Wendy Thompson

Wendy Thompson is a Research Fellow at the School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, and a part-time general dental practitioner in Bradford, Shipley, and Kendal. Her work focuses on optimizing urgent dental care delivery to reduce antibiotic prescribing through ethnographic methods, behavioral science, and co-production with stakeholders.

Education:

• BSc (Hons) Microbiology with Microbial Technology
• BDS (Hons)
• MJDF (Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties)

Research Interests:

• Improving urgent dental care pathways
• Antibiotic prescribing behavior in dentistry
• Patient-provider collaboration in healthcare

Scientific Awards:

• NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship for PhD work at Leeds