Professor Thomas Dietrich Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., MPH, FDS RCPS

Thomas Dietrich

School of Dentistry
Professor of Oral Surgery

Contact details

Email
t.dietrich@bham.ac.uk
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Address
The School of Dentistry
5 Mill Pool Way
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B5 7EG
United Kingdom

Thomas Dietrich is Head of the Department of Oral Surgery in the School of Dentistry in the School of Health Sciences.

Thomas is a clinical researcher/epidemiologist in Dental Medicine, particularly in the fields of Oral Surgery and Periodontology, and has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH/USA), the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR/UK) and the European Union.

He is a member of the European Centres for Dental Implantology and is an NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Advisory Panel member.

Qualifications

  • Honorary Fellowship in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, 2008.
  • Doctor medicinae, Charité, Humboldt University, 2003.
  • Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 2002.
  • Medicine, Charité, Humboldt University, 2001.
  • Doctor medicinae dentariae, Charité, Humboldt University, 1997.
  • Dentistry, Charité, Humboldt University, 1995.

Biography

Thomas Dietrich studied Dentistry and Medicine at Charité, Humboldt University in Berlin. He trained as an Oral Surgeon and worked with the Departments of Periodontology and Oral Surgery at Charité Berlin.

In 2001 he was awarded a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to study quantitative methods at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he graduated with an MPH in 2002.

In 2003 he joined the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research and Department of Periodontology at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine as Assistant and later as Associate Professor, where he pursued his interest in oral epidemiology and clinical outcomes research.

He was appointed Professor of Oral Surgery at the University of Birmingham in 2007.

Teaching

  • Dental Surgery BDS

Research

Research themes

  • Clinical epidemiology, outcomes research, clinical trials.
  • His research focus is on clinical and epidemiologic research on determinants of oral diseases and oral health outcomes and their interactions with systemic disease, in particular cardiovascular and rheumatic diseases, as well as the efficacy and effectiveness of dental treatment modalities, particularly in Oral Surgery, Periodontology and Implantology. 

Publications

Highlight publications

Gorecki, P, Rainsford, KD, Taneja, P, Bulsara, Y, Pearson, D, Saund, D, Ahmed, B & Dietrich, T 2018, 'Submucosal diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in third molar surgery: a randomized, controlled clinical trial', Journal of Dental Research, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034517744207

Gorecki, P, Burke, D, Chapple, I, Hemming, K, Saund, D, Pearson, D, Stahl, W, Lello, R & Dietrich, T 2018, 'Perioperative supplementation with a fruit and vegetable juice powder concentrate and postsurgical morbidity: a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled clinical trial', Clinical Nutrition, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 1448-1455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.004

Heaton, B, Garcia, RI & Dietrich, T 2018, 'Simulation study of misclassification bias in association studies employing partial-mouth protocols', Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 1034-1044. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.12979

Recent publications

Article

Herrera, D, Tonetti, MS, Chapple, I, Kebschull, M, Papapanou, PN, Sculean, A, Abusleme, L, Aimetti, M, Belibasakis, G, Blanco, J, Bostanci, N, Bouchard, P, Buduneli, N, Calciolari, E, Carra, MC, Chackartchi, T, Dannewitz, B, Danser, M, Deng, K, Derks, J, Dietrich, T, Discepoli, N, Divaris, K, Dommisch, H, Donos, N, Dutzan, N, Eickholz, P, Eren Kuru, B, Faria Almeida, R, Farina, R, Feher, B, Figuero, E, Giannobile, W, Gosset, M, Graziani, F, Gursoy, UK, Hagenfeld, D, Jepsen, K, Jepsen, S, Kumar, P, Laine, ML, Lambert, F, Lang, NP, Li, Y, Loos, B, Madianos, P, Matesanz, P, Mealey, B, Molina, A, Montero, E, Nibali, L, Preshaw, P, Rakic, M, Ramseier, C, Salvi, G, Sánchez, N, Sanz‐Sánchez, I, Shapira, L, Stavropoulos, A, Tamimi, F, Teughels, W, Tomasi, C, Trombelli, L, Vassilopoulos, S, Verket, A, West, N, Windisch, P & Sanz, M 2025, 'Consensus Report of the 20th European Workshop on Periodontology: Contemporary and Emerging Technologies in Periodontal Diagnosis', Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 52, no. S29, pp. 4-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.14152

Lopez-Oliva, I, Chapple, I, Paropkari, A, Saraswat, S, Sharma, P, Serban, S, De Pablo, P, Raza, K, Filer, A, Dietrich, T, Grant, M & Kumar, PS 2025, 'Dysbiosis-mediated inflammation: a pathophysiological link between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis', Journal of Clinical Periodontology.

