What we write, publish and say about dentistry.
Articles, peer-reviewed research, deals with our partner Candesic, press and talks. Updated monthly.
What we have written
Notes, analyses and reports by Policys Dental Strategy.
Prévention de la carie : seize ans après, une actualisation qui n’a pas la rigueur d’une recommandation nationale
A page-by-page critical reading of the French health authority’s draft guideline on caries prevention, put to public consultation in September 2026. Five problems of method, scope and evidence, and what a text that frames €15.7bn of dental care should require. Six-page public note.
Seize ans d’attente, 185 pages, et pas une définition de la carie.
News, publications and press
Articles, peer-reviewed research, work with our partner Candesic, talks and press mentions, by date.
Ordre des chirurgiens-dentistes du Calvados · 25 September 2026« L’IA au cabinet dentaire »A one-hour conference for the Calvados dental council on artificial intelligence in the practice, with a live coding demonstration.
columnacapital.com · 19 August 2026Columna Capital sells majority stake in Ardentis Cliniques Dentaires to MedbaseColumna Capital sells its majority stake in Ardentis, 20 clinics and 70,000 patients in French-speaking Switzerland, to Medbase. Candesic provided the commercial due diligence.
PitchBook · August 2026Candesic advisor profilePitchBook lists the Ardentis mandate of August 2026 as Candesic’s most recent company-side advisory role.
Rencontres du COMIDENT 2026 · 11 June 2026Évolutions du remboursement des soins et leurs enjeuxKeynote to the member companies of the French dental industry association on changes in reimbursement and what they mean for the sector.
candesic.com · 2026Candesic lists Dr Marco Mazevet as Senior Advisor in DentalCandesic’s team page lists Dr Marco Mazevet as Senior Advisor in Dental.
PMC (PubMed Central) · 2026Corporate Dentistry in the European Union: Legal Frameworks and Structural CharacteristicsA peer-reviewed paper on corporate dentistry in the EU cites the two Candesic analyses co-authored by Marco Mazevet on European dental consolidation.
Médéré DPC e-learning · November 2025"GPT et IA au cabinet dentaire : LLM, règles ordinales et génération de données"A 10-hour accredited e-learning course on generative AI in the dental practice: language models, professional rules and data generation.
- candesic.com · 27 October 2025Candesic provided commercial due diligence to ARCHIMED
Candesic provided the commercial due diligence to ARCHIMED on FIM Medical’s acquisition of Vistec GmbH, with Marco Mazevet as engagement manager.
EDSA · October 2025Initial Dental Education in Europe, EDSA Dental Education Survey 2024The 2024 EDSA survey on dental education in Europe opens with the 2016 clinical-practice survey led by Marco Mazevet, the founding initiative on graduates’ patient exposure.
- candesic.com · 3 July 2025Market developments in the press
In Healthcare Business International, Marco Mazevet discusses UK dental price erosion, tariff levels and dentists leaving the NHS.
LinkedIn article · 9 May 2025"Five Global Challenges in Oral Health We Need to Talk About"A LinkedIn article on five global oral health challenges, written after the first cohort of a global oral health leadership programme.
British Dental Journal 238, 612 · 25 April 2025Panel looks at why spending more on oral care means spending less on healthcareThe British Dental Journal reports on the HBI Paris 2025 panel where Marco Mazevet argued that spending more on oral care means spending less on healthcare.
LaingBuisson News · 14 April 2025Candesic gives Marco Mazevet a global oral-health mandateLaingBuisson reports that Candesic gave Marco Mazevet a mandate to lead a global initiative in oral health, advising investors and operators on strategic opportunities in dentistry.
The Dentist · April 2025Government urged to invest in oral careThe Dentist covers the HBI Paris 2025 panel calling on governments to invest in oral care.
- HBI 2025 · April 2025Why increased investment in oral care could reduce overall healthcare costs
Panel at HBI 2025 with Straumann, Alantra and Bupa Dental Care on why investing in oral care lowers overall healthcare costs.
- candesic.com · 25 March 2025Dr Marco Mazevet spoke on the panel at HBI Paris
At HBI Paris 2025, Marco Mazevet joined Straumann, ADG, Alantra and Bupa Dental Care to argue that oral health is essential preventive care, not a cost.
