Svante Twetman DDS, PhD

Dr. Twetman is licensed specialist in pediatric dentistry and professor of Cariology at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and consultant at the Maxillo-facial unit at Halland Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden. He graduated from dental school 1974 and holds the Odont Dr Degree from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. The current research interests are risk assessment and prevention of oral diseases, focused on oral and microbial ecology with special emphasis on fluoride, antibacterial agents, sugar-substitutes, and pre- and probiotic bacteria. The research has to a large extent been performed in clinical settings and he has encouraged and led research teams for further studies in the laboratories. He has also made a substantial contribution to the knowledge in cariology and pediatric dentistry through lectures world-wide in developed, as well as in developing countries. Dr. Twetman is author and co-author of several textbooks and more than 200 scientific articles. He is an active member of The Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment performing systematic reviews and mapping knowledge gaps. Among several awards, he received the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in 2010 and the IADR Borrow Award in 2011.