Dental Management of Patients Receiving Biologic Therapies
Date: Thursday 22/01/26 8:00pm IST
Earlier this year, we announced the first of our ISDH webinars exploring the key concepts around the dental management of patients who receive biological therapies.
Objectives 1. To understand the mechanism of action and use of biologic therapies
2. To recognise the potential impact biologic therapies have on the oral cavity
3. To be able to assess and treat patients taking biologic therapies requiring dental care
Speaker: Emily Sherwin
BDS MFDS MSc M Spec Care Dent Pg Cert MDTFEd
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry/Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, London, UK
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
BDS MFDS MSc M Spec Care Dent Pg Cert MDTFEd
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry/Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, London, UK
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Emily qualified from the University of Sheffield in 2007. She completed Vocational Training in Derbyshire and worked in Merseyside as a Senior House Officer. She then worked as a dentist at the Aboriginal Medical Service in Sydney, Australia. On returning to the UK, she undertook Specialist Training in Special Care Dentistry in the Thames Valley region and completed the MSc at King’s College London.
Emily currently works as a Consultant in the Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s Hospital, London and is the Dental Directorate Dental Oncology Lead. She treats a wide range of special care patients including the use of conscious sedation techniques. Her particular interest is in the dental management of patients undergoing oncology treatment including the use of bisphosphonates and biological therapies.
Emily currently works as a Consultant in the Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s Hospital, London and is the Dental Directorate Dental Oncology Lead. She treats a wide range of special care patients including the use of conscious sedation techniques. Her particular interest is in the dental management of patients undergoing oncology treatment including the use of bisphosphonates and biological therapies.