HBI / Qwoted · March 2025Healthcare Business International 2025, speaker listingMarco Mazevet listed as a speaker at Healthcare Business International 2025, 24 to 26 March, CNIT Paris.
Dentalespace · 20 January 2025Convention dentaire : virage préventif et prise en charge renforcéeAn article on the 2023-2028 dental agreement: the shift towards prevention and the extended coverage it brings to patients.
FDI World Dental Federation, April 2025 · 2025Understanding Dental Caries, FDI fact sheet, Figure 1 "CHART 2020 © Dr Marco Mazevet"FDI Public Health Committee; chart credited to MazevetThe FDI fact sheet on dental caries reuses the 2020 caries chart created by Marco Mazevet to explain the disease to patients and professionals.
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Les Gueules du Dentaire (Stéphane Simon) · 7 December 2024"EP 98, Marco Mazevet, chirurgien-dentiste"A two-hour career interview on the Les Gueules du Dentaire podcast: Rennes, Birmingham, the King’s PhD, the union years, consulting and the goal of a caries-free generation.
- candesic.com · 7 November 2024PE Insights Paris
Marco Mazevet chaired a panel on healthcare investment opportunities in France with Techlife Capital, Mérieux Equity Partners and Gyrus Capital.
- candesic.com · 1 November 2024Candesic talks to HBI on care deals
Comment to Healthcare Business International on the Parkway Life and DomusVi deal and the state of the European care market.
- candesic.com · 17 September 2024Candesic's Dr Marco Mazevet chairing the World Dental Federation's annual meeting
As Vice-Chair of the FDI Public Health Committee, Marco Mazevet chaired its meeting in Istanbul, gathering more than 50 Chief Dental Officers on universal health coverage.
FDI World Dental Congress 2024 · 12 September 2024"Learnings from UHC Implementation", PHC-CDO ForumAt the FDI World Dental Congress 2024, Marco Mazevet presented the FDI case collection on universal health coverage and chaired the forum of more than 50 Chief Dental Officers.
- 2024.world-dental-congress.org · September 2024FDI World Dental Congress 2024 Istanbul, speaker, session "Learnings from UHC Implementation"
Speaker at the FDI World Dental Congress 2024 in Istanbul, session on learnings from universal health coverage implementation.
- British Dental Journal · 28 June 2024Economist Impact launch white paper on inequalities in oral health (Chapple et al.)
The British Dental Journal reports on the launch of the Economist Impact white paper on inequalities in oral health, to which Marco Mazevet contributed.
- candesic.com · 14 February 2024Dr Marco Mazevet contributes to an Economist Impact report on oral-health inequalities
Candesic announces Marco Mazevet’s contribution to the Economist Impact report on economic inequalities in oral health and the case for prevention.
Economist Impact (EFP) · February 2024Time to put your money where your mouth is: addressing inequalities in oral healthEconomist Impact white paper on oral health inequalities. Marco Mazevet, among the consulted experts, is quoted on the funding of prevention and France’s 100 % Santé reform.
Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry 22:115-122 · 2024Dental Students' and Dental School Graduates' Practical Skills: An International Survey of Perceptions of National Dental Associations in EuropeWolf TG, Dianišková S, Cavallé E et al. (Mazevet 10th of 19)A survey of European national dental associations on the practical skills of graduates, following up the 2016 student survey.
DOI ↗- PDFLe Chirurgien-Dentiste de France, Oct 2023 · 2023Prise en charge des effractions pulpaires : enquête auprès d'omnipraticiens en FranceHua M, Mazevet ME, Maret D, Diemer F, Doméjean S (2nd of 5)
A questionnaire survey of French general dentists on how they manage pulp exposure in daily practice.
26th EADPH Congress · 8 September 2022ACFF and the draft WHO Global Oral Health Action PlanAt the European Association of Dental Public Health congress in Montpellier, a talk for the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future on the draft WHO oral health action plan.
- FDI World Dental Federation · 6 October 2021FDI 2021 elections: Mazevet elected to the Public Health Committee
Marco Mazevet is elected to the FDI World Dental Federation’s Public Health Committee at the 2021 World Dental Congress elections.
- ACFF Pan-European Collaborative Council 2021 · 23 March 2021French experiment on remunerating prevention (EXPRESO)
A presentation for King’s College London of the French experiment in paying dentists for preventive care, at the ACFF Pan-European Council.
