Trevor Burke

Speaker Profile

Trevor graduated from Queens University in Belfast. He worked in general dental practice in Manchester from 1974 to 1996, also working in the Unit of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Manchester. He has been Professor of Primary Dental Care at the University of Birmingham and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry since 2000.  He has authored or co-authored 230 papers in peer-reviewed journals and been awarded over 75 research grants. His main research interests include properties and applications of tooth-coloured restorative materials, clinical evaluation of materials and their performance in general dental practice, the design of an index of oral health for clinical audit and quality control, and ill health retirement among dentists. Dr. Burke is also an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is on the Board of Dental Protection and is the Editorial Director of Dental Update.

Lecture Synopsis

Low shrink composite –dream or reality?

Patients are increasingly requesting tooth-coloured restorations for their back teeth. However, placement of resin composite restorations in posterior teeth has been technique sensitive, principally because of the clinical steps needed to overcome the effects of polymerisation contraction and the stress associated with it. A low shrinkage resin composite material could therefore hold advantages for the clinician. This presentation will address the problems of polymerisation contraction stress and how to overcome these and provide up-to-date information on the current status of low shrinkage composite materials by way of a handling evaluation and clinical trial of a low shrinkage material in UK general dental practice.