Andrea Shepperson: “Tooth Wear – The Silent Culprits”

16 September 2025
6:15 pm - 8:45 pm

Glasgow Dental Hospital and School
378 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow, G2 3JZ

Registration from 6:15 with tea, coffee and a light bite
Lecture start promptly at 7pm

Aims:

• Present an update in global trends in reflux.
• Explain the signs and symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux, and screening tools.
• Add simple screening for oral airway conditions to an examination.

The delegate by the end of the lecture should be able to:

• Expand a medical history evaluation to include reflux and sleep-disordered breathing indicators.
• Discover unrecognised contributors to tooth wear in patients.
• Implement a simple self-assessment checklist for patients to uncover all factors that may be contributing to tooth wear.​

Dr Andrea Shepperson Bio

(BDS) Dentist, Author and Global Educator – Managing Tooth Wear

Dr Andrea Shepperson is one of New Zealand’s best-known dentists and educators, with a referral-based clinical practice managing tooth wear and interdisciplinary reconstruction of the worn dentition. Author of Managing Tooth Wear: A Comprehensive Guide for General Practice, Andrea graduated from the University of Otago in 1984 and is the owner of Shepperson Education, a dedicated teaching facility on Waiheke Island in Auckland. Her events have a strong emphasis on evidence-based clinical strategies and their implementation. Her responsiveness, use of technology, and ability to distil complex concepts into pragmatic solutions help dentists prepare for the future.

As a practising clinician, she understands the hearts and minds of dentists and their daily challenges. She brings a wealth of international knowledge, networking, and high-level engagement with some of the leading dentists of the world.