HEAL-Oral Health Blog
Critical reflections on the current state of global oral health form the core of this platform. Bridging the gap between pressing population health challenges and empirical evidence, this blog offers methodologically grounded personal opinions and contextualized out-takes on recent population oral health evidence. While critical commentary and exploring the socioeconomic determinants of health lead the discourse, analytical precision remains foundational. You will also find applied method tutorials designed to help translate epidemiologic data into policy-relevant insights, ensuring our approaches to dental public health are both rigorous and impactful.
Your Regression Table Is Not a List of Treatment Targets
Adjusted regression coefficients may look equally important, but one model cannot answer every causal question in the table. John Tay and Upul Cooray explain the Table 2 fallacy.
HEAL-OH: Meet the Author (Episode 2)
In Episode 2 of Meet the Author, HEAL-OH speaks with Sreenath Madathil about using negative controls and quantitative bias analyses to strengthen oral health and head-and-neck cancer research.
Is Intersectionality Selective? The Role of Collider Bias
Selection into a study can create, exaggerate, reduce, or reverse apparent intersectional inequalities. Nasir Bashir explains how collider bias affects interaction models and MAIHDA.
Smoking inequalities among culturally diverse populations in Australia
A HILDA Survey analysis shows that smoking inequalities persist across culturally diverse populations in Australia, with some communities experiencing worse smoking outcomes despite overall national progress.
HEAL-OH: Meet the Author (Episode 1)
In the first of our Meet the Author interviews, HEAL-OH speaks with Shehnaz Khan about implementation failures in global dental reforms.
Ms Radiance: A Community-Led Social Media Intervention for Transgender Women in Malaysia
A community-led social media intervention in Malaysia improved oral health and sexual health awareness among transgender women while highlighting the equity limits of digital-only outreach.
IADR 2026 Workshop: Data-Driven Advocacy for Effective and Equitable Oral Health Policies
Interactive workshop materials for our IADR 2026 workshop on Data-Driven Advocacy for Effective and Equitable Oral Health Policies.
Strengthen tobacco control to prevent 26 million cases of tooth loss
Smoking is a major driver of tooth loss. Our new systematic review reveals that current smokers face a 40% higher risk of tooth loss, and eliminating cigarette smoking could prevent over 26 million cases of severe tooth loss globally.
How a Catch-Up HPV Vaccination Program Could Avert 169,000 Cancers in Singapore
Singapore implemented a successful school-based human papillomavirus vaccination program in 2019, achieving over 90% coverage among adolescent girls. However, this initiative leaves a substantial ...
Welcome to the HEAL- Oral Health Blog
A warm welcome to the HEAL-Oral Health blog. Here, we reflect critically on population oral health evidence and translating it into policy.
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