Professor Barry Main
FRCS(OMFS)Ed, PhD(Bristol), BMSc(Hons)(Dund.), BDS (Hons)(Dund.), MFDS RCS(RCS), MBChB (Hons)(Bristol), MRCS(RCS)
Current positions
Head of School
Bristol Dental SchoolProfessor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Bristol Dental School
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
HARMONY – HeAlthieR sMiles fOr children with cleft bY improving caries prevention and management
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Dental SchoolDates
01/11/2022 to 31/10/2025
Development of a core outcome set and identification of outcome measurement tools for interventions after stillbirth (International Collaboration for Harmonising Outcomes fOr Stillbirth ResEarch: ICHOOSE)
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Background
A wide range of interventions are offered to parents following the diagnosis of stillbirth. Examples include seeing birthing options, counselling and care in subsequent pregnancies. Many of these interventions have…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Doctoral CollegeDates
01/01/2018 to 31/12/2020
Publications
Recent publications
06/02/2024Association of Perioperative Antibiotics with the Prevention of Postoperative Fistula after Cleft Palate Repair
Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
A Systematic Review to Summarise and Appraise the Reporting of Surgical Innovation
Obesity Surgery
What are patients told about innovative surgical procedures?
Annals of Surgery
A systematic review of robot-assisted anti-reflux surgery to examine reporting standards
Journal of Robotic Surgery
A clinical observational analysis of aerosol emissions from dental procedures
PLoS ONE