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Nicola West is Professor and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Bristol Dental School, and the Director of the Clinical Trials Unit conducting research in the international forum, attracting substantial funding from industry, charities and NIHR funding streams. Current research interests are investigating the associations between periodontal diseases and systemic diseases and conditions including Alzheimer’s Disease & Parkinson’s Disease, cardiovascular diseases, and cystic fibrosis. Novel clinical periodontal research methodologies are developed alongside the scientific evaluation of oral health care products for gingivitis, tooth wear, dentine hypersensitivity, tooth staining and whitening.
Research is also conducted into oral hard and soft tissue augmentation and peri-implant lesions and conditions.
Nicola is the Secretary General of the European Federation of Periodontology and President elect for the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
In parallel Nicola has maintained a thriving periodontal and dental implant specialist practice in the centre of Bristol, a particular sphere of interest includes the management of peri-implantitis lesions.
She is the lead investigator for the epidemiology in Europe (Meribel) study, which she will be including in her presentation.
Decoding Gingivitis: Examining the prevalence, patient barriers, and efficacy of contemporary treatment
A symposium with presentations to share the latest data on prevalence of gum diseases in different countries as well as patient demography, barriers in treatment and new scientific evidence behind efficacy of sodium bicarbonate to enhance the mechanical clean in patients with gingivitis.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the prevalence of gum diseases across different patient cohorts and countries.
- Understand the positive ROI for eliminating gingivitis in reducing the burden of periodontitis.
- Real World Patient barriers in maintaining clinical gingival health and consider the benefits of supporting mechanical cleaning with an appropriate adjunct.
- Understand the outcomes of the pooled analysis of the clinical studies (plaque removal and gum health improvement benefits) for a 67% sodium bicarbonate toothpaste.
- Understand the impact of sodium bicarbonate on gum health improvements in a no prophy clinical study.