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He became Dean for [[King's College London]] KCL External Affairs and vice-Dean for the Dental Institute, later stepping down from both. Later, he worked with Sierre Leone as a member of The Kings Centre for Global Health and became involved in clinical research in oral [[HIV]] and [[AIDS]].<ref name="Culford"/> |
He became Dean for [[King's College London]] KCL External Affairs and vice-Dean for the Dental Institute, later stepping down from both. Later, he worked with Sierre Leone as a member of The Kings Centre for Global Health and became involved in clinical research in oral [[HIV]] and [[AIDS]].<ref name="Culford"/> |
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==Challacombe scale== |
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Challacombe developed the [[Challacombe scale]] for measuring the extent of [[xerostomia|dryness of the mouth]] in human beings. It was launched in 2011 at Tylney Hall in [[Hampshire]]<ref name="Nature2011">{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=21 October 2011|title=Dry mouth scale launched|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2011.884|journal=British Dental Journal|language=en|volume=211|pages=351|doi=10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.884|issn=1476-5373|via=}}</ref> and has become widely used as a medical tool for assessing and monitoring dry mouth. <ref name=Meurman2018>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JnJgDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA15&dq=scoring+dry+mouth+cods&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcyP2Lx4LjAhVWQEEAHe7fC7kQ6AEIMjAB#v=onepage&q=scoring%20dry%20mouth%20cods&f=false|title=Translational Oral Health Research|last=Meurman|first=Jukka H.|date=2018|publisher=Springer|year=|isbn=978-3-319-78204-1|location=|pages=15|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honours== |
==Awards and honours== |
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Stephen Challacombe | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | Culford School |
| Known for | Challacombe scale |
Stephen Challacombe (born April 1946) is Martin Rushton professor of oral medicine at King's College London (KCL).[1] He developed the Challacombe scale for measuring the extent of dryness of the mouth in human beings.[2][3][4] It was launched in 2011.[2]
Early life and education
Challacombe attended Culford School, where he played a number of sports including rugby.[5]
He initially worked in immunology.[6]
Career
He became professor of the oral medicine department UMDS at Guy’s Hospital.[6]
He became Dean for King's College London KCL External Affairs and vice-Dean for the Dental Institute, later stepping down from both. Later, he worked with Sierre Leone as a member of The Kings Centre for Global Health and became involved in clinical research in oral HIV and AIDS.[5]
Challacombe scale
Challacombe developed the Challacombe scale for measuring the extent of dryness of the mouth in human beings. It was launched in 2011 at Tylney Hall in Hampshire[2] and has become widely used as a medical tool for assessing and monitoring dry mouth. [7]
Awards and honours
He has been president of
- British and International Associations for Oral
- Dental Research
- British and European Associations of Oral Medicine.[5].
Personal and family
He is married to Tina and they have two children.[5]
Writing
Challacombe has published a number of works on induction of secretory immune responses, oral tolerance and on immunological aspects of the oral cavity.[6]
Selected publications
Articles
- Oral mucosal lesions : what the general practitioner needs to know, Wynnum, Qld (2009), DVD-ROM
- "Clinical assessment of oral dryness: development of a scoring system related to salivary flow and mucosal wetness", co-authored with S.M. Osailan, R. Pramanik, B. P. Shirlawb, G.B. Proctor, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2012.05.009, November 2012, Volume 114, Issue 5, Pages 597–603
- "Dry Mouth and Clinical Oral Dryness Scoring Systems", co-authored with P. Das, Primary Dental Journal], 2016 Feb 1;5(1):77-79. PMID 29029657
- "Fortitude and resilience in service of the population: a case study of dental professionals striving for health in Sierra Leone", British Dental Journal Open. 2019; 5: 7. Published online 2019 May 13. doi:10.1038/s41405-019-0011-2
Books
- Advances in Mucosal Immunology : Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Mucosal Immunology, co-authored with Thomas T MacDonald, Paul W Bland, Christopher R Stokes, Richard V Heatley, Allan Mcl Mowat Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, (1990), ISBN 9789400918481, OCLC 840304723
- Food allergy\\, co-authored with Jonathan Brostoff, Saunders, (1998), Clinics in immunology and allergy, v. 2, no. 1. OCLC 9254958
- Food Allergy and Intolerance, co--authored with Jonathan Brostoff, Saunders (2002) ISBN 9780702020384
- Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: The Basis of Diagnosis and Treatment, Churchill Livingstone
References
- ^ "Professor Stephen Challacombe". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c "Dry mouth scale launched". British Dental Journal. 211: 351. 21 October 2011. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.884. ISSN 1476-5373.
- ^ Katz, James D.; Walitt, Brian (2018). Rheumatic Diseases in Older Adults, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 426. ISBN 9780323613545.
- ^ Banerjee, Avijit; Watson, Timothy F. (2015). Pickard's Guide to Minimally Invasive Operative Dentistry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198712091.
- ^ a b c d "Prof. Stephen Challacombe". www.culford.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c Challacombe, S.; Bland, P.; Stokes, C.; Heatley, A.; Mowat, A. (1990). Advances in Mucosal Immunology: Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Mucosal Immunology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 0-7462-0113-3.
- ^ Meurman, Jukka H. (2018). Translational Oral Health Research. Springer. p. 15. ISBN 978-3-319-78204-1.
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