{"id":1183,"date":"2024-10-23T01:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T01:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-dentistry-nus.pantheonsite.io\/research\/?page_id=1183"},"modified":"2025-08-06T06:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:59:35","slug":"populational","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg\/research\/populational\/","title":{"rendered":"Populational Oral Health and Services Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Population Oral Health and Services Research Unit (POHSRU) champions multi-disciplinary research to deepen the understanding of oral health status and trends at the population level and the underlying biopsychosocial factors that shape oral health outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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POHSRU endeavours to influence and shape policies; develop clinical practice guidelines as well as plan services and programmes supported by evidence gathered across multiple domains, settings and the lifespan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024; Volume 52, Issue 3, 259\u2013264
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024; Volume 52, Issue 3, 292\u2013301
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Addressing the overlooked: Integrating oral healthcare in a geriatric care system: Insights from Singapore<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024; Volume 52, Issue 3, 320\u2013327
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024; Volume 52, Issue 3, 344\u2013352
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024; Volume 52, Issue 6, 900\u2013910
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International Dental Journal, 2024; Volume 74, Issue 5, 910-916
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Erosive Tooth Wear among Young Adults in the Singapore Military<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022; Volume 26, 6129\u20136137
Authors:<\/strong> Songping Nicholas Lim, Koong Jiunn Tay, Huihua Li, Keson Beng Choon Tan<\/a> & Ken Tan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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International Dental Journal, 2021; Volume 71, Issue 6, 508-515
Authors:<\/strong> Sharon Hui Xuan Tan, Yik-Ying Teo, Melissa Hui Xian Tan, Xiaoli Gao<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2019; Volume 46, Issue 4, 330\u2013339
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Scientific Reports, 2019; Volume 9, Issue 852
Authors:<\/strong> Shijia Hu, Yu Fan Sim, Jia Ying Toh, Seang Mei Saw, Keith M. Godfrey, Yap-Seng Chong, Fabian Yap, Yung Seng Lee, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Kok Hian Tan, Mary Foong-Fong Chong & Chin-Ying <\/a>Stephen<\/a> Hsu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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