Dr Tom Broomhead

BA (Hons), MSc, PhD

School of Clinical Dentistry

Research Associate

Tom Broomhead
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t.w.broomhead@sheffield.ac.uk
19 Claremont Crescent

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Dr Tom Broomhead
School of Clinical Dentistry
19 Claremont Crescent
含羞草传媒
S10 2TA
Profile

My background is in geography, and I graduated from the University of 含羞草传媒 with a BA in Human Geography in 2009 and an MSc in Social and Spatial Inequalities in 2011.

In 2013 I joined the School of Clinical Dentistry as a Research Assistant, before starting a PhD exploring the impacts of neighbourhood environments on oral health. I completed my PhD in 2017.

Following the PhD, I worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (2017-2018), before joining the School of Clinical Dentistry as a Research Associate in 2018.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Human Geography, University of 含羞草传媒 (2009)

MSc Social and Spatial Inequalities, University of 含羞草传媒 (2011)

PhD, University of 含羞草传媒 (2018)

Research interests

My main research interests include geographical variations and inequalities in health-related outcomes, particularly concerning oral health.

Since joining the School of Clinical Dentistry I have worked on the following related projects:

  • Analysing national patterns of supervised toothbrushing programmes in England (2023-present)
  • Working with the City of Doncaster Council to investigate neighbourhood profiles and vulnerable populations (2023-2024)
  • The Oral Health Observatory - using standardised international oral health-related datasets in six countries (2019-2020)
  • National patterns in paediatric hospital admissions for dental extractions in England (2019)

I am also interested in quality of life and everyday impacts associated with oral health, and have been involved in the following related projects:

  • Living with removable partial dentures (2021-2022)
  • Psychometric validation of the gum health experience questionnaire (2020-2021)
  • Development of a gum-related quality of life measure (2018-2019)
Publications

Journal articles

  • Aravena-Rivas Y, Heilmann A, Watt RG, Broomhead T & Tsakos G (2024) . The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 100794-100794. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gibson BJ, Baker SR, Broomhead T, El-Dhuwaib B, Martin N, McKenna G & Alavi A (2024) . Journal of Dentistry, 145, 104964-104964. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, England R, Mason S, Sereny M, Taylor S, Tsakos G, Williams D & Baker SR (2024) . International Dental Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Baker SR, Martin N, McKenna G, El鈥怐huwaib B, Alavi A & Gibson B (2024) . Gerodontology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Gibson BJ, Parkinson C, Robinson PG, Vettore MV & Baker SR (2023) . Journal of Clinical Periodontology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Taylor S, Baker SR, Broomhead T, England R, Mason S, Sereny M, Tsakos G & Williams DM (2023) . International Dental Journal, 73(4), 566-573. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T & Baker SR (2023) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51(1), 85-88. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Gibson B, Parkinson CR, Vettore MV & Baker SR (2022) . BMC Oral Health, 22(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Ballas D & Baker SR (2021) . Health & Place, 71, 102657-102657. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Rodd HD, Baker SR, Jones K, Davies G, White S, Wilcox D, Allen Z & Marshman Z (2021) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 49(4), 322-329. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brennan A, Buckley C, Vu TM, Probst C, Nielsen A, Bai H, Broomhead T, Greenfield T, Kerr W, Meier PS , Rehm J et al (2020) . International Journal of Microsimulation, 13(2), 21-60. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Rodd HD, Baker SR, Jones K, Davies G, White S & Marshman Z (2020) . British Dental Journal, 229(1), 31-39. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stamm TA, Omara M, Bakerc SR, Foster Page L, Thomson WM, Benson PE, Broomhead T, Aguilar-Diaz F, Do L, Gibson BJ , Hirsch C et al (2020) . Journal of Dentistry, 93. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T & Baker SR (2019) . Community Dental Health, 36(1), 55-62. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Ballas D & Baker SR (2019) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 47(1), 1-11. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Baker SR, Foster Page L, Thomson WM, Broomhead T, Bekes K, Benson PE, Aguilar-Diaz F, Do L, Hirsch C, Marshman Z , McGrath C et al (2018) . Journal of Dental Research, 97(10), 1129-1136. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marshman Z, Broomhead T, Rodd HD, Jones K, Burke D & Baker SR (2017) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 45(1), 49-58. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Baker SR, Jones K, Richardson A & Marshman Z (2014) . Community Dental Health, 31(2), 111-116. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broomhead T, Ballas D & Baker S () . Regional Science Policy & Practice. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Ballas D, Broomhead T & Jones PM (2019) , The Practice of Spatial Analysis (pp. 69-84). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Broomhead T, Purshouse R, Strong M, Brennan A, Kerr W, Greenfield T, Nielsen A & Probst C (2018) PLATFORM FOR CALIBRATED, SYSTEM-BASED MODELS OF ALCOHOL USE DYNAMICS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, Vol. 42 (pp 331A-331A) RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching activities

PhD supervision: Yanela Aravena-Rivas (University College London) - Impact of the governance system on sugar consumption patterns among the Chilean population (co-supervisor, 2021-present). 

I have also previously contributed as a lab demonstrator on undergraduate GIS modules and postgraduate statistics modules and supervised a masters level dissertation in Dental Public Health.

Professional activities and memberships

Co-lead of the Place and Communities workstream (Healthy Lifespan Institute 鈥 University of 含羞草传媒).

Member of:

  • International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (IADR)
  • Behavioural, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research (BEHSR) group of IADR
  • British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR)

Journal referee for Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Community Dental Health, BMC Oral Health, BMC Health Services Research, British Dental Journal, Addiction, Health and Place, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy.