Aubrey sheiham biography

Aubrey Sheiham (12 September 1936 – 24 November 2015) was born in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa and became a British academic, a dental epidemiologist and emeritus professor of Dental Public Health, School of Life and Medical Sciences at University College London.
Aubrey Sheiham was born in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa and became a British academic, a dental epidemiologist and emeritus professor of Dental Public Health, School of Life and Medical Sciences at University College London.
Born in South Africa in 1936—and having qualified from the University of Witwatersrand in 1957—Aubrey moved to London, where he worked in general dental.

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Aubrey Sheiham

British academic and dental epidemiologist

Aubrey Sheiham (12 September 1936 – 24 November 2015)^[1] was born in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa and became a British academic, a dental epidemiologist^[2] and emeritus professor of Dental Public Health, School of Life and Medical Sciences at University College London.^[3] He was an inspiring lecturer and opened out and developed the field of public oral health and dentistry. He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1957.^[3]

He was the spouse of the British philosopher Helena Cronin. Sheiham died of mesothelioma.^[3]

The Audrey Sheiham Evidence-Based Health Care in Africa Leadership Award has been granted annually by the Cochrane Collaboration since 2001 to a researcher from a low to middle income country.^[4] The funding for the award comes from an endowment by Sheiham and Cronin.^[3]

References

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Controversy Over The Best Way To Brush Teeth, University College London Study

What’s The Best Way To Brush Teeth? Even Dentists And Dental Associations Don’t Agree

Advice on how we should brush our teeth from dental associations and toothpaste companies is ‘unacceptably inconsistent’, finds new UCL (University College London) research.

The study, published in the British Dental Journal, looked at the brushing advice given by dental associations across ten countries, toothpaste and toothbrush companies and in dental textbooks. They found a wide range of recommendations on what brushing method to use, how often to brush and for how long.

The researchers found no clear consensus between the various sources, and a ‘worrying’ lack of agreement between advice from dental associations compared with dental textbooks.

“The public needs to have sound information on the best method to brush their teeth,” says Aubrey Sheiham, Emeritus Professor of Dental Public Health (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health), senior author of the study. “If people hear one thing from a dental associatio

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Dental and nutrition experts call for radical rethink on free sugars intake

The study, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, analyzed the effect of sugars on dental caries, also known as tooth decay. They show that sugars are the only cause of tooth decay in children and adults.

Free sugars are defined by the World Health Organisation Nutrition Guidance Advisory Group as follows: "Free sugars include monosaccharides and disaccharides added to foods by the manufacturer, cook or consumer, and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit concentrates."

Tooth decay is the most common non-communicable disease in the world, affecting 60-90% of school-age children and the vast majority of adults. In the USA, 92% of adults aged 20-64 have experienced decay in at least one of their permanent teeth. The treatment of dental diseases costs 5-10% of total health expenditure in industrialized countries.

Researchers used public health records from countries across the world to compare dental health and diet over time across large populations of adults