Memberships / External Activities:

British Dental Association
British Society for Disability and Oral Health
British Society of Gerodontolog
Founding Trustee & Secretary of charity supporting disabled people (1990 – present)
Welsh Health Planning Forum Health Gain Review Panel Oral Health (1993)
Welsh Health Planning Forum Older People (1995)
Committee Member British Society of Disability & Oral Health (BSDH) (1995 – 1999)
Bro Taf HA Acquired Brain Injury Working Party (1996)
Honorary President British Society for Disability & Oral Health (1998)
BSDH Working Groups to develop guidelines: (1998 - 2004)
Standards for oral health care for long-stay patients and residents
Oral health care for people with mental health problems
Guidelines for the oral care of patients who are dependent, dysphagic or critically ill
Guidelines for oral health care for people with a physical disability
Principles on intervention for people unable to comply with routine dental care.
Bro Taf HA Oral Health Steering Group for Special Needs (1998 - 2004)
RCS/BSDH Expert Group for Clinical Guidelines and Integrated Care Pathways for People with Learning Disabilities (1999 - 2001).
Co-opted Committee Member British Society for Disability & Oral Health (1999 – 2008)
Editorial Board for Journal of Disability & Oral Health (2000 – present)
Chair of All Wales Special Interest Group for Oral Health Care (2000 – 2006)
BSDH Representative at International Association for Disability Oral Health (2000 – 2006)
DH Working Group for Essence of Care (2001)
Welsh Assembly Government Steering Group for Fundamentals of Care (2001 - 2003)
DH Working Group for Strategy for Oral Health of Older People (2004 - 2005)
British Society of Gerodontology: Committee Member (2005 – present)
BSDH Teachers Group (2005 – present)
Welsh Assembly Government Working Group Stroke Management NSF Older People(2005)
Honorary President British Society of Gerodontology (2006)
BSG Working Group for Guidelines for Oral Health Care for Stroke (2008 - 2010)
British Society of Gerodontology Oral Health Older People Working Group (2010 – present)
Welsh Assembly Government Cross Party Group on Dementia (2010 – present)

Teaching Profile:

Undergraduate:
Undergraduate Seminars in Special Care Dentistry
Outreach education in Special Care for Dental Care Professionals
Postgraduate:
Development of Distance Learning Modules in Special Care for DCPs and Dentists, and Tutor for SC Distance Learning modules for Cardiff University MDPG
Tutor for Bristol University Open Learning Course in Special Care Dentistry
Postgraduate lectures in Special Care Dentistry
Research Supervision:

Research Interests:

Selected Publications:

Griffiths J. Guidelines for Oral Care Services for People with Disabilities in Disability and Oral Care. 2000. Ed J Nunn. World Dental Press.
Griffiths JE & Boyle S. A colour guide to Holistic Oral Care: a guide for health professionals 2005. 2nd Ed. Pub Stephen Hancocks Ltd.
Meeting the Challenges of Oral Health for Older People: A Strategic Review. Gerodontology 2005: 22; Supp 1.
Griffiths JE. Oral Health in Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine. Ed MSJ Pathy. 4th Ed. Pub Wiley & Sons 2006.

Selected Projects/Publications in Special Care Dentistry: list up to 4

Jones G, Griffiths J, McCusker N et al. Proposals for a dental care professional qualification in special care: results of a UK survey. Journal of Disability and Oral Health. 2009; 10: 115-121.
Fiske J, Frenkel H, Griffiths J et al. Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for People with Dementia. Gerodontology 2006: 23: Supp 1.
Fiske J, Griffiths J, Thompson S. Multiple Sclerosis and oral care. Dental Update 2002; 29: 271-283.
Griffiths J. Preventing self-inflicted soft-tissue trauma: a case report in an adult with severe neurological impairment. Journal of Disability and Oral Health. 2001; 2: 27-29.

Additional Information:

Interest in Special Care Education for the dental team and Oral Health Education for health professionals and carers.