Dr. Benson is currently head of the Academic Unit of Oral Health and Development and postgraduate programme director for Orthodontics at the University of Sheffield, UK. He is past editor-in-chief of the Journal of Orthodontics and is currently a member of the Research Strategy Group of the British Orthodontic Society. In addition to his work on demineralization, Dr Benson’s research interests include clinical trials of orthodontic treatment interventions, evaluating the impact of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on young people, and the validation and use of oral health-related quality of life measures in clinical and research practice.