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CWF discourse on ‘X’ is polarised and varies across countries and time. The expected decline in positivity underscores the need for tailored country-specific public health communication strategies to strengthen engagement and counter misinformation.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
CWF discourse on ‘X’ is polarised and varies across countries and time. The expected decline in positivity underscores the need for tailored country-specific public health communication strategies to strengthen engagement and counter misinformation.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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"Forecasting models predicted that the current steep funding cuts could result in more than 14 051 750 (uncertainty interval 8 475 990–19 662 191) additional all-age deaths, including 4 537 157 (3 124 796–5 910 791) in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030."
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July 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
"Forecasting models predicted that the current steep funding cuts could result in more than 14 051 750 (uncertainty interval 8 475 990–19 662 191) additional all-age deaths, including 4 537 157 (3 124 796–5 910 791) in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030."
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Sixteen IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards were announced last week.
Male = 13 (81%); Female = 3 (19%).
USA = 8 (50%); Australia = 3 (19%); one each for China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.
High-Income = 15 (94%) and Upper-Middle Income = 1 (6%).
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Male = 13 (81%); Female = 3 (19%).
USA = 8 (50%); Australia = 3 (19%); one each for China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.
High-Income = 15 (94%) and Upper-Middle Income = 1 (6%).
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June 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Sixteen IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards were announced last week.
Male = 13 (81%); Female = 3 (19%).
USA = 8 (50%); Australia = 3 (19%); one each for China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.
High-Income = 15 (94%) and Upper-Middle Income = 1 (6%).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Male = 13 (81%); Female = 3 (19%).
USA = 8 (50%); Australia = 3 (19%); one each for China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.
High-Income = 15 (94%) and Upper-Middle Income = 1 (6%).
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
To ensure current academic staff are retained, implementing a support and mentorship program beyond the annual appraisal requirement is critical, in particular for female academics who most often report feeling unsupported and lacking mentorship.
Career Status, Progression and Aspirations of Dental Academics in Australia
Introduction
Attracting and retaining oral health professionals in an academic career is a challenge, globally and in Australia.
Methods
This study surveyed the current status, progression and asp.....
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June 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
To ensure current academic staff are retained, implementing a support and mentorship program beyond the annual appraisal requirement is critical, in particular for female academics who most often report feeling unsupported and lacking mentorship.
ICYMI
The oral health industry contributes to climate change through its carbon footprint from energy use, travel, and waste production. Oral health professionals can help mitigate these impacts, thereby promoting overall planetary and human well-being and health.
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The air travel carbon footprint of four recent global oral health meetings – Should we fly less?
There is an ethical and moral obligation to balance the collegial benefits of oral health professional meetings and the environmental impacts of these…
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May 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ICYMI
The oral health industry contributes to climate change through its carbon footprint from energy use, travel, and waste production. Oral health professionals can help mitigate these impacts, thereby promoting overall planetary and human well-being and health.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The air travel carbon footprint of four recent global oral health meetings – Should we fly less?
There is an ethical and moral obligation to balance the collegial benefits of oral health professional meetings and the environmental impacts of these…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The oral health industry contributes to climate change through its carbon footprint from energy use, travel, and waste production. Oral health professionals can help mitigate these impacts, thereby promoting overall planetary and human well-being and health.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our findings highlight the polarized nature of public sentiment toward CWF and the temporal fluctuations in public engagement. These insights can inform public health policymakers in developing timely, targeted communication strategies.
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Mapping the “X” Debate: Water Fluoridation Sentiment Analysis With Advanced Machine Learning
Objectives This study aimed to examine public sentiment regarding community water fluoridation (CWF) using data from “X” (formerly Twitter) over the past decade. The goal was to understand public op...
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May 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Our findings highlight the polarized nature of public sentiment toward CWF and the temporal fluctuations in public engagement. These insights can inform public health policymakers in developing timely, targeted communication strategies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Analysis of public dental waiting lists in Queensland – 2015–2024
Ratilal Lalloo
Australian Health Review 49, AH25013
www.publish.csiro.au/ah/AH25013
Ratilal Lalloo
Australian Health Review 49, AH25013
www.publish.csiro.au/ah/AH25013
Analysis of public dental waiting lists in Queensland – 2015–2024
Objective Australians often wait a long time for public oral healthcare. This research analyses the numbers of people waiting for care, and numbers and percentage waiting beyond a desirable time for t...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Analysis of public dental waiting lists in Queensland – 2015–2024
Ratilal Lalloo
Australian Health Review 49, AH25013
www.publish.csiro.au/ah/AH25013
Ratilal Lalloo
Australian Health Review 49, AH25013
www.publish.csiro.au/ah/AH25013
Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
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Happy to have contributed to this update, with a number of colleagues globally.
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Happy to have contributed to this update, with a number of colleagues globally.
Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The minor changes in the burden of oral conditions over the past 30 years demonstrate
that past and current efforts to control oral conditions have not been successful
and that different approaches ar...
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February 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
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Happy to have contributed to this update, with a number of colleagues globally.
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Happy to have contributed to this update, with a number of colleagues globally.
Gender and Geographic Equity in the International Association for Dental Research Awards @lborrell.bsky.social
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December 10, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Gender and Geographic Equity in the International Association for Dental Research Awards @lborrell.bsky.social
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Yes, I should have read the author instructions more closely. Why put details of page charges on the last page? And charge for, USD40 per page. And invoice after journal proof, no warning at the start. Ripped off, this publishing scam. Why are we so tolerant, and worse, fully engaged? I am guilty.
December 5, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Yes, I should have read the author instructions more closely. Why put details of page charges on the last page? And charge for, USD40 per page. And invoice after journal proof, no warning at the start. Ripped off, this publishing scam. Why are we so tolerant, and worse, fully engaged? I am guilty.
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‘The old boy’s club’ in dental academia
Of 159 chief editors across 124 journals, 131 (82%) are men.
“There is an urgent need to address the lack of equity, diversity & inclusivity of editorial teams across #dental journals”
You can't be what you can't see👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36229512/
Of 159 chief editors across 124 journals, 131 (82%) are men.
“There is an urgent need to address the lack of equity, diversity & inclusivity of editorial teams across #dental journals”
You can't be what you can't see👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36229512/
December 4, 2024 at 4:24 PM
‘The old boy’s club’ in dental academia
Of 159 chief editors across 124 journals, 131 (82%) are men.
“There is an urgent need to address the lack of equity, diversity & inclusivity of editorial teams across #dental journals”
You can't be what you can't see👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36229512/
Of 159 chief editors across 124 journals, 131 (82%) are men.
“There is an urgent need to address the lack of equity, diversity & inclusivity of editorial teams across #dental journals”
You can't be what you can't see👇
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36229512/
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