
Oral health: a question of policy?
10/21/24 • 29 min
In episode 4 of Oral Health Matters, Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London is in conversation with Dr Lisa Jamieson from the University of Adelaide, Australia and Professor David Conway from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Lisa has an international reputation for her work on indigenous oral health research and health inequalities and David is an expert in dental public health, oral cancer research and leadership of Childsmile programme in Scotland. Together, they’re discussing how we can best develop and nurture the next generation of oral health researchers.
Further reading
- Childsmile – child oral health improvement programme for Scotland https://www.childsmile.nhs.scot/ AND https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/dental/research/childoralhealthchildsmile/
- Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation https://www.citizenshandbook.org/arnsteinsladder.html
- Article by Bain et al (2013) Global Health Mentorship: Challenges and Opportunities for Equitable Partnerships https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/8/11/e013751.full.pdf
Credits
Presenter: Professor Richard Watt, University College London
Editor and producer: Chris Garrington, Research Podcasts
Artwork and audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
Music: The Documentary, Mapamusic
In episode 4 of Oral Health Matters, Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London is in conversation with Dr Lisa Jamieson from the University of Adelaide, Australia and Professor David Conway from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Lisa has an international reputation for her work on indigenous oral health research and health inequalities and David is an expert in dental public health, oral cancer research and leadership of Childsmile programme in Scotland. Together, they’re discussing how we can best develop and nurture the next generation of oral health researchers.
Further reading
- Childsmile – child oral health improvement programme for Scotland https://www.childsmile.nhs.scot/ AND https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/dental/research/childoralhealthchildsmile/
- Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation https://www.citizenshandbook.org/arnsteinsladder.html
- Article by Bain et al (2013) Global Health Mentorship: Challenges and Opportunities for Equitable Partnerships https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/8/11/e013751.full.pdf
Credits
Presenter: Professor Richard Watt, University College London
Editor and producer: Chris Garrington, Research Podcasts
Artwork and audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
Music: The Documentary, Mapamusic
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Credits
Presenter: Professor Richard Watt, University College London
Editor and producer: Chris Garrington, Research Podcasts
Artwork and audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
Music: The Documentary, Mapamusic
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Credits
Presenter: Professor Richard Watt, University College London
Editor and producer: Chris Garrington, Research Podcasts
Artwork and audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
Music: The Documentary, Mapamusic
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