Staff in the School

Dr Rachel Sammons

Dr Rachel Sammons

Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead BMedSc (Biomedical Materials Science)

Rachel Sammons is the Programme Lead for the BMedSc(Biomedical Materials Science) programme. She is also First Year Tutor and Examinations Officer for this Programme.

Rachel Sammons research interests focus on surface interactions between mammalian cells and bacteria and biomaterials – especially titanium and hydroxyapatite, for bone repair and the prevention of ...

Dr Ben Scheven

Dr Ben Scheven

Lecturer in Oral Cell Biology

Dr Ben Scheven has a long-term track record in the cell biology of hard tissues. Before he was appointed lecturer in at the University of Birmingham, Dr Scheven worked as a research scientist at different institutions in the Netherlands and the UK. His previous research focused on various aspects of bone growth and metabolism with special emphasis on cell differentiation and the role of hormonal ...

Dr Richard Shelton

Dr Richard Shelton

Senior Lecturer and Head of Biomaterials Unit

Dick Shelton is Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials and Head of the Biomaterials Unit. He has published over 40 research papers in scientific journals as well as reviews and a book chapter in the areas of bone biomaterials, tissue engineering and application of hydrogels. He has received grants from EPSRC, BBSRC and the Wellcome Trust.

Dr Adrian Shortall

Dr Adrian Shortall

Adrian Shortall is a part time Reader in Restorative Dentistry, responsible for one-to-one teaching of dental students and shares the duties of Head of Conservation Specialty Teaching with Professor Lumley. He also timetables Conservation Specialty Teaching (CST) and updates the teaching programme in this area as required. He teaches on Junior, Intermediate and Senior Laboratory ...

Mrs Gabrielle Stanley

Mrs Gabrielle Stanley

Lecturer/Hon Associate Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry

Gabrielle Stanley is a part-time Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Associate Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, responsible for one-to-one teaching of dental students, giving undergraduate lectures and seminars, arranging the term timetable and the day to day administration of the Paediatric Dentistry section of the BDS course.

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Dr Dominic Stewardson

Dr Dominic Stewardson

Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in restorative Dentistry

Dominic is a lecturer in conservative dentistry, Chair of the BDS Final examination written paper panel and co-ordinator of BRIDGE – Birmingham Research in General Dental Practice, a practice-based research group operating across the West Midlands.

Dominic is an enthusiastic clinical teacher and has had a long association with the supervision and mentoring of ...