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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Interesting read. Congrats Nilesh. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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From Evidence to Engagement: Understanding Online Resistance to Community Water Fluoridation for Public Health Communication—A Qualitative Study
Objectives This study explored how individuals in an online anti-CWF community construct and sustain opposition narratives to inform evidence-based communication and policy engagement. Methods A q.....
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Related papers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40028823/
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Positive oral health outcomes: A partnership model improves care in a rural Indigenous community
Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits of a partnership between a university dental school and a Community Controlled Health Service, specifically in relation to improving t...
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Staff and Student Perspectives of Rural Indigenous Health Service-Embedded Dental Clinic Outplacements Sandra R. March, Clare N. Mangoyana, Ratilal Lalloo, Laurence J. Walsh doi.org/10.1111/eje....
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Staff and Student Perspectives of Rural Indigenous Health Service‐Embedded Dental Clinic Outplacements
Objectives With a view to improving experience outcomes, this section of a broader 2019 study heard dental clinic staff perspectives on student preparedness to undertake student-led rural Indigenous...
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Age at First Dental Visit of Preschool Children Utilizing Public Sector Dental Services in Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Alison Nation, Nicole Stormon, Ratilal Lalloo, Michael Foley First published: 07 April 2026 doi.org/10.1111/jphd...
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Age at First Dental Visit of Preschool Children Utilizing Public Sector Dental Services in Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Objectives This retrospective cohort study describes public dental service use among children aged 0–4 years attending public sector oral health services in Metro North and Metro South Hospital and ...
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Please see the JPHD special issue: Forward Together: Advancing Health Equity in Uncertain Times. This special Issue in Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD) is now free online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17527325...
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Special issue: Forward Together: Advancing Health Equity in Uncertain Times. Guest Editors: Josefine Ortiz Wolfe, Eleanor Fleming. Supplement supported by CareQuest, Institute for Oral Health: Journal of Public Health Dentistry: Vol 86, No S1
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Journal Public Health Dentistry Special issue: Forward Together: Advancing Health Equity in Uncertain Times. ‘Combating Misinformation in the Digital Age: A Machine Learning Approach to Protect Community Water Fluoridation and Promote Oral Health Equity.’ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Combating Misinformation in the Digital Age: A Machine Learning Approach to Protect Community Water Fluoridation and Promote Oral Health Equity
Objectives Community water fluoridation (CWF) is an effective public health intervention for preventing dental caries. However, the widespread dissemination of misinformation on social media platfor...
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Socioeconomic determinants of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Shanghai global ranking of dental schools www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Socioeconomic determinants of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Shanghai global ranking of dental schools - British Dental Journal
British Dental Journal - Socioeconomic determinants of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Shanghai global ranking of dental schools
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
"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." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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....
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
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.
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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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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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…
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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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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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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Analysis of public dental waiting lists in Queensland – 2015–2024 Ratilal Lalloo Australian Health Review 49, AH25013 www.publish.csiro.au/ah/AH25013
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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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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Noise: The invisible killer in all our lives
The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Happy to have contributed to this update, with a number of colleagues globally.
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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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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xXL...
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Kara Swisher on the Radicalization of Elon Musk | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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How Australia’s ‘unfair’ dental system – and the way $1.3bn is spent – is driving inequality and leaving millions of people behind
Half of all government spending on dental care goes to private insurance rebates – meaning those without often skip treatment until things get worse
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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Fluoridation of drinking water is a public health success story – why does the debate continue?
The addition of fluoride to drinking water has improved dental health worldwide for over 70
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa
Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...
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Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism | Oxfam International
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Gender and Geographic Equity in the International Association for Dental Research Awards @lborrell.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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Melbourne Uni to repay $72 million after 'unlawful' conduct
The University of Melbourne will repay a total of $72 million to more than 25,000 underpaid staff after a decade of "unlawful" conduct, as part of an agreement with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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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Prof Sarah Baker @profsarahbaker.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
‘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/
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rlalloo.bsky.social @rlalloo.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
So who would have thought these were different? Not me🥸 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Population health and public health: Commonalities and differences
Objective To explore the synergy between population health and public health by initiating a discourse about their interconnected roles, responsibilities, and approaches in achieving optimal health ...
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Matt Hopcraft @matthopcraft.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Good piece on water fluoridation in Australia 🇦🇺 www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Public health achievement? 'Industrial waste'? Behind the fluoride debate
As the debate on fluoridated water rages in the US, it's a good time to revisit the reason why not all Australians have access to this key mineral that can prevent dental problems.
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