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PhD Acceptance for Dr Kelly Jones
Dr Kelly Jones’ PhD thesis ‘A prognostic model for priority public dental care’ was passed unanimously with no amendments by examiners in November 2012 and was awarded a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Research from the thesis contributed to the implementation of the Relative Needs Index in all South Australian public dental clinics and […]
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HDR Student Update – Kamal Hanna
The Impact of Patient-Centred Dental Open Educational Resources (OER) on Enhancing Shared Clinical Decision-Making in Dental Practice The utilization of the internet in patient education is an effective way of improving healthcare knowledge. Open Educational Resources (OER) are digitised materials that offer an open and flexible learning opportunity. OER are either open access or open […]
Research Activities – Oral Health Practice Activity Study
The ARCPOH oral health practice activity study aims to capture a detailed picture of the services provided by oral health practitioners. There have been earlier studies on the practice activity of dental hygienists and some limited work on dental therapists practice in the public sector. However, this will be ARCPOH’s first study to collectively quantify […]
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New Staff – Dr Dominic Keuskamp & Carmen Koster
Dr Dominic Keuskamp Dr Dominic Keuskamp (Dom) is employed as a Research Associate for two projects under the CRE in Primary Oral Health Care: Successful Ageing & Oral Health and The Oral Health of People with Physical & Intellectual Disabilities. He joins us from Flinders University’s Southgate Institute for Health, Society & Equity, where he […]
Vice Chancellor Professor Warren Bebbington visits the Centre
The University of Adelaide’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Warren Bebbington visited ARCPOH on the 7th of February 2013 to deliver a presentation and facilitate discussion on the Universities ‘Beacon of Enlightenment’ Strategic Plan for 2013—2023. Professor Bebbington reflected on the founding vision of the University—to produce young educated leaders in a democratic and progressive environment. He then […]
Directors’ Report – March 2013
All ARCPOH staff dedicated some time during February and March to working in small groups to discuss plans and strategies for the near and longer term future for ARCPOH. It was a rich process that culminated in some important decisions such as the creation of course work for all postgraduate students addressing core issues in […]
Caring for oral health in Australian residential care
Summary Within the increasing older Australian population, there is a significant group at very high risk for developing complex oral diseases and dental problems—institutionalised older adults in Australian residential care facilities. There are abundant general health, functional, cognitive, social and financial problems among this group of high-risk older adults. These problems are associated not only […]
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Oral health of health cardholders attending for dental care in the private and public sectors
Summary Oral health of cardholders: number of teeth Among persons visiting for a check-up, there was little variation in the number of teeth between those who attended in the private sector compared with those who attended publicly. However, among persons visiting for a dental problem the number of teeth was higher for those who attended […]
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Relative needs index study, South Australia and New South Wales
Summary The Relative Needs Index (RNI) Study applied indicators of patient-perceived treatment needs (i.e. symptom-based measures of disease, and social and psychological consequences of oral diseases and disorders) and compared them to a clinical judgment of urgency of care. The RNI study sought to determine the relative need of patients attending for emergency and general […]
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Trends in access to dental care among Australian children
Summary From 1994 to 2005 around 4 in 5 children visited a dentist within the previous 12 months. Children aged 5–11 were slightly more likely to visit than children aged 12–17. Non-cardholders and insured children were more likely to have visited within the previous 12 months as were children who usually visit for a check-up […]
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