Professor Nicola West

BDS, FDS RCS(Eng), PhD, FDS (Rest Dent) RCS, FHEA Nicola West is Professor of Restorative Dentistry leading the Dental Clinical Trials Unit at the Bristol Dental School, UK. Nicola is the Secretary General of the European Federation of Periodontology, member of the Royal College of England Specialist Advisory Committee and General Dental Council Specialist Listing assessor for Restorative dentistry. Nicola conducts research in the international forum, attracting substantial industrial funding alongside, charity and NIHR grants. Current research interests include: developing periodontal research methodologies, the scientific evaluation of oral health care products, tooth wear, dentine hypersensitivity, tooth staining and whitening, bone augmentation and peri-implant lesions and periodontal disease associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Cardiovascular Diseases. Since 1990, Nicola has maintained in parallel, a thriving private referral practice in the centre of Bristol undertaking specialist periodontal and implant treatment. A particular sphere of interest includes the management of peri-implantitis lesions.