Dr Kelly Jones

Dr Kelly Jones

  • Biography/ Background

    Kelly is a Research Fellow at ARCPOH. Her research interests include Health Services research, child oral health, oral health in the media and social constructions of oral health.

    Kelly has worked at ARCPOH since 1998 and has published in international peer review journals. She teaches several courses and is stream co-ordinator for Community Dentistry V and is course co-ordinator for Social Context of Dentistry. She reviews for several international journals. Kelly has recieved several degrees from both Flinders University and The University of Adelaide.

  • Qualifications

    Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), Flinders University

    Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) Honours, Flinders University

    Master of Public Health, The University of Adelaide

    Doctor of Philosophy (Dentistry), The University of Adelaide

    Teaching at University course, The University of Adelaide

  • Awards & Achievements

    Colgate International Association for Dental Research (IADR) ANZ Division Travel Award (pre- doctoral)

    Deans Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence - 2013

    Premiers Award for Health Services (in collaboration with SA Dental Service)

  • Teaching Interests

    Stream co-ordinator - Community Dentistry V

    Course co-ordinator  - Social Context of Dentistry

  • Research Interests

    Health services research

    Child oral health

    Indigenous oral health

    Oral epidemiology

    Social construction of oral health

    Oral health in media

     

  • Publications

     Journals

    Invited publications
      

    2013      Success for a novel approach to priority setting in South Australian public dental clinics.

    K Jones

    Australian Dental Journal 58(3):378-83

    Refereed publications

     

    2014     Development and psychometric validation of a Health Literacy in Dentistry scale (HeLD)

    K. Jones, E. Parker, H. Mills, A. Horowitz, D. Brennan and L.M. Jamieson

    Community Dental Health; 31 (1) pp37-43.

     

     

    2014     Access, literacy and behavioural correlates of poor self-rated oral health amongst an Indigenous South Australian population

    K.Jones, E.Parker, LM Jamieson

    Community Dental Health 31(2) :167–171

     

    2013      An evaluation of the discriminant and predictive validity of relative social disadvantage as screening criteria for priority access to public general dental care, in Australia.

    K Jones

    BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:106. 

     2009 Luzzi L, Spencer AJ, Jones K, K. Roberts-Thomson

    2009      Luzzi L, Spencer AJ, Jones K, K. Roberts-Thomson

    Predicting relative need for urgent dental care

                   Community Dental Health. 26(3):162-169

     

    2009      Luzzi L, Jones K, Spencer AJ, K. Roberts-Thomson

    Association of urgent dental care with subjective oral health indicators and psychosocial impacts

    Community Dental Health ;26(2):77-83.

     

    2005      Luzzi L, Spencer AJ, Jones K, Teusner D.

                   Australian Dental Journal Sep;50(3):179-85.

                   Job Satisfaction of Registered Dental Practitioners.

     

    1999      K Jones, D Turnbull and M Wakefield

    Tobacco Control Spring;8(1):62-6.

    Attitudes and Experiences of Restaurateurs Regarding Smoking Bans in Adelaide, South Australia.

                      

    Research reports

    2012 K Jones
    Lift the Lip evaluation
    SA Dental Service


    2009 K,Jones , G, Sleeman
    Findings from the Better Oral Health in Residential Care Project
    SA Dental Service and Australian department of Health and Ageing

    2009 K,Jones
    Qualitative findings from the Northern Aged care Project of the South Australian Dental Service
    Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health

    2002 K. Jones, K. Roberts-Thomson, AJ Spencer, L. Luzzi
    Evaluation of the NSW Priority Oral Health Program. Adelaide.
    Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide.

    2002 AJ Spencer, K Roberts-Thomson, L. Luzzi, K. Jones
    The Relative Needs Index Study, South Australia and New South Wales. Adelaide.
    Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide.


