In this interview, Professor Gerry McKenna of Queen’s University Belfast discusses the challenges facing dental and oral health research in the UK and the steps needed to support a thriving, sustainable research community.
Professor McKenna is Chair of Oral Health Services Research and Gerodontology within Queen’s University Belfast’s Centre for Public Health, where he leads oral health research. His work focuses on improving oral health and overall wellbeing, particularly for older people, through research into dental care, nutrition and health services. The conversation explores the findings and recommendations of Clinical Researchers in the UK: Reversing the Decline, a report led by the Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR), which examines how to address the decline in the UK’s clinical research workforce and strengthen research capacity.
