Association for Dental Education in Europe

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Erosive Tooth Wear Education

Wednesday, 20th August 2025 - 09:30 to 11:00
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

Tangent TCDBS

Session type: 
Type 4: Organised, planned and delivered by an external group without input from ADEE
Workshop
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Session synopsis: 
A recent survey by the Erosive Tooth Wear Foundation revealed that over 90% of UK schools are teaching screening for tooth wear routinely, and 53% were very familiar or familiar with International Guidance for teaching Erosive Tooth Wear. However, it is unclear how well schools across Europe are familiar with the same guidance, or teach the topic.

This session will collect opinions around how tooth wear is taught across Europe, and provide information in relation to useful online resources and tools and techniques for teaching Erosive Tooth Wear.

Please feel free to complete the online survey before attending - click here.

Programme: 

09:30 - 09:35 Welcome
Professor Nigel Pitts
09:35 - 09:50 Educational Experiences using the Basic Erosive Wear Examination
Prof David Bartlett
09:50 - 10:05 Teaching Consensus Terminology - the role of Acids in Erosive Tooth Wear
Dr. Saoirse O'Toole
10:05 - 10:20 The UK and US experiences of Teaching Erosive Tooth Wear
Dr. Rupert Austin
10:30 - 11:00 Interactive Discussion and research in action to share EU experiences on teaching Erosive Tooth Wear
Prof Nigel Pitts and Dr. Rupert Austin
Chair: 

Nigel Pitts

Emeritus Professor of Oral Health and Impact
King’s College London's Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences

Prof Nigel Pitts is Emeritus Professor of Oral Health and Impact at the Faculty of Dental Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Kings College London.  He is also leads the GCCM (Global Collaboratory for Caries Management initiative), is chair of both the ACFF (Alliance for Cavity Free Future) and the ICDAS Foundation (International Caries Classification and Management System) charities and co-founder of the Erosive Tooth Wear Foundation.

Within the NHS he is also an Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health to Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Professor Pitts graduated in Dentistry from the University of London, moved to the University of Hong Kong to help set up a new Dental School in the 1980's and returned to the UK to take up the Directorship of the Dental Health Services Research Unit at the University of Dundee (where he also served as Dean of Dentistry and Director of the Centre for Clinical Innovations). He returned to London at the start of 2013.

Professor Pitts has been awarded international research prizes from: the FDI World Dental Federation, the British Dental Association Research Foundation, the International Association for Dental Research (two Distinguished Scientist Awards) as well as from the European Organization for Caries Research (ORCA – where he is a Past President).

He is also Past President of BASCD - the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry and of EADPH – the European Association for Dental Public Health. He has assembled a portfolio of research and commercialisation grants of over £30 million, has over 220 peer-reviewed publications as well as over 100 other published communications to date.

Speakers: 

David Bartlett

Professor of Prosthodontics
King’s College London's Centre of Oral Clinical & Translational Sciences

Professor David Bartlett is Professor of Prosthodontics at the Centre of Oral Clinical & Translational Sciences at King's College London. Professor Bartlett leads Prosthodontics at King's which is the largest department for this specialty in Europe, covering over 150 undergraduates and 30 postgraduates with 10 consultants and 20 part time staff. The discipline provides over 1000 dentures, 1500 crowns and over £4M in implant related restorations. Professor Bartlett is an internationally respected specialist in Prosthodontics and regularly gives lectures on tooth wear at international meetings.

Professor Bartlett has published over 140 research publications, written 3 books, numerous chapters and is internationally known for his research on erosive tooth wear. He has about £3M in grant funding, mainly from industry. He is founder of a charity that provides information and support for erosive tooth wear to patients, the public and dental care professionals (www.erosivetoothwear.com). He was awarded the distinguished scientist award in Prosthodontics for 2017 and is a member of the Academy of Prosthodontics.

Saoirse O'Toole

Clinical Lecturer in Prosthodontics
King’s College London's Centre of Oral Clinical & Translational Sciences

Dr. Saoirse O'Toole is Clinical Lecturer in Prosthodontics at the Centre of Oral Clinical & Translational Sciences at King's College London and a Trustee of the Erosive Tooth Wear Foundation. Her research interests include identifying groups at high risk of tooth wear progression and developing practice-based methods to prevent and monitor tooth wear. This includes translational, clinical and laboratory methodologies in addition to behavioural research. Dr O'Toole is currently focusing on the development of software to accurately quantify intraoral changes at a micron level. She is active in public and patient engagement and in increasing awareness about the condition.

Rupert Austin

Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Prosthodontics
King’s College London's Centre of Oral Clinical & Translational Sciences

Dr. Rupert Austin is Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Prosthodontics at the Centre of Oral Clinical & Translational Sciences at King's College London.

His research focuses on Erosive Tooth Wear and Digital Dentistry, including the role of novel educational technologies to further student experience and understanding of Prosthodontics.  Dr. Austin is the lead for Undergraduate Prosthodontics at King's College London and the Board Chair for the Dental Specialty Fellowship Examination in Prosthodontics across all four Royal Colleges in the UK and Ireland.

Learning Outcomes: 
  • Develop an understanding of how tooth wear should be screened
  • Better understand tools and resources available to help teach the concept of tooth wear
  • Contribute to discussion around curriculum development

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