Specialist in periodontal (gum) health at UCL & PerioLondon, passionate about evidology, oral health in sport, mountain ultratrail runner and player of JS Bach
Joined November 2012
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Dr Saul Konviser, Dr Martine Nurek, Prof Ian Needleman and Prof Peter Fine on oral health challenges in English academy footballers! 🦷
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The surprising oral health problems that make you a slower runner — and how a dentist advises to stop them runnersworld.com/uk/health/a…
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It was a fantastic couple of days at the BASEM 2025 conference in Leeds this week. We would like to thank the entire @BASEM_uk team and Pemberley Events for once again putting on such a wonderful event!
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The @PerioEurope has released two powerful videos featuring people living with periodontitis, offering an unfiltered look into how the disease affects lives well beyond oral health. The first video features Mr Neil Almond- member of the BSP Patient Forum.
bsperio.org.uk/news/efp-laun…
Our group of patients, dental hygienists, patient advocate, postgraduate students and specialists produced films about the real impacts of gum disease on peoples’ lives with the Media Trust. Pls share. Huge thanks Prof. Lior Shapira, EuroPerio11& the EFP efp.org/news-events/news/efp…
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The infographic on mouthguards for orofacial trauma underscores an important aspect of sports medicine—preventive care. What are some barriers athletes face in consistently using mouthguards, and how can we overcome them to enhance compliance? #SportsMedicine #PreventiveCare
For anyone delving deeper into the biomedical nuances of this topic, check out sciqst.com—your go-to platform offering comprehensive biomedical reviews and insights on such issues.
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#NEW infographic 📸
Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) position statement: mouthguards for the prevention of orofacial trauma in sport ✅
Full text 👉 bit.ly/44DeZrz
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Ready for our Symposium on athlete oral health @E_C_S_S conference in Rimini with @miaburleigh8 and @IanNeedleman
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@IanNeedleman - @ucl and @easto82 - @HeriotWattUni and I will discuss:
🦷 Oral health and performance in elite athletes
🧬 How exercise shapes the oral microbiome
🥬 Dietary nitrate as a prebiotic strategy
#ECSS2025 #AthleteHealth #OralMicrobiome #Nitrate @UWSportExHealth
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Centred on his own collaborative research, @IanNeedleman details how oral health affects athletes’ physical and mental performance. We also explore solutions to promote oral health. 🦷
Tune in on Spotify and Podbean!
@oralhealthsport
#semacrossthemdt #sportandexercisemedicine
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A huge thank you to the 500+ early risers who laced up and joined us for the EuroPerio11 run!
Couldn’t make it? Catch a glimpse of the energy and spirit in this video straight from the track.
#EuroPerio11 #EFP #PerioRun #Vienna2025 #PerioCommunity
Wonderful views over London this evening on way back from @PerioEurope #Europerio11 Thank you so much to the fantastic conference scientific and organising teams as well as Mondial PCO. The bar has been raised even higher!
Ian Needleman retweeted
#NEW infographic 📸
Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) position statement: mouthguards for the prevention of orofacial trauma in sport ✅
Full text 👉 bit.ly/44DeZrz
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⚽ Three quarters of academy footballers have gum disease;
Academy footballers were found to be more likely to experience major dental issues and poor oral health than non-footballers at a similar age.
Read story dentistry.co.uk/2025/04/10/t…
#dentistry #footballers #gumdisease
Three-quarters of academy footballers have gum disease - study - BBC Sport Great to see our new study in @BMJOpenSEM. Important issues about health equity. @oralhealthsport @TheBDA @ucleastman bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
42 years after my first London Marathon I am running again for University College London Hospitals Charity UK. Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/ian-need…
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🪥💪🏽🏃🏼♀️🏋🏻♀️🫀🧠 @oralhealthsport @IanNeedleman @physiosinsport @TheAPCP @TheISEH @CPerfSci @artsmed @HConservatoires @SportingSmiles1 @ucleastman
Did you know oral health affects performance? 🦷💋🤸🏼♂️🕺🏻💃🏿🩰🎙️🪥@iadms @ukbapam @CPerfSci onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Clear guidance on mouthguard use, how to fit and on how to maintain mouthguards can help to promote athlete welfare and is a key injury prevention tool.
Read the full statement on the use of mouthguards for the prevention of oro-facial trauma in sport ⤵️
fsem.ac.uk/position-statemen…