Bonsmann, B, von See, C, Abughalia, M & Dietrich, T 2025, 'Risk factors for early implant failure following sinus augmentation: a multi-centre nested case-control study', Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 1306-1313. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.14191

Li, X, Niu, Z, Gao, C, Kroeger, A, Tsakos, G, Li, B, Zhu, J, Chen, G & Dietrich, T 2025, 'The cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of a Chinese version of the postoperative symptom severity (PoSSe) scale', BDJ Open, vol. 11, 50. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-025-00333-9

Rimmer, P, Cheesbrough, J, Harris, J, Love, M, Tull, S, Iqbal, A, Regan-Komito, D, Cooney, R, Hazel, K, Sharma, N, Dietrich, T, Chapple, I, Quraishi, MN & Iqbal, TH 2024, 'Optimising triage of urgent referrals for suspected IBD: results from the Birmingham IBD inception study', Frontline Gastroenterology. https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2023-102523

Wagner, SK, Patel, PJ, Huemer, J, Khalid, H, Stuart, K, Chu, C, Williamson, DJ, Struyven, RR, Romero-Bascones, D, Foster, P, Khawaja, A, Petzold, A, Balaskas, K, Cortina-Borja, M, Chapple, I, Dietrich, T, Rahi, JS, Denniston, A & Keane, PA 2024, 'Periodontitis and outer retinal thickness: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK Biobank cohort', Ophthalmology Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2024.100472

Li, X, Kristunas, C, Landini, G, Kroeger, A & Dietrich, T 2023, 'A novel method for the remote measurement of trismus in clinical trials using mobile phone cameras', Clinical Oral Investigations, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 7231-7236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-023-05272-z

Krug, R, Kroeger, A, Dietrich, T & Krastl, G 2023, 'Chirurgische Extrusion als präprothetische Vorbehandlung: Biologisch-technische Grundlagen und klinische Resultate einer besonderenzahnerhaltenden Technik', Quintessenz Zahnmedizin, vol. 2023, pp. 808-515. <https://www.quintessence-publishing.com/usa/en/article/4127913/quintessenz-zahnmedizin/2023/06/chirurgische-extrusion-als-praeprothetische-vorbehandlung>

Yonel, Z, Kocher, T, Chapple, I, Dietrich, T, Völzke, H, Nauck, M, Collins, G, Gray, LJ & Holtfreter, B 2023, 'Development and External Validation of a Multivariable Prediction Model to Identify Nondiabetic Hyperglycemia and Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: Diabetes Risk Assessment in Dentistry Score (DDS)', Journal of Dental Research, vol. 102, no. 2, pp. 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345221129807

Sharma, P, Kristunas, C, Chapple, I & Dietrich, T 2023, 'Periodontal health and patient reported outcomes: A longitudinal analysis of data from non-specialist practice settings', Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 50, no. 5, 13776, pp. 582-590. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13776

Yonel, Z, Kuningas, K, Sharma, P, Dutton, M, Jalal, Z, Cockwell, P, Webber, J, Narendran, P, Dietrich, T & Chapple, I 2022, 'Concordance of three point of care testing devices with clinical chemistry laboratory standard assays and patient-reported outcomes of blood sampling methods', BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, vol. 22, no. 1, 248. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01999-z

Alshihayb, T, Sharma, P, Dietrich, T & Heaton, B 2022, 'Exploring periodontitis misclassification mechanisms under partial-mouth protocols', Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 448-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13611

De Pablo, P, Serban, S, Lopez-Oliva, I, Rooney, J, Hill, K, Raza, K, Filer, A, Chapple, I & Dietrich, T 2022, 'Outcomes of periodontal therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: the OPERA feasibility randomized trial', Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13756

Chapter

Kroeger, A & Dietrich, T 2024, Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis. in S Dibart & T Dietrich (eds), Practical Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Planning. 2nd edn, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 129-134. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119830344.ch9

Review article

Chapple, ILC, Hirschfeld, J, Cockwell, P, Dietrich, T & Sharma, P 2024, 'Interplay between periodontitis and chronic kidney disease', Nature Reviews. Nephrology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-024-00910-5

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Expertise

Periodontal Diseases