Svante Twetman is professor emeritus (Cariology) at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Denmark. He graduated from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, as a licensed specialist in pediatric dentistry. His research covers the role of the oral biofilm in health and disease, as well as risk assessment and caries prevention in children and young adults. Throughout the years, Dr. Twetman has combined clinical trials with explorative laboratory studies. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers and contributed to several textbooks. He is currently chairing the scientific board at the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services. Among international awards, he received the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in 2010, the IADR Borrow Award in 2011, and the Miller prize 2022.