The Scientific Basis of Oral Health Education

Ronnie Levine , OBE, PhD, BChD, FDSRCS (Eng), graduated in dentistry from Leeds University (UK) in 1968, before moving to Birmingham to take a PhD in Oral Pathology. In 1971 he moved to Manchester as Lecturer and later Senior Research Fellow in Oral Medicine, finally severing his link in 1990. Apart from 30 years of part-time dental practice, his current appointments are the very diverse ones of Senior Tutor in Oral Surgery and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Child Health, both at Leeds University. His research interests range from neonatal pathology and neuromotor disturbances to dental caries and fluoride. His main research interest during the last 20 years has been childhood obesity.

Catherine Stillman-Lowe MA (Cantab) began her professional career with the Health Education Council in 1985. She managed the Health Education Authority's oral health education projects until leaving the NHS in 2001. Since then she has worked with a range of national voluntary sector organisations, writing and reviewing educational resources on a wide range of topics. She is a patient reviewer for the British Medical Journal and has been a regular peer reviewer for the British Dental Journal.