Why do some people have teeth missing?
Where does this information come from?
The website was made by dentists working with young people with missing teeth and their families.
Click below to find out more about the people who helped make the website.
People with missing teeth
People with missing teeth
Thiswebsite was made with the help of a group of young people withmissing teeth and their parents. This group helped dentists to writethe information, design the website and check how it works.
Sophy Barber
Sophy Barber
Sophyis a specialist orthodontist in Leeds. She provides brace treatmentfor young people and adults with missing teeth. Sophy is involved inresearch looking at what is important for young people and parentswhen they are choosing dental care for missing teeth.
Anjli Patel
Anjli Patel
Anjliis a Consultant Orthodontist at Derby and Burton Teaching HospitalsNHS Trust. She provides brace treatment for young people and adultswith missing teeth.
Jayne Harrison
Jayne Harrison
Jayneis a Consultant Orthodontist at the University of Liverpool. Sheprovides brace treatment for young people and adults with missingteeth.
Professor Martin Ashley
Professor Martin Ashley
ProfessorMartin Ashley is a Consultant and Specialist in Restorative Dentistryand works at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester. He mainlysees and treats people who either have hypodontia or who were bornwith a cleft lip and palate.
Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis
Benis a ConsultantOrthodontist, based in North Wales at the Wrexham Maelor and GlanClwyd Hospitals. Benprovides brace treatment for young people and adults with missingteeth.
Approvals
Theinformation has been checked by different organisations who supportdental patients. The website has been approved by:
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS)
British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD)
Restorative Dentists UK (RDUK)
Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (FGDP)
Funding
The website development was supported bythe National Institute Health Research (NIHR) through funding toSophy Barber. This funding was part of a Doctoral Research Fellowship(DRF-2015-08-0052).
NIHR did not contribute to the content or design of the website. NIHR do not accept responsibility for the information given or any views expressed by the authors.
Keeping information up to date
Thewebsite was made and launched in September 2019.
Thewebsite will be kept up to date with revision every 2 years. The nextdate for revision is September 2021.