.
  • Porritt J, Morgan A, Rodd H, Gupta E, Gilchrist F, Baker S, Newton T, Creswell C, Williams C & Marshman Z (2018) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 28(2).
  • Kirby J, Rogers H, Agel M & Gilchrist F (2017) . Dental Update, 44(8), 713-723.
  • Knapp R, Gilchrist F, Rodd HD & Marshman Z (2017) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 27(4), 302-312.
  • Wallace A, Rogers HJ, Zaitoun H, Rodd HD, Gilchrist F & Marshman Z (2017) . Dental Traumatology, 33(3), 153-159.
  • Benson PE, Cunningham SJ, Shah N, Gilchrist F, Baker SR, Hodges SJ & Marshman Z (2016) . Journal of Orthodontics, 43(1), 14-23.
  • Gilchrist F & Marshman Z (2015) . Evidence-Based Dentistry, 16(3), 86-86.
  • Gilchrist F (2015) . British Dental Journal, 219(5), 216-217.
  • Gilchrist F, Marshman Z, Deery C & Rodd HD (2015) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 25(5), 327-338.
  • Yesudian GT, Gilchrist F, Bebb K, Albadri S, Aspinall A, Swales K & Deery C (2015) . British Dental Journal, 218(12), 681-685.
  • Gilchrist F, Rodd H, Deery C & Marshman Z (2014) . BMC Oral Health, 14(1).
  • Rodd H, Hall M, Deery C, Gilchrist F, Gibson BJ & Marshman Z (2014) . Br Dent J, 216(8), E17.
  • Walley S, Bailey JR, Albadri S, Mackie IC, Gilchrist F & Rodd HD (2014) . Br Dent J, 216(5), 251-256.
  • Rodd HD, Hall M, Deery C, Gilchrist F, Gibson B & Marshman Z (2013) . Eur Arch Paediatr Dent, 14(5), 325-330.
  • Gilchrist F, Rodd HD, Deery C & Marshman Z (2013) . Br Dent J, 214(11), 577-582.
  • Porritt J, Buchanan H, Hall M, Gilchrist F & Marshman Z (2013) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 41(2), 130-142.
  • Gilchrist F, Morgan AG, Farman M & Rodd HD (2013) . Eur J Dent Educ, 17(1), e10-e15.
  • Gilchrist F (2011) . Journal of Orthodontics, 38(1), 4.
  • Yesudian G, Albadri S, Aspinall A, Gilchrist F & Deery C (2010) Prescription practices in three paediatric dental departments in the North of England. INT J PAEDIATR DENT, 20, 10-12.
  • Deery C, Day P & Gilchrist F (2010) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 20(s1), 7-23.
  • Gilchrist F, Cairns AM & Leitch JA (2007) . Anaesthesia, 62(12), 1262-1265.
  • Gilchrist F, Santini A, Harley K & Deery C (2007) . INT J PAEDIATR DENT, 17(4), 274-280.
  • Gilchrist F, Whitters CJ, Cairns AM, Simpson M & Hosey M-T (2007) . Int J Paediatr Dent, 17(2), 116-122.
  • Hosey MT, Makin A, Jones RM, Gilchrist F & Carruthers M (2004) . Int J Paediatr Dent, 14(1), 2-8.
  • Marshman Z, Ainsworth H, Fairhurst C, Whiteside K, Sykes D, Keetharuth A, El Yousfi S, Turner E, Day PF, Chestnutt IG , Dixon S et al () . Health Technology Assessment, 1-142.

Book chapters

  • Gilchrist F & Rogers HJ (2021) , BDJ Clinician’s Guides (pp. 83-101). Springer International Publishing
  • Gilchrist F & Rodd HD (2018) , Paediatric Dentistry (pp. 31-48). Oxford University PressOxford
  • Gilchrist F & Campbell C (2017) , Dental Fear and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients (pp. 117-136). Springer International Publishing

Conference proceedings

  • Knapp R, Marshman Z, Rodd H, Gilchrist F & Zaitoun H (2018) Impact on children of dental caries and treatment under GA. IADR Abstract Archives. London, UK, 23 July 2018 - 23 July 2018.
  • Knapp RJ, Marshman Z, Rodd H & Gilchrist F (2017) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry(Issue Supplement S1) (pp 2-2). Manchester, UK, 19 September 2017 - 19 September 2017.

Reports

  • Marshman Z, Ainsworth H, Fairhurst C, Whiteside K, Sykes D, Keetharuth A, El Yousfi S, Turner E, Day PF, Chestnutt IG , Dixon S et al (2024)
  • Rogers HJ, Gilchrist F, Marshman Z, Rodd HD & Rowen D (2020) Selection and validation of a classification system for a child-centred caries-specific utility measure

Posters

  • Knapp RJ, Marshman Z, Rodd H, Gilchrist F & Zaitoun H (2018) Impact on Children of Dental Caries and Treatment Under GA. 2018 IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition.

Preprints

  • Attamimi S, Marshman Z, Deery C, Radley S & Gilchrist F (2024) , JMIR Publications Inc..
  • Marshman Z, Ainsworth H, Chestnutt IG, Day P, Dey D, Yousfi SE, Fairhurst C, Gilchrist F, Hewitt C, Jones C , Kellar I et al (2019) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Teaching interests

I am interested in developing novel digital learning tools to support clinical teaching. I was lucky to take part in the University of Sheffield's Digital Retreat, run by Elevate, and produced interactive digital scenarios to support student learning using Xerte Online Toolkits. Students requested this type of learning material to support their learning in conditions that they may see infrequently, such as dental trauma.

Teaching activities

I am Programme Lead for the Master of and Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry (Paediatric Dentistry), the Co-Theme Leader for the Oral Cavity in Health and Disease theme (clinical component). I teach throughout the BDS and DH&DT curricula delivering lectures, tutorials and clinical teaching.

Professional activities and memberships
  • Research Steering Group, CLEFT charity 
  • External Examiner Manchester and KCL
  • Examiner Membership in Paediatric Dentistry
  • Deputy OSCE lead, MPaed Dent
  • Member of Dental Education Board, RCPSG
  • Member of Paediatric Dentistry Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Excellence Group
  • Member of the Cleft and Craniofacial ECRG 
  • Chair of the Organising Committee for BSPD Conference 2022