    2002 AJ Spencer, K Carter, K Jones, D Brennan, D Teusner
    2001 New South Wales Oral Health Workforce Project. Adelaide.
    Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide.

    2000 AJ Spencer, K Carter, D Brennan, K Jones, D Teusner
    1999 Victorian Oral Health Labour force Planning Project. Adelaide.
    Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide.

    1997 K Jones, D Turnbull
    Prevalence and predictors of no-smoking policies in South Australian public places. Adelaide.
    The University of Adelaide.

    1994 K Jones
    The status of Non English Speaking Background (NESB) Sex Workers in Queensland. Brisbane.
    Queensland Health

    Conference Presentations

    2012 Lift the Lip. Integrating an oral health screening into a pre-school health promotion program
    K Jones, C Morris
    Population Health Congress, Adelaide, AUST

    2010 Impact of a triage system for prioritising urgent dental care
    K Jones, GD Slade, AJ Spencer
    International Association for Dental Research, Barcelona, SPAIN

    2006 Evaluation of a Priority Setting Questionnaire for Dental Care.
    K Jones*, G Slade, AJ Spencer
    International Association for Dental Research, (ANZ Division) Brisbane, AUST

    2004 Oral surgery in Public Dental Services: patient or provider driven?
    K Jones*, AJ Spencer
    International Association for Dental Research, (ANZ Division), FIJI

    2003 Priority Setting in Emergency Public Dental Care in NSW, Australia.
    K Jones*, A Patterson, L Luzzi, K Roberts-Thomson, AJ Spencer
    International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division), Melbourne, AUST

    2003 Understanding Public Dental Service Utilisation in South Australia.
    L Luzzi*, AJ Spencer, K Roberts-Thomson, K Jones
    International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division), Melbourne, AUST

    2003 Using Indicators of Social Disadvantage in a Screening Tool to Prioritise Access to General Dental Care
    K Jones*, A Patterson, L Luzzi, K Roberts-Thomson, AJ Spencer
    International Association for Dental Research, Goteburg, SWEDEN

    2002 A Relative Needs Index for Emergency Dental Care.
    K Roberts-Thomson*, L Luzzi, K Jones, AJ Spencer.
    International Association of Dental Research, San Diego, USA

    2002 Educational Integration: A Foundation Strategy For Increasing Job Satisfaction Within the Oral Health Team.
    K Jones* and D Teusner
    Public Health Association of Australia, Adelaide, AUST

    2001 A Multi-Method Model for Evaluating an Innovative NSW Priority Oral Health Program -A Case Study.
    K Jones* and A Patterson
    International Conference of the Australasian Evaluation Society, Canberra, AUST

    2001 Insights Into Factors Affecting Recruitment and Retention of Victorian Dentists.
    K Jones*, and D Teusner
    Public Health Association of Australia, Sydney, AUST

    2001 Job Satisfaction of Registered Victorian Dental Practitioners in 1999.
    L Luzzi*, AJ Spencer, K Jones and D Teusner
    Public Health Association of Australia, Sydney, AUST

    1997 Attitudes and Experiences of Restaurant Owners Regarding Smoking Bans in Adelaide, South Australia.
    M Wakefield*, K Jones and D Turnbull
    10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, CHINA

    1997 Smoking Bans in Adelaide Restaurants.
    D Turnbull*, K Jones and M Wakefield
    Public Health Association of Australia, Sydney, AUST

    1994 NESB Sex Worker Health Education: The Peer Model in Review.
    K Jones*
    Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Gold Coast, AUST

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Professional Associations

    Public Health Association of Australia and New Zealand

    International Association of Dental Research

     

  • Community Engagement

    Co-Founder of Jupiter Creek Farm,  a community supported agriculture initiative

    Past Director of Food Connect Adelaide

    Steering Comittee Member of The University of Adelaide Office of Sustainability Fair Trade Comittee

    Guest lecturer in Food Security School of Nutrition Flinders University

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Entry last updated: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2014