oral health https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/ en Collaboration leads to culturally safe oral health care https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/09/10/collaboration-leads-to-culturally-safe-oral-health-care A new collaborative project has highlighted the importance of accessible and culturally safe health care for First Nations people. September 11 2024 Rhiannon Koch https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/09/10/collaboration-leads-to-culturally-safe-oral-health-care Mouth to mouth tactic may stop dental decay https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/02/20/mouth-to-mouth-tactic-may-stop-dental-decay University of Adelaide researchers are exploring if a unique transplant which involves moving good bacteria from one person’s mouth to another – possibly through a special toothpaste - could be the answer to improving dental health. February 20 2024 Jessica Stanley https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/02/20/mouth-to-mouth-tactic-may-stop-dental-decay Children’s oral health under the microscope https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/12/15/childrens-oral-health-under-the-microscope Researchers from the University of Adelaide will conduct a wide-ranging nationwide study on the extent and causes of tooth decay in Australian children and the mental health, education and financial impacts that it has. December 15 2022 Lee Gaskin https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/12/15/childrens-oral-health-under-the-microscope Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/09/14/nation-leading-dental-trailblazer-humbled-by-royal-invitation University of Adelaide titleholder and alum Dr Trudy Lin says she is incredibly humbled and honoured to be invited to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II. September 14 2022 Lee Gaskin https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/09/14/nation-leading-dental-trailblazer-humbled-by-royal-invitation Study reveals Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/06/01/study-reveals-indigenous-australians-at-higher-risk-of-hpv-throat-cancers Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland. June 01 2022 Lee Gaskin https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/06/01/study-reveals-indigenous-australians-at-higher-risk-of-hpv-throat-cancers One in three Australian adults has untreated tooth decay https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2019/12/09/one-in-three-australian-adults-has-untreated-tooth-decay A third of Australian adults aged 15 years or more has untreated tooth decay, results of a national oral health study led by the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) at the University of Adelaide show. December 09 2019 Elisa Black https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2019/12/09/one-in-three-australian-adults-has-untreated-tooth-decay