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Research
Latest papers
Integrating oral health in school health programs in Alberta, Canada: perspectives of health promotion professionals.
Health promotion international · 2026
The use of panoramic radiographs to address the oral health needs of vulnerable Canadian populations.
Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2024
Fluoridation cessation and oral health equity: a 7-year post-cessation study of Grade 2 schoolchildren in Alberta, Canada.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2022
Latest funding
- $100,000
Oral-Health Indicators: A Gateway to Bone Mineral Density-Related Systemic Conditions in Aging Canadians
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $200,000
Bridging the Gaps in Oral Health Data in Canada: A National Surveillance-Based Analysis of Oral Health Status, Access Care, Disparities, and their associations with Lifestyle, Social Determinants, and Systemic Health Using CHMS Data
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $898,875
Community water fluoridation and oral health: Filling knowledge gaps and strengthening surveillance using opportunities in Alberta, Canada
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
9 publications.
Integrating oral health in school health programs in Alberta, Canada: perspectives of health promotion professionals.
Surani N, Figueiredo R, Gokiert R, Perez-Garcia A, Amin M
The use of panoramic radiographs to address the oral health needs of vulnerable Canadian populations.
Almeida FT, Gianoni-Capenakas S, Rabie H, Figueiredo R, Pacheco-Pereira C
Fluoridation cessation and oral health equity: a 7-year post-cessation study of Grade 2 schoolchildren in Alberta, Canada.
McLaren L, Patterson SK, Faris P, Chen G, Thawer S, Figueiredo R, Weijs C, McNeil DA, Waye A, Potestio ML
Fluoridation cessation and children's dental caries: A 7-year follow-up evaluation of Grade 2 schoolchildren in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada.
McLaren L, Patterson SK, Faris P, Chen G, Thawer S, Figueiredo R, Weijs C, McNeil D, Waye A, Potestio M
Provision of dental care by public health dental clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada.
Rabie H, Figueiredo R
Correction to: Special section on dental public health: a collaboration between the Canadian Journal of Public Health and the Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry.
McLaren L, Figueiredo R
Emergency department visits for dental problems associated with trauma in Alberta: A report between the years 2011 and 2017.
Figueiredo R, Rattai J, Fournier K, Levin L
Emergency department visits for dental problems not associated with trauma in Alberta, Canada.
Figueiredo R, Fournier K, Levin L
Redirecting public oral health fluoride varnish intervention to low socio-economic status children in Alberta.
Huber C, Baran S, de Graaff C, Howell M, Patterson S, Figueiredo R
Oral-Health Indicators: A Gateway to Bone Mineral Density-Related Systemic Conditions in Aging Canadians
Principal investigators: Almeida Marques, Fabiana T
Keywords: Aging; Artificial Intelligence; Bone Health; Dental Science; Imaging; Oral Health Indicators; Systemic Health
Bridging the Gaps in Oral Health Data in Canada: A National Surveillance-Based Analysis of Oral Health Status, Access Care, Disparities, and their associations with Lifestyle, Social Determinants, and Systemic Health Using CHMS Data
Principal investigators: Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam; Figueiredo, Rafael L; Schroth, Robert J; Velly, Ana Miriam
Keywords: Access To Care; Canadian Health Measures Survey (Chms); Dental Caries; Lifestyle Behaviours; Oral Health; Oral Health Behaviours; Periodontal Disease; Quality Of Life (Qol); Social Determinants Of Health
Community water fluoridation and oral health: Filling knowledge gaps and strengthening surveillance using opportunities in Alberta, Canada
Principal investigators: Mclaren, Lindsay
Keywords: Community Water Fluoridation; Dental Public Health; Policy; Population Health; Social Inequities In Health
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
- Community Health Sciences
- Dentistry
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Medicine
- Educational Psychology
Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Lindsay Mclaren
Community Health Sciences
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Guanmin Chen
Community Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Maryam Amin
Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Arnaldo Perez-Garcia
Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Camila Pacheco-Pereira
Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Deborah Mcneil
Obstetrics and Gynecology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Deborah Mcneil
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Rebecca Gokiert
Educational Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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