Ongoing & recent studies

The ongoing and recent studies for which we have provided support include:

  • Teesside University, UK. Effects of milk supplemented with fluoride and/or probiotics on controlling cariogenic biofilm growth using an in vitro experimental model
  • University of Leeds, UK. Dental fluorosis, molar incisor hypomineralization & amelogenesis imperfecta – Validated clinical assessment and evidence for genetic factors in Khartoum State
  • Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA), Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Healthy food and healthy teeth in children from low SEP: interventions that fit the ideas and daily realities of families with low SEP in metropolitan areas; a participatory action research
  • University of Glasgow Dental School, UK.  Early childhood caries: understanding the role of early life behaviours and social determinants on risk and inequalities: A novel data linkage cohort study
  • University College London (UCL) UK.  Scoping review of upstream interventions to promote oral health and reduce oral health inequalities
  • University of Teesside School of Health and Life Sciences, UK.  Mapping the evidence for monitoring fluoride exposure in community prevention programmes for oral health using nail clippings and spot urine samples: A scoping review
  • National Dental Research Institute Singapore. Oral health birth cohort studies: A global consortium
  • Newcastle University. FLuOridated WAter: Public Values & Evaluation of Cost-Benefit (FLO-WAVE)
  • University of Plymouth, UK.  Dental care for children and adolescents in care - Caring for children and their smiles: Evidence synthesis and qualitative exploration
  • School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, UK. Children growing up in Liverpool (C-Gull) Longitudinal birth cohort study: Oral health component
  • Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakata, Indonesia.  A pilot project for health promoting school initiative in Indonesia using a multidimensional approach
  • Lithuanian Dental Chamber, Lithuania. Phase 2 of the National Oral Health Program: Implementation and assessment of oral health promotion initiative in Lithuania
  • University of Bern, Switzerland. Beyond belief: assessing how the belief of immigrant parents can shape the oral health of their children
  • Ministry of Health, Govt. of Vanuatu. A pilot training program in preventive oral health for registered nursing professionals and nurse trainees on the Bachelor of Nursing degree course to aid in preventing early childhood caries (ECC) in Vanuatu
  • University of Birmingham, UK.  Barriers and facilitators of developing a mid-level dental care workforce to work within primary care in low- and middle- income country; a mixed methods study
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Victor Babes" Timisoara, Romania.  Child oral health pilot programme - Smilebright 
  • University of Portsmouth Dental Academy, UK.  Using intraoral cameras within a supervised toothbrushing programme in primary schools in Southeast England: process evaluation of the TeleBrushUP programme
  • Montpellier Association of Oral Public Health, France.  Identification of population-based digital oral health projects in low and middle income countries: A scoping review
  • WHO Collaborating Centre for Translation of Oral Health Science, Niigata University, Japan.  Fostering health pre-school initiatives in Myanmar: A school-centred multidimensional approach
  • Amrita Institute of medical sciences, Kerala, India.  Transforming oral health: Empowering community-based health (Anganwadi) workers to improve awareness and practices in mothers, children and families
  • University of Glasgow, UK.  The impact of fluoridated milk on dental caries levels in Chilean children and adolescents: A quantitative outcome evaluation
  • WHO Regional Office for Africa, Congo.  Capacity building project for oral health and noncommunicable disease (NCD) focal points at Ministry of Health and WHO Country Offices in the WHO African region
  • Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) Netherlands.  School-based interventions to improve the oral health of children on Sal, Cape Verde: the CAVORAH study
  • La Trobe University, Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, Australia.  Improving oral health outcomes for young children living in out-of-home care in rural Australia
  • WHO Country Office, Ghana.  National strategy for oral health in Ghana