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SPRING 2023

 

 

TABASAMU TEAM TRAVELS TO KENYA

 

 

THIS WAS A SECOND TRIP TO KENYA FOR THE TABASAMU TEAM, HOLDING TRAINEE FOCUS GROUPS AND ATTENDING THE KASH CONFERENCE

 

As part of the National Institute of Health (NIH) D71 "TABASAMU" planning grant, the study team traveled to Kenya in February 2023. The team conducted focus groups with potential oral health research trainees and attended the KEMRI KASH conference in Nairobi.

 

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Dr. Jenipher Ober-Oluoch

 

 

 

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Dr. Ober-Oluoch is a pediatric dentist at the University of Rwanda. Learn more about her journal in oral health...

 

 

 

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TABASAMU Focus Group in Kenya

 

TRAINEE FOCUS GROUPS HELD IN KENYA

 

The TABASAMU team held a series of focus groups to find out potential trainees' thoughts and attitudes about increasing oral health research capacity in Kenya.

 

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Dr. Frank Roberts Speaking at the 2023 KASH conference

 

UW'S DR. FRANK ROBERTS PRESENTS AT KASH CONFERENCE

 

The TABASAMU team attended the 2023 KASH conference in Nairobi, Kenya where Dr. Frank Roberts presented on periodontal disease and HIV.

 

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Dr. Immaculate Opondo

 

DR. IMMACULATE OPONDO

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. OPONDO AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY IN WESTERN KENYA

 

Dr. Immaculate Opondo is a pediatric dentist at Maseno University in Kisumu, Kenya. In this video she talks about her journey in oral health.

 

 

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Changes in children's dental fear after restorative treatment under different sedation types: Associations with parents' experiences and dental health

 

Dentists often use sedative medications such as nitrous oxide inhaled sedation and general anesthesia (GA) to help decrease patient fear and manage pediatric patients' behavior during treatment.

 

 

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Prediction of future caries in 1-yr-old children via the salivary microbiome

 

The aims of this study were to investigate the salivary microbial composition of caries-free 1-yr-old children and to identify microbial predictors for dental caries onset in the following year.

 

 

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An ecological study on the association between early childhood caries and intimate partner violence in 20 low- and middle-income countries: 2007-2017

 

This study aimed to determine the associations between IPV and the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) in 3-5-year-olds.

 

 

 

 

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