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Professor Jeremy Bagg is Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Head of Glasgow Dental School at the University of Glasgow since January 2005. He also serves as Deputy Head of the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Professor Bagg has made significant contributions to oral microbiology, infection control, and public health dentistry.
Professor Bagg qualified BDS (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh in 1979 and was awarded a PhD in 1982 for research on bacterial adhesion mechanisms. He served as Lecturer in Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology at Cardiff Dental School from 1983-1991, gaining the FDS diploma and MRCPath in oral microbiology in 1987. Joining the University of Glasgow in 1991 as Lecturer in Oral Microbiology, he was awarded a Personal Professorship in Clinical Microbiology in 1999.
His research focuses on the role of oral micro-organisms in systemic disease, oral infections in medically compromised patients, infection control in dental surgery, and public health microbiology. As a member of the Infection & Immunity Research Group, Professor Bagg has co-authored two textbooks and published over 160 papers. His work spans dental microbiology, infection control practices, oral-systemic health connections, and global oral health policy development, with particular expertise in denture microbiology, blood-borne virus management, and the oral health of medically compromised patients.
Professor Bagg holds significant leadership positions including Chairman of the National Dental Advisory Committee at the Scottish Government Health Department and Chair of the Steering Group of the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme. He is also a member of the UK Advisory Panel for Health Care Workers Infected with Blood-borne Viruses. In 2004, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health for his contribution to public health microbiology.
His recent work demonstrates continued excellence across multiple domains including dental infection control, global oral health policy, dental education innovation, and the microbiology of oral diseases. Professor Bagg's research has particular relevance to denture care, blood-borne virus management in dental settings, and the connection between oral health and systemic conditions.
Professor Bagg has contributed to major initiatives including the Scottish Oral Health Research Strategy and serves as one of two Scottish representatives on the Oral & Dental Specialty Group of the UK Clinical Research Network. His work has influenced dental practice guidelines and public health policy in Scotland and beyond.
