Rosy Armstrong

Clinical Trial Co-ordinator

• Allerton L817
• T: 0161 295 2725
• E: r.armstrong@salford.ac.uk

Member of the WHO Collaborating Centre based in the School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Social Care.

Clinical Trial Co-ordinator for Salford Bright Smiles; an NHS funded study of community based interventions for the prevention of early childhood caries.

Clinical Research Associate
1998 – 2007
Unilever Research Laboratory
Clinical Trial Coordinator; also a calibrated clinical assessor trained in the use of dental clinical indices and related biomarkers for evaluating oral care products to internationally recognized good clinical practice standards (ICH GCP).

Research Group Co-ordinator and Research Dental Hygienist
1992 –1998
University of Wales College of Medicine, 
Cardiff Dental Hospital. 
Working with a multi disciplinary team in evidence based decision analysis methodology, clinical effectiveness, quality of life indices and the development of outcome utility values.
Completed an MPhil in the management of third molar patients.

European Medical Writers Certificate

ICH Good Clinical Practice

Delivery of randomised controlled trial behavioural intervention to trial participants

CPD trainer

Training in Good Clinical Practice and knowledge transfer to research team members and other stakeholders

Oral Health

Dental public health

Health related behavior change therapies     

MPhil in Health Services Research – Decision making in dentistry

Registered Dental Hygienist – General Dental Council

Institute of Clinical Research

N. Claydon, R. Yates, R. Labella, C. Hall, R. Armstrong, M. Addy
'A methodology using subjective and objective measures to compare plaque inhibition by toothpastes.' Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2004 31 (12), 1106–1109.

Goodey RD, Brickley MR, Armstrong RA, Shepherd JP, 'The minor oral surgery outcome scale: a multi-attribute patient derived outcome measure.' Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2001 59 (3): 362-3

M. R. Brickley, J. P. Shepherd, R. A. Armstrong. 'Neural networks: a new technique for development of decision support systems in dentistry.' Journal of Dentistry 1998 26 (4):  305-309

M. L. Jones, R. Armstrong, O. Kostopoulou, M. R. Brickley. 'Treatment strategies for lower third molars following orthodontic care.' British Journal of Orthodontics 1997 24:  319 - 324

Brickley M.R., Tanner M., Edwards M.J., Armstrong R.A., Evans D.J., Shepherd J.P. 'Prevalence of third molars in dental practice attendees aged over 35 years.' Community Dental Health 1996 13:  223-227

Armstrong R.A., Brickley M.R., Evans D.J., Cowpe J.G., Shepherd J.P. 'Patient perceptions regarding the risks of morbidity and complications of lower third molar removal.' Community Dental Health 1996 13 (1):  17-21

Armstrong R A, Brickley M R, Shepherd J P, Kay E. 'Healthy Decision Making: A new approach in dental health promotion using health state utilities.' Community Dental Health 1995; 12: 8-11

Brickley M R, Kay E, Shepherd J P, Armstrong R A. 'A decision analysis of lower third molar surgery.' Medical Decision Making 1995; 15 (2): 143-51

Brickley Mark, Armstrong Rosemary, Shepherd Jonathan, Kay Elizabeth. 'The relevance of health state utilities to lower third molar surgery.' International Dental Journal 1995; 45: 124-128