L'Information Dentaire · 22 March 2021De la prévention plutôt que des restaurations : une expérimentation va débuter dans deux régionsEXPRESO, the Article 51 prevention experiment, is announced: 15,000 patients aged 18 to 24 in two regions, about €6M, with Marco Mazevet as scientific director.
PLoS One 16(2):e0246586 · 2021Prevalence and risk indicators of first-wave COVID-19 among oral health-care workers: a French epidemiological surveyJungo S, Moreau N, Mazevet ME et al. (3rd of 7)A national survey of SARS-CoV-2 infection among French oral healthcare workers during the first wave, March to May 2020.
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British Dental Journal 231(12):759-763 · 2021Dental Policy Lab 2: towards paying for health in dentistryMazevet ME, Pitts NB, Mayne C (1st of 3)A blueprint for paying dentists for health rather than repairs, with the French EXPRESO experiment as its first implementation. First author.
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British Dental Journal 231(12):769-774 · 2021From ICDAS to CariesCare International: the 20-year journey building international consensus to take caries evidence into clinical practicePitts NB, Banerjee A, Mazevet ME, Goffin G, Martignon S (3rd of 5)Twenty years of international consensus, from ICDAS to CariesCare International, on bringing caries evidence into everyday practice.
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PLoS One 16(12):e0261439 · 2021Application of recommended preventive measures against COVID-19 could help mitigate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during dental practice: follow-up survey of French dentistsDiakonoff H, Jungo S, Moreau N et al. (4th of 7)A follow-up survey of French dentists shows that recommended protective measures lowered the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during dental care.
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British Dental Journal 231(12):754-758 · 2021Dental Policy Lab 1: towards a cavity-free futureVernazza CR, Pitts NB, Mayne C, Mazevet ME (4th of 4)What stops health systems from shifting resources to caries prevention: the findings of the first Dental Policy Lab at King’s College London.
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Clinic 42(407):900-908, 18 Nov 2021 · 2021La prévention au cabinet dentaireMazevet ME, Garyga V (1st of 2)A review of evidence-based preventive tools for the dental practice, and the first presentation of the EXPRESO experiment to practitioners.
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Health Policy 124(8):781-786 · 20202018 French dental contracts: on the road to achieving universal dental health coverage?Mazevet ME, Garyga V, Mayne C, Pitts NB, Pennington MW (1st of 5)Does the 2018 French dental agreement move the country towards universal dental coverage? An analysis of price caps and 100 % Santé. First author.
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The Lancet 395(10219):186 · 2020Oral diseases: a global public health challengeVergnes JN, Mazevet M (2nd of 2)A Lancet letter arguing that oral diseases will stay a global public health failure until payment systems reward prevention.
DOI ↗- PDFFrench Journal of Dental Medicine · 2020Inadequacies between evidence-based dentistry, health policies, public funding and clinical practice: the case of cariology in a French contextMazevet M, Tubert-Jeannin S, Doméjean S (1st of 3)
Why minimal-intervention cariology, well established in the evidence, remains absent from French fee schedules and clinical practice.
L'Information Dentaire n°24, 17 June 2020 · 2020Une pratique quotidienne basée sur la preuve : l'intelligence artificielle peut-elle nous aider ?Ducret M, Richert R, Mazevet M, Berrizbeitia F, Tamimi F (3rd of 5)Can artificial intelligence help dentists practise evidence-based care every day? A prospective piece with Maxime Ducret and Raphaël Richert.
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British Dental Journal 227(5):353-362 · 2019CariesCare practice guide: consensus on evidence into practiceMartignon S, Pitts NB, Goffin G, Mazevet M et al. (4th of 14)The CariesCare International 4D practice guide, the consensus that turns caries evidence into a clinical pathway. The most cited paper of its year in the BDJ.
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IADR 97th General Session, Vancouver · 2019Quaternary prevention and caries managementMazevet M, Muller-Bolla M, Doméjean S (1st of 3)An IADR abstract applying the concept of quaternary prevention, protecting patients from over-treatment, to caries management.
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UNICA / Universidad El Bosque, hosted by ACFF · 2019Guía práctica de CariesCare: consenso de la evidencia para la prácticaMartignon S, Pitts NB, Goffin G, Mazevet M et al. (4th of 14)The official Spanish edition of the CariesCare practice guide, published with Universidad El Bosque for Latin American practitioners.
