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Research Interests:
- Dental caries and growth of children
- Oral health related quality of life
- Oral health inequalities
- Relationship of oral health and other non-communicable diseases
- Common risk factor approach
- Oral health and nutrition in developing countries
- Planning and policy making for developing better oral health
Research Project:
Dental decay is the most common childhood disease worldwide and most of the decay remains untreated especially in developing countries. The current PhD research project will be conducted as a cross sectional observational study, aiming to assess the associations between dental caries, oral health related quality of life and height and weight among 5 to 9 year old Bangladeshi children. A secondary aim is to examine whether any associations between caries and anthropometric measurements are (partly) explained by dental pain, poor appetite and eating and sleeping difficulties.