Dental School

Dr Vivian Binnie

Dr Vivian Binnie
  • Clinical Senior University Teacher (Dental School)

telephone: 01412119801
email: Vivian.Binnie@glasgow.ac.uk


Biography

Dr Viv Binnie graduated in dentistry from the University of Glasgow in 1984. She then worked in the Community Dental Service in the NHS, before working in the Dept of Public Health, University of Glasgow.  In 1990, she completed a Masters in Public Health (MPH) and in 2004 a Dental Public Health PhD, both at University of Glasgow.

Her current post is as a senior clinical teacher in Dental Public Health within the Community Oral Sciences Unit of Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. She is currently the Chair of the Tobacco Researchers Group and Vice-Chair of the coordinating group of the Scottish Tobacco Control Alliance.


Research interests

Her research interests include the role of oral health professionals in tobacco-related work. She has also managed two smoking cessation trials within a secondary care setting, including an RCT with periodontal patients (the topic of her PhD), and has received funding from ASH Scotland (PATH) to utilise behaviour change counselling with patients who have potentially malignant lesions.

She lectures on the topic of smoking cessation at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional education levels.


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2010

Needleman, I.G., Binnie, V.I. , Ainamo, A., Carr, A.B., Fundak, A., Koerber, A., Ohrn, K., and Rosseel, J. (2010) Improving the effectiveness of tobacco use cessation. International Dental Journal, 60 (1). pp. 50-59. ISSN 0020-6539

2008

Binnie, V (2008) Addressing the topic of smoking cessation in a dental setting. pp. 170-178.

2007

Binnie, V, McHugh, S, Jenkins, W, Borland, W, and Macpherson, LM (2007) A randomised controlled trial of a smoking cessation intervention delivered by dental hygienists: A feasibility study. Bmc Oral Health, 7 . p. 5.

2006

Ramseier, C, Mattheos, N, Needleman, I, Watt, R, Wickholm, S, Attstrom, A, and Binnie, V (2006) Consensus Report: First European Workshop on Tobacco Use. Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 4 . pp. 19-26.

Watt, RG, Benzian, H, Binnie, V , Gafner, C, Hovius, M, Newton, TJ, and Mecklenburg, RE (2006) Public health aspects of tobacco control: setting the agenda for action by oral health professions across Europe. Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 4 (1). pp. 19-26.

2004

Binnie, V., McHugh, S. , Macpherson, L. , Borland, B., Moir, K., and Malik, K. (2004) The validation of self-reported smoking status by analysing Cotinine levels in stimulated and unstimulated saliva, serum and urine. Oral Diseases, 10 (5). pp. 287-293. ISSN 1354-523X (doi:10.1111/j.1601-0825.2004.01018.x)

Ritchie, KA, Burke, FJT, Gilmour, WH , Macdonald, EB, Dale, IM, Hamilton, RM, McGowan, DA, Binnie, V , Collington, D , and Hammersley, R (2004) Mercury vapour levels in dental practices and body mercury levels of dentists and controls. British Dental Journal, 197 (10). pp. 625-632. (doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4811831)

2001

Hesketh, EA, Stephen, KW, Laidlaw, JM, and Binnie, V (2001) Lessons learned from the development of a distance-learning programme. Medical Teacher, 23 (1). pp. 33-38.

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  • Preventing oral cancer - a smoking cessation intervention in a dental setting for patients with potentially malignant lesions
    ASH Scotland
    2004 - 2008
     

Teaching

She is the Year Coordinator for BDS1 and the theme advocate for Patient Management Health Promotion in the BDS curriculum. She is involved in teaching behavioural sciences and dental public health at undergraduate/postgraduate level. Her educational research interests include teaching and evaluation of communication within a dental setting, and the use of peer assisted learning (PAL). She is a fellow of the Higher Educational Academy