Sara Hughes • UCSF Profiles

Education and Training

University of Brighton, England	EdD	2013	Education
University of Portsmouth, England	MA	2001	Health Professional Education
University of Portsmouth, England	BSc (Hons)	2000	Health Promotion
National Examination Board for Dental Nurses, England	Diploma	1999	Conscious Sedation Nursing
National Examination Board for Dental Nurses, England	Certificate	1996	Oral Health Education
National Examination Board for Dental Nurses, England	Certificate	1987	Dental Nursing

Awards and Honors

University of California, San Francisco	2018	Haile T. Debas, Academy of Medical Educators Teaching Excellence
Institute of Health Promotion and Education (MIHPE), England	2018	Health Promotion and Education
the Queen's Royal Anniversary Trust, England	2015	Promoting World-Class Excellence and Achievement in Learning and Teaching (Shortlisted)
University of Portsmouth	2014	Endowed/Personal Chair in Dental Education, England
Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), England	2014	Principal Fellow
National Health Services	2014	NHS Innovation Award in Learning and Teaching
University of North Carolina	2013	Adjunct Professor
Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)	2013	Senior Fellow
Higher Education Academy (NTF), England	2012	National Teaching Fellow
General Dentistry, England	2012	Primary Care Dental Practice of the Year
King's College London Dental Institute, England	2010	Honorary Professor
Her Majesty the Queen of England	2006	Member of the British Empire (MBE)
National Health Services	2005	NHS Manager of the Year
University of Portsmouth, England	2004	Learning & Teaching Recognition Award
University of Portsmouth, England	1999	Teaching Excellence Award
Higher Education Academy (FHEA), England	1999	Fellow

Overview

Dr. Sara Hughes is Associate Dean of Education and Student Affairs in the UCSF School of Dentistry. She is native of England, where she founded and led for many years a primary care based intra-professional dental school.

She joined the UCSF family in January 2017, having moved here from Singapore. She is well travelled, 62 countries to date, and has been invited to give keynote presentations on clinical education around the world.

Her work in education has been widely recognized. In September this year, she was accepted into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. Having only been in the US and UCSF for eighteen months this is a tremendous achievement. In 2012, she was inaugurated National Teaching Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and in 2014 she was honored with a Principal Fellowship; the two most prestigious awards in UK higher education.

She holds the first UK Endowed Chair in Dental Education, and in 2006, was honored Member of the British Empire (MBE), by her Majesty the Queen of England for her services to dental education, and work with what she terms “hard to reach and easy to ignore communities”.

Dr. Hughes, maiden name, Holmes, is the first member of her family to go to colleague and University.

Faculty Mentoring

Publications

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Harris, M., Wilson, J.C, Hughes, S., Knevel, J.M, & Radford, D.R.European Journal of Dental Education. Perceived stress and well-being in UK and Australian Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy students. 2018.
Harris, M, Wilson, J.C., Hughes, S.Annual Clinical Journal of Dental Health. Evaluating a resiliency workshop delivered to dental hygiene and dental therapy students. 2018.
Harris, M., Wilson, J.C., Hughes, S., Radford, D.R.British Dental Journal. Does stress in a dental hygiene and dental therapy undergraduate program contribute to a sense of well-being in the students. 2017.
Harris, M., Wilson, J.C., Holmes, S., & Radford, D.R.British Dental Journal. Perceived stress and well-being amongst dental hygiene and dental therapy students. 2017.
White F, Taylor J, Harris M, Holmes S .BSDHT Annual Clinical Journal of Dental Health. Electronic cigarettes, smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction: Views of a student dental team. 2016.
Pointin E, Harris M, Taylor J, Holmes S .BSDHT Annual Clinical Journal of Dental Health. Raising awareness of the link between oral sex and mouth cancer in a UK dental school setting. 2016.
Radford D, Holmes S, Dunne S, Woolford MJ .European Journal of Dental Education. Outreach clinical dental education: The Portsmouth experience. A 4-year follow up study. 2016.
Radford DR, Holmes S, Woolford MJ, Dunne SM .British Dental Journal. The impact of integrated team care using a live NHS contract on the educational experience of final year dental students. 2014.
Sharma S, Gallagher J, Holmes S, Horton L .British Dental Journal. What is your plan B?. 2014.
Weld J, Holmes S .Journal of Private Dentistry. Does CPD in your practice have value or it is just a box ticking exercise. 2013.
Holmes S .Journal of Private Dentistry. The changing nature of DCP education. 2012.
Radford D.R, Woolford M.W, Dunne S.M, Holmes S .British Dental Journal. Better prepared. 2012.
Radford D.R, Holmes S, Dunne S, Woolford M.J .British Dental Journal. Response to the theory practice training gap. 2012.
Holmes S.National Dental Health Education Journal. Student's perceptions of the importance of registration. 2001.

Sara Hughes, MA, EdD