Dr Claudia Heggie

Research interests

I am currently completing an NIHR funded PhD exploring the implementation of photobiomodulation (a red light treatment) for oral mucositis prevention in children and young people receiving chemotherapy. My research interests include the oral health of children with cancer and other complex medical backgrounds, implementation science, qualitative research methods, and involvement of children and families in research.

My research interests are detailed further at the Child Health Outcomes Research at Leeds website, in their Future Leaders of Child Health Research section:

Researcher Showcase: Claudia Heggie - CHORAL (choralresearch.org.uk)

Video resources explaining my research area, co-created with children and young people, are available through the Leeds Children’s Hospital TV website:

Photobiomodulation (lchtv.com)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Academic Distinction & Clinical Merit), Newcastle University 2017
• PGCert (Distinction) Teaching & Learning in the Clinical Context, Edge Hill University, 2021
• PGCert (Distinction) Health Research, University of Leeds, 2022

Professional memberships

• Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (RCS Eng)
• Membership of Paediatric Dentistry (RCS Eng)

Student education

Clinical and academic teaching in Paediatric Dentistry for Undergraduate Dental Surgery (BChD) and Dental Hygiene and Therapy BSc programmes, and Postgraduate Professional Doctorate in Paediatric Dentistry