Dr Mehrsa Zakershahrak
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Biography/ Background
Mehrsa finished her dental school in 2014 with D.D.S (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree in Dentistry.
She is currently a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. David Brennan and Dr. Dandara Haag at the University of Adelaide, Dental school, ARCPOH. Her research mainly focuses on the Psychosocial and Socioeconomic Determinants of Oral Health.
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Awards & Achievements
Adelaide scholarships international
2022 Adelaide Dental School Prize. Florey Postgraduate Research Conference. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the University of Adelaide
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Research Interests
- Oral health
- Public oral health
- Patient-reported outcome measures
- Psychosocial and socio-economic factors interactions with oral and dental health and health outcomes
- Dental and oral health promotion interventions (community-based and evidence-based)
- Preventive dental care and dentistry
- Head and neck cancers, oral cancers, treatments and patient managements
- Cancer cell biology, Integrins in head and neck cancers
- Low-level laser therapy in dentistry
- Postoperative pain and swelling management
- Endodontic treatment
- Autogenous tooth transplantation
- HIV /AIDS (stigma and discrimination)
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Entry last updated: Friday, 28 Oct 2022