Dr Richard Billington

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Industrial posts at Wilkinson and as Research Manager Dentsply. Research Director Advanced Healthcare 1985 – 2003 Hon Research Fellow UCl 985-1990. Hon Research Fellow Eastman Dental Iinstitute 1990-2000. Hon Research Senior Lecturer IoD QMUL 2003- to date.

Publications:

Publications since 2001

A long term study of Fluoride release from metal containing conventional and resin modified glass ionomer cements Williams J Billington RW and Pearson GJ J oral Rehabil 2001  28,41 - 47

 Potassium ion release from a glass ionomer cement matrix Williams J Billington RW and Pearson GJ Biomaterials 2001 22,547-554

 Kinetics of Fluoride release from the zinc oxide-based cements. Billington R, Hadley PC, Williams J and Pearson GJ. Biomaterials 2001, 22, 2507 -2513

 Interaction between glass ionomer cements and alkali metal fluoride solutions: the effects of different cations Hadley P, Billington R, Pearson G & WilliamsJ .Biomaterials 2001, 22 3133-3138

 The effect of the disc support  system on biaxial tensile strength of  a glass ionomer cement Williams JA Billington R and Pearson GJ  Dental materials 2002, 18, 376-379

 The glass ionomer cement: the source of soluble fluoride. Williams JA Billington R and Pearson GJ  Biomaterials 2002, 23, 2191-2200.

 Fluoride uptake by glass ionomer cements: surface analysis approach
Jones F, Hutton BM, Hadley PC, Eccles AJ, Steele TA, Billington R and Pearson GJ Biomaterials 2003, 24, 107-119

 The effect of adding fluoride compounds to a fluoride free glass ionomer cement on the subsequent fluoride release. Williams J Briggs E Billington R and Pearson GJ Biomaterials 2003 24 1301-8

 Effects of particle size on surface roughness of glass ionomer cements Kaplan A  Williams J Billington R W Braden M & Pearson GJ
J Oral rehabilitation 2004 31 373 -378

Glass ionomer cement: evidence of F release in the form of monofluorophosphate as well as Fluoride ion  Billington RW Dorban A Willans J & Pearson GJ Biomaterials 2004 25: 3399-3402

Chlorhexidine release from an expt glass-ionomer cement,  G. Palmer, F.H. Jones, R.W. Billington and G.J. Pearson Biomaterials 2004 25:5423 -5431

The in vivo perception of Roughness Jones CJ Billington RW and Pearson GJ Brit Dent J 2004  196:42 -45

Laboratory Study of the Loads, Speeds and Times to Finish and Polish direct restorative materials.
C. S. Jones, R. W. Billington and G. J. Pearson. .J oral Rehabilitation 2005 32:686-692

 Inter Operator Variability During Polishing  C. S. Jones, R. W. Billington and G. J. Pearson. | Quintessence International 2006 37 ;183 -190

 The effect of lubrication on the temperature rise and surface finish of Glass ionomer cements
C. S. Jones, R. W. Billington and G. J. Pearson. J Dentistry  2006 34:602-607

Ion processes in Glass ionomer cements Billington RW Williams J & Pearson GJ  J Dent 2006 34:544 – 555

The effect of lubrication on the temperature rise and surface finish of amalgam and composite resin C. S. Jones, R. W. Billington and G. J. Pearson. J Dentistry  2007 35:36 – 42

Uptake of fluoride ions by the glass components of Glass ionomer cements Billington RW Williams J & Pearson GJ  J Dent 2007 35:

Research interests:

Research devoted to development of Glass Ionomer cements and their enhanced performance. Member of the Gic group [Billington Pearson and Williams] investigating work on species release and the control of same in these cements for applications to minimally invasive dentistry