Oral Health Matters

In Episode 3 Richard is in conversation with Mirai Chatterjee from the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India and Professor Blanaid Daly, Dean of the School of Dental Science at Trinity College Dublin. Together they discuss the meaning and value of community engagement in research and ways to promote meaningful partnership working with communities. Mirai has a wealth of experience working with marginalised and disadvantaged communities across India and Blanaid is an experienced clinical researcher who has focused on addressing the oral health needs of homeless people and those with special care needs.  

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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  

In Episode 2 we're in conversation with Professor Regina Mutave from the Department of Dental Sciences at the University of Nairobi and Professor Manu Mathur from the Centre for Dental Public Health from Queen Mary University London. We're discussing the challenges and opportunities for oral health research in the global south, asking what’s getting in the way of progress and what we can do about it.  

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Further reading 

Action plan for oral health in South-East Asia 2022–2030 

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 1, Richard is in conversation with Dr Carol Guarnizo-Herreno from the University of Colombia and Professor Marco Peres from the National Dental Centre in Singapore. They discuss why oral health needs to be a more prominent feature of the global public health agenda and what the key issues are. Carol is co-lead of the CORE programme and her main research interests lies in exploring the political determinants of oral health inequalities. Marco is an internationally renowned researcher, originally from Brazil but now leading a research team in Singapore.

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  

Full transcript available here: https://researchpodcasts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OHM-Ep1-transcript.pdf

Welcome to Oral Health Matters, a brand new podcast from the Dental Public Health Group at University College London and presented by eminent dental public health expert Professor Richard Watt.

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