Rate My Professor Nicola Innes

Professor Innes's research specializations encompass evidence-based paediatric dentistry, minimally invasive caries management including the Hall Technique and silver diamine fluoride, behaviour change interventions for oral health, economic evaluations of caries interventions, and clinical trials in cariology, restorative, preventive, and paediatric dentistry. She has attracted over £8 million in grant funding, authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, and led major UK-wide NIHR-funded trials such as FiCTION on caries management strategies, BRIGHT on school-based toothbrushing interventions (published 2024), and CALM on reducing dental anxiety. Key publications include 'Evidence-based pediatric dentistry: the first twenty-five years of transformation and the next' (Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, 2026), the Cochrane review on topical silver diamine fluoride (2024), 'A century of change towards prevention and minimal intervention in cariology' (Journal of Dental Research, 2019), and foundational Hall Technique papers (2007, 2011, 2017). Her influence extends to co-authoring Cochrane reviews, contributing to SDCEP guidance, IAPD consensus recommendations, and international collaborations across Germany, the US, Australia, Brazil, Latvia, Lithuania, and New Zealand. Awards include the Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leader Award, Impact Award for the BRIGHT Trial (2024), and the 2025 IADR Giddon Award for Distinguished Research in the Behavioral Sciences.