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King's College London, Policy Institute, ACFF (28 p.) · 2019Towards paying for health in dentistry: how can we create and implement acceptable prevention-based dental payment systems?Pitts N, Mazevet M, Mayne C, Boulding H, Pow R (2nd of 5)The Dental Policy Lab 2 report: how to design and implement prevention-based dental payment systems that stakeholders can accept.
DOI ↗- PDFLe Chirurgien-Dentiste de France, April 2019 · 2019Les vernis fluorés en 6 pointsDoméjean S, Mazevet M, Muller-Bolla M (2nd of 3)
A six-point primer for practitioners on fluoride varnish: who, when, how often, and what the evidence says.
- Dentalespace · 26 April 2018Le futur de la chirurgie dentaire, interview de Marco Mazevet
A seven-minute video interview on artificial intelligence, connected devices and big data, and what they will change in everyday dentistry.
- L'Information Dentaire · 16 January 2018Une séance solennelle tournée vers l'éthique
At the Sorbonne, the French Academy of Dental Surgery awards Marco Mazevet the Société de l’École dentaire de Paris prize for the thesis on clinical practice in EU dental schools.
Health Policy 122(12):1273-1277 · 2018The highly controversial payment reform of dentists in France: seeking a new compromise after the 2017 strikeMazevet ME, Garyga V, Pitts NB, Pennington MW (1st of 4)How France reached a new compromise on dentists’ pay after the 2017 strike and arbitral settlement. First author, Health Policy.
DOI ↗- PDFL'Information Dentaire, 18 Sept 2018 · 2018Intervention minimale en cariologie : l'intégration indispensable à la CCAMDoméjean S, Deschamps M, Espinasse L, Mazevet ME, Tubert-Jeannin S (4th of 5)
A plea to integrate minimal-intervention cariology procedures into the French fee schedule so that prevention can be paid for.
European Journal of Dental Education 22(Suppl 1):30-37 · 2018Shaping the future of dental education: caries as a case-studyPitts NB, Mazevet ME, Mayne C + Cariology Group (2nd of 3 named)Report of the 2017 King’s workshop on implementing the core cariology curriculum in dental schools, with caries as the case study.
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Dental Tribune France · 7 December 2017Prix de Thèse ADF/Dentsply SironaSecond prize in the ADF/Dentsply Sirona 2017 research thesis award for the thesis on clinical practice in European dental curricula.
Société suisse des médecins-dentistes · 10 January 2017Diplômes européens en médecine dentaire sans contact avec les patientsThe Swiss Dental Association relays the European survey: some graduates leave dental school without having treated a patient.
Policy Institute at King's, ACFF, KCL Dental Institute · 2017Towards a cavity-free future: how do we accelerate a policy shift towards increased resource allocation for caries prevention and control?Pitts N, Mazevet M, Mayne C, Hinrichs S, Boulding H, Grant J, Pow R (2nd of 7)The Dental Policy Lab 1 report: the barriers to shifting resources towards caries prevention and four priority actions to overcome them.
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Clinic n°12 (Éditions CDP) · 1 December 2016La tentation de l'étranger : l'herbe est-elle plus verte ailleurs ?A Clinic magazine feature on French dentists working abroad, with Marco Mazevet’s account of practising in London.
- ONCD, La Lettre n°150 · September 2016Éditorial « lanceur d'alerte » + dossier + « Trois questions à Marco Mazevet »
The Order’s newsletter calls Marco Mazevet a whistle-blower: after the thesis on clinical training, the Order refers the issue to ministries and the European Commission.
- ONCD, La Lettre n°146 · April 2016Grenelle de la santé bucco-dentaire, atelier « Démographie »
Marco Mazevet reports on the Demography workshop of the Order’s Grenelle on oral health, as former president of the European Dental Students’ Association.
Université de Rennes 1, thèse d'exercice, 4 July 2016 · 2016Évaluation de la pratique clinique dans le cursus des études en odontologie au sein de l'Union EuropéenneMazevet M (sole)The Rennes thesis that surveyed final-year dental students across the EU on 34 clinical acts and found that some graduate without treating a patient. Twice awarded.
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