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Noha Gomaa
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Latest papers
Financing, Coverage and the Structural Gaps in Universal Oral Health Provision for Older Adults: A Cross-Country Review.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026
The exposome and the human oral microbiome through the one health lens.
Archives of oral biology · 2026 · senior author
Biological Mechanisms Linking Social Adversity and Cognition.
Public health reviews · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $642,600
Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $200,000
Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $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 · Co-investigator
25 publications.
Financing, Coverage and the Structural Gaps in Universal Oral Health Provision for Older Adults: A Cross-Country Review.
Mathur MR, Khan S, Chandu VC, Gomaa N, Singh A, Tsakos G
The exposome and the human oral microbiome through the one health lens.
Limo L, Donovan J, Frisbee S, Gomaa N
Biological Mechanisms Linking Social Adversity and Cognition.
Liang A, Watt E, Gomaa N
Correction: Simultaneous assessment of mitochondrial DNA copy number and nuclear epigenetic age towards predictive models of development and aging.
Win PW, Nguyen J, Morin AL, Newcomb CE, Singh SM, Gomaa N, Castellani CA
Profiling mRNA encoding glucocorticoid receptor α in saliva: Relationship to hair cortisol levels in individuals aged 15-25 years.
Abouseta N, Gomaa N, Tassi A, Dixon SJ, Singh K, Pani SC
The role of teledentistry in improving oral health outcomes and access to dental care: An umbrella review.
Al-Buhaisi D, Karami S, Gomaa N
Social Capital Associates With Better Cognitive Health, Oral Health and Epigenetic Age Deceleration: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Liang A, Gomaa N
Simultaneous assessment of mitochondrial DNA copy number and nuclear epigenetic age towards predictive models of development and aging.
Win PW, Nguyen J, Morin AL, Newcomb CE, Singh SM, Gomaa N, Castellani CA
Relationships among Cortisol, Perceived Stress, and Dental Caries Experience in Adolescents and Young Adults.
Abouseta N, Gomaa N, Tassi A, Elzagallaai AA, Rieder MJ, Dixon SJ, Pani SC
Teledentistry from research to practice: a tale of nineteen countries.
El Tantawi M, Lam WYH, Giraudeau N, Virtanen JI, Matanhire C, Chifamba T, Sabbah W, Gomaa N, Al-Maweri SA, Uribe SE, Mohebbi SZ, Hasmun N, Guan G, Polonowita A, Khan SB, Pisano M, Ellakany P, Baraka MM, Ali AA, Orellana Centeno JE, Pavlic V, Folayan MO
Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study
Principal investigators: Kengne Talla, Pascaline; Bussières, André; Carrasco Labra, Alonso; LABBE, DAVID; Straus, Sharon E
Keywords: Access To Care; Clinical Practices Guidelines; Consensus Method; Delphi Technique; Dentistry; Knowledge Synthesis; Mixed Methods Research; Participatory Approach; Qualitative Research; Teledentistry
Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians
Principal investigators: Gomaa, Noha A; Allison, Paul J; Cipriano, Lauren E
Keywords: Amalgam; Clinical Efficacy; Composite Resins; Dental Insurance; Dental Public Health; Fluoridation; Health Technology Assessment; High-Caries Risk; Oral Health Inequalities; Oral Health Policy
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
A workshop to create collaborative, multidisciplinary teams aimed to advance Canada's National Oral Health Research Strategy (NOHRS).
Principal investigators: Allison, Paul J
Keywords: Oral Health; Research Strategy
Planning Grant - Creation of a pan-Canadian working group to develop and answer complex oral health questions using omics approaches and large public health data sets from the CHMS cycle 7.
Principal investigators: Rock, Leigha
Keywords: Omics; Oral Health
Better Dental Care for Healthy Aging: Identifying Barriers, Connections and Interactions
Principal investigators: Gomaa, Noha A; Wilk, Piotr
Keywords: Chronic Conditions; Dental Care; Health Equity; Oral Health; Psychosocial Factors; Psychosocial Well-Being; Quality Of Life
Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Priority Schoolchildren and Adolescents Using a Social Entrepreneurial Model
Principal investigators: Kellett, Peter; Da Silva, Keith; Kokaram, Denise; Mathu-Muju, Kavita; Nzekwu, Emeka; Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam
Keywords: Children; Dental Health; Health Care; Health Inequity; Health Promotion; Multidisciplinary; Oral Health; Pediatric; Prevention; Youth
Network for Canadian Oral Health Research
Principal investigators: Velly, Ana Miriam; Allison, Paul J; Bhullar, Rajinder P; Chandad, Fatiha; Filiaggi, Mark J; Mathu-Muju, Kavita; Matthews, Debora C; Moreau, Alain; Papagerakis, Petros; Quiñonez, Carlos R; Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam; Siqueira, Walter L
Keywords: Education; Health; Minority; Multidisciplinary Research; Network; Oral 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
- Dentistry - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Department of Dental Public Health
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Department of Medical Biophysics
Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Sonica Singhal
Department of Dental Public Health
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Ali Tassi
Dentistry - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Krishna Singh
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Laura Dempster
Department of Dental Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Audrey Laporte
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Carlos Quiñonez
Clinical Public Health Division
1 shared papers, latest 2022
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Profile data last refreshed on November 9, 2025 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.