Katherine Yerex, University of Manitoba

Research

Early Childhood Caries Oral Fungi First Nations Children Infants And Preschoolers Metis Children Oral Microbiome Caries Risk Assessment Community Development

Latest papers

Oral Health Professionals' Views on the Interim Canada Dental Benefit in Manitoba, Canada.
Journal of public health dentistry · 2026
Identifying training needs of healthcare providers to implement caries risk assessment.
Frontiers in oral health · 2025
Healthcare providers' perspectives on the Canadian Caries Risk Assessment Tool implementation in Indigenous pediatric primary care: a qualitative study.
BMC oral health · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

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 · Co-investigator
$200,000
Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,319,625
Oral microbiome and caries risk in young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$1,422,900

All 4 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Oral Health Professionals' Views on the Interim Canada Dental Benefit in Manitoba, Canada.

Baltus THL, Abdulrahman A, Fux S, Goubran S, Mittermuller BA, Yerex K, Menon A, Monayao A, Hai-Santiago K, Singhal S, Schroth RJ

Journal of public health dentistry2026

DOI: 10.1111/jphd.70047 PMID: 41703436

02

Identifying training needs of healthcare providers to implement caries risk assessment.

Olatosi OO, Schroth RJ, DeMaré D, Manigque M, Mittermuller BA, Edwards J, Yerex K, Wong PD, Lavoie J, Sanguins J, Chelikani P, Nicolae A, Lamoureux J, Campbell R, Bertone M, Amin M

Frontiers in oral health2025

DOI: 10.3389/froh.2025.1641307 PMID: 40951537

03

Healthcare providers' perspectives on the Canadian Caries Risk Assessment Tool implementation in Indigenous pediatric primary care: a qualitative study.

Olatosi OO, Schroth RJ, DeMaré D, Mittermuller BA, Manigque M, Edwards J, Amin MS, Nicolae A, Lavoie J, Sanguins J, Chelikani P, Wong PD, Lamoureux J, Bertone M, Yerex K, Campbell R, The Working Together for early childhood oral health study team

BMC oral health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-025-06036-9 PMID: 40349014

04

Children's Oral Health Initiative program's impact on First Nations and Inuit children.

Yerex K, Lee J, Schroth RJ, Kim J, Edwards JM, Hai-Santiago K, Bertone M, Hayes A, Lavoie J, Martin HD, Dufour L, White P, McNally M

Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD2025First author

PMID: 40170948

05

A systematic review of caries risk in children <6 years of age.

Khan SY, Schroth RJ, Cruz de Jesus V, Lee VHK, Rothney J, Dong CS, Javed F, Yerex K, Bertone M, El Azrak M, Menon A

International journal of paediatric dentistry2024

DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13140 PMID: 38071403

06

The Canadian dental care plan and the senior population.

Menon A, Schroth RJ, Hai-Santiago K, Yerex K, Bertone M

Frontiers in oral health2024

DOI: 10.3389/froh.2024.1385482 PMID: 38933118

07

An investigation of data from the first year of the interim Canada Dental Benefit for children <12 years of age.

Schroth RJ, Cruz de Jesus V, Menon A, Olatosi OO, Lee VHK, Yerex K, Hai-Santiago K, DeMaré D

Frontiers in oral health2023

DOI: 10.3389/froh.2023.1328491 PMID: 38260717

08

Advances in novel therapeutic approaches for periodontal diseases.

Haque MM, Yerex K, Kelekis-Cholakis A, Duan K

BMC oral health2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-022-02530-6 PMID: 36380339

09

Two Component Regulatory Systems and Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Pathogens.

Bhagirath AY, Li Y, Patidar R, Yerex K, Ma X, Kumar A, Duan K

International journal of molecular sciences2019

DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071781 PMID: 30974906

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Oral Health Data Analysis - Epidemiological Research

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

$200,000

Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chelikani, Prashen V; Campbell, Rhonda; Chartrand, Frances; Decaire, Elizabeth; Kloss, Olena; Schroth, Robert J; Yerex, Katherine

Keywords: Early Childhood Caries; Oral Fungi

$1,319,625

Oral microbiome and caries risk in young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schroth, Robert J; Campbell, Rhonda; Chelikani, Prashen V; Sanguins, Julianne; Yerex, Katherine

Keywords: Early Childhood Caries; First Nations Children; Infants And Preschoolers; Metis Children; Oral Microbiome

$1,422,900

Working together to implement novel, culturally informed early childhood oral health interventions for young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schroth, Robert J; Campbell, Rhonda; Chartrand, Frances; Yerex, Katherine

Keywords: Caries Risk Assessment; Community Development; Community Engagement; Community-Based Participatory Research; Early Childhood Caries; First Nations; Interprofessional Approach; Metis; Oral Health; Oral Health Promotion

$1,472,626

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

Oral Biology
School of Dental Hygiene
Preventive Dental Science
Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Clinical Dental Sciences
Other

Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mary Bertone

School of Dental Hygiene

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Anil Menon

Preventive Dental Science

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Kangmin Duan

Oral Biology

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Jeanette Edwards

Internal Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Prashen Chelikani

Oral Biology

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Rhonda Campbell

Oral Biology

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Julianne Sanguins

Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Maryam Amin

Mike Petryk School of Dentistry

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Ayush Kumar

Microbiology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Mary Mcnally

Clinical Dental Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sonica Singhal

Department of Dental Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Early Childhood Caries Dear Professor Yerex, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Oral Health Professionals' Views on the Interim Canada Dental Benefit in Manitoba, Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Katherine Yerex

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Oral Health Professionals' Views on the Interim Canada Dental Benefit in Manitoba, Canada.

Identifying training needs of healthcare providers to implement caries risk assessment.

Healthcare providers' perspectives on the Canadian Caries Risk Assessment Tool implementation in Indigenous pediatric primary care: a qualitative study.

Children's Oral Health Initiative program's impact on First Nations and Inuit children.

A systematic review of caries risk in children <6&#x2009;years of&#xa0;age.

The Canadian dental care plan and the senior population.

An investigation of data from the first year of the interim Canada Dental Benefit for children <12 years of age.

Advances in novel therapeutic approaches for periodontal diseases.

Two Component Regulatory Systems and Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Pathogens.

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

Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba

Oral microbiome and caries risk in young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Working together to implement novel, culturally informed early childhood oral health interventions for young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Frequent collaborators

Mary Bertone

Anil Menon

Kangmin Duan

Jeanette Edwards

Prashen Chelikani

Rhonda Campbell

Julianne Sanguins

Maryam Amin

Ayush Kumar

Mary Mcnally

Sonica Singhal

A systematic review of caries risk in children <6 years of age.