Peter Thomson is Head of Dentistry and Professor of  Oral & Maxillofacial Sciences in the College of Medicine & Dentistry. A UK and Australian specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, he qualified BDS from Manchester University and MBBS from Newcastle upon Tyne, gaining Fellowships in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ireland and Glasgow and a Fellowship in Surgery from Edinburgh, specializing in Head & Neck Oncology. He completed MSc and PhD degrees in epithelial biology and cancer research at Manchester University, where he was Lecturer, before returning to Newcastle in 1996 as Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

In 2009, he was appointed Hunterian Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and in 2011 King James IV Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. In 2014, he gained a Manchester Higher Doctorate (DDSc) for oral oncology research, and in 2016 an MD from the University of Bath for his thesis on interventional management of oral potentially malignant disorders. In 2016 he joined the University of Queensland’s School of Dentistry as Professor of Maxillofacial Surgery & Academic Clinical Director, before moving to The University of Hong Kong in October 2017 to become Associate Dean at the Faculty of Dentistry and Director of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital.

Author of more than 300 research papers and 2 oral cancer textbooks, Peter is an internationally recognised authority in oncology, with a particular emphasis on oral carcinogenesis, epithelial cell biology, early diagnosis and interventional management of potentially malignant disease and the prevention of cancer. 

Teaching

• DS1101: Dental Science 1 (Level 1; CNS)
• DS1102: Dental Science 2 (Level 1; CNS)
• DS2101: Simulated Clinical Dentistry 1 (Level 2; CNS)
• DS2102: Simulated Clinical Dentistry 2 (Level 2; CNS)
• DS3101: Introduction to Clinical Dentistry (Level 3; CNS)
• DS3102: Clinical Dentistry 1 (Level 3; CNS)
• DS4101: Clinical Dentistry 2 (Level 4; CNS)
• DS4102: Clinical Dentistry 3 (Level 4; CNS)
• DS5101: Clinical Practice 1 (Comprehensive Oral Care) (Level 5; CNS)
• DS5102: Clinical Practice 2 (Comprehensive Oral Care) (Level 5; CNS)

Research Disciplines

• Dentistry (3203)
• Oncology and carcinogenesis (3211)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical health (2001)
• Public health (2004)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Adeoye J, Koohi-Moghadam M, Choi S, Zheng L, Lo A, Tsang R, Chow V, Akinshipo A, Thomson P and Su Y (2023) Predicting oral cancer risk in patients with oral leukoplakia and oral lichenoid mucositis using machine learning. Journal of Big Data, 10 (1).
• Adeoye J, Zheng L, Thomson P, Choi S and Su Y (2023) Explainable ensemble learning model improves identification of candidates for oral cancer screening. Oral Oncology, 136.
• Alkandari A, Ho J, Choi S and Thomson P (2023) Oral cavity and oropharyngeal carcinoma disparities in age and survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of Queensland. BMC Cancer, 23.
• Curtin J, Thomson P, Wong G, Lam A and Choi S (2023) The Impact of Surgery on Circulating Malignant Tumour Cells in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers, 15 (3).
• Goyal N, Hennessy M, Lehman E, Lin W, Agudo A, Ahrens W, Boccia S, Brennan P, Brenner H, Cadoni G, Canova C, Chen C, Conway D, Curado M, Dal Maso L, Daudt A, Edefonti V, Fabianova E, Fernandez L, Franceschi S, Garavello W, Gillison M, Hayes R, Healy C, Herrero R, Holcatova I, Kanda J, Kelsey K, Hansen B, Koifman R, Lagiou P, La Vecchia C, Levi F, Li G, Lissowska J, Mendoza López R, Luce D, Macfarlane G, Mates D, Matsuo K, McClean M, Menezes A, Menvielle G, Morgenstern H, Moysich K, Negri E, Olshan A, Pandics T, Polesel J, Purdue M, Radoi L, Ramroth H, Richiardi L, Schantz S, Schwartz S, Serraino D, Shangina O, Smith E, Sturgis E, ?wi?tkowska B, Thomson P, Vaughan T, Vilensky M, Winn D, Wunsch-Filho V, Yu G, Zevallos J, Zhang Z, Zheng T, Znaor A, Boffetta P, Hashibe M, Lee Y and Muscat J (2023) Risk factors for head and neck cancer in more and less developed countries: Analysis from the INHANCE consortium. Oral Diseases, 29 (4). pp. 1565-1578
• Sayal L, Hamadah O, Almasri A, Idrees M, Thomson P and Kujan O (2023) Saliva-based cell-free DNA and cell-free mitochondrial DNA in head and neck cancers have promising screening and early detection role. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 52 (1). pp. 29-36
• Sun K, Tan J, Thomson P and Choi S (in press) Influence of time between surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy on prognosis for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review. Head and Neck,
• Sun A, Sharma D, Choi S, Ramamurthy P and Thomson P (2023) Oral Cancer in Australia – Rising Incidence and Worsening Mortality. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 52 (4). pp. 283-356
• Wang W, Zhang Q, Thomson P, Sharma D, Ramamurthy P and Choi S (in press) Predicting oral cancer survival—Development and validation of an Asia-Pacific nomogram. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine,
• Adeoye J, Wan C, Zheng L, Thomson P, Choi S and Su Y (2022) Machine Learning-Based Genome-Wide Salivary DNA Methylation Analysis for Identification of Noninvasive Biomarkers in Oral Cancer Diagnosis. Cancers, 14.
• Adeoye J, Akinshipo A, Koohi-Moghadam M, Thomson P and Su Y (2022) Construction of machine learning-based models for cancer outcomes in low and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review. Frontiers in Oncology, 12.
• Adeoye J, Sakeen Alkandari A, Tan J, Wang W, Zhu W, Thomson P, Zheng L, Choi S and Su Y (2022) Performance of a simplified scoring system for risk stratification in oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders screening. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 51 (5). pp. 464-473

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 77+ research outputs authored by Prof Peter Thomson from 2016 onwards.

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Current

• Oral Cancer in rural and regional Australia: Awareness, prevention and intervention strategies. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• The Influence of Coagulopathies and Anti-Thrombotic Drugs on Contemporary Dental Treatment: A University Teaching Clinic Study (Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Retrospective Case note review of Oral Surgery in a University Dental Clinic (Masters , Primary Advisor)

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