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Alastair Lomax works at Haleon as a Global Medical Affairs Director. He holds a Psychology degree and is a Dental Hygienist/Therapist. His career started at the Dental Hospital, Manchester where he worked for the Oral Surgery Department as a Research Assistant. He then went on to study Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy at the Greater Manchester School for DCPs. After qualifying, he moved to London and worked at both the Eastman Dental Hospital, as a Clinical Research Hygienist and Kings College London as Tutor alongside also holding positions in both the NHS Dental services and private practice. He then transitioned into industry initially working at GSK Consumer Healthcare and since has held several roles at Dyson Technology, Geistlich Pharma AG and CAMLOG Biotechnologies GmbH all within the Medical Affairs, Scientific Education and Clinical Research disciplines.
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.