Professor Mark Ide has supervised over 45 research projects, mostly at Masters level but also nine PhDs. His research has been a mixture of basic sciences, clinical and translational investigating dentine sensitivity treatment and assessment, periodontal-systemic links and inflammation including pregnancy outcome, monitoring and assessment of periodontal tissues in health and disease

He is currently focusing on biomarkers for periodontal and other diseases, periodontal-systemic links, inflammation, epidemiology, disease measurement and associations with microbiome, as well as tissue imaging and the use of technology for education and improving the physical performance of clinicians.

Mark has been involved in dental education for over 25 years at DCP, BDS and postgraduate level. He was the clinical and academic Discipline Lead for Periodontology for 14 years, and Postgraduate/Specialist Programme Lead for 10 years, developing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes using technology and new clinical innovations with an evidence-based approach.

He has been an external examiner at undergraduate, Masters and PhD level at various UK and international schools, as well as Periodontology Lead for MRD/MPerio at RCS England.

From 2005-2009 he was Deputy Director of Student Welfare in FoDOCS.

Mark has over 25 years experience in private practice and has been a Specialist in Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry since 2001. He has been engaged by Clearcast and RACC for vetting relevant UK Radio and TV advertising for several years, and was shortlisted for the Aesthetic Dentistry Awards UK for his work on conventional and implant supported rehabilitation of hypodontia with tooth surface loss and periodontitis. He has been recognised both locally and nationally for his teaching on five occasions.

He has served as President 2019 (Secretary, Teachers Section 1999-2001; Chair, Teachers Section 2002–2004; Honorary Secretary 2003–2007; EuroPerio7 Representative 2011) of the British Society of Periodontology and a member of various other national and international societies, including ITI Fellow, Vice-President British Dental Hygienists Association and Chair of Periodontal Research Group, British Society for Oral and Dental Research.