Chief Investigators
Professor Jan Clarkson
- FiCTION Joint Chief Investigator
- Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry and Programme Director, Dental Health Services Research Unit, University of Dundee
Professor Jan Clarkson BSc BDS PhD FDS RCS(Ed) FDS(Paed) RCS(Ed). Jan Clarkson graduated in dentistry from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1987 and after 10 years at the University of Manchester, she joined DHSRU. From 1998 to 2012, she was the Effective Dental Practice Programme Director, conducting high quality research and promoting implementation of research evidence in dental primary care. In January 2013, Jan and Ruth Freeman were appointed as Co-Directors of DHSRU. She is a founding member of the Cochrane Oral Health Group and her role as Editor has influenced her research activity. She is on the specialist list for Paediatric Dentistry. Jan is Director of the Scottish Dental Practice Based Research Network which has undertaken unique trials in healthcare, both in clinical practice and education. As Director of the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme, she is responsible for the development, production and dissemination of guidance in priority areas for dentistry in Scotland. The long-term collaboration with researchers affiliated to DHSRU, in particular the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, has created an international research collaboration which is currently taking forward knowledge transfer to inform both service and educational policy in dentistry. Jan is Joint Chief Investigator in the FiCTION trial and is an experienced trialist having successfully initiated, developed and conducted more than 20 clinical research trials in primary dental care.
