Overview
Background
Professor Loc Do is a dentist and an oral epidemiologist with special interest in social and clinical oral epidemiology. He completed his PhD in Oral Epidemiology at the University of Adelaide. He was a lead investigator in the National Child Oral Health Study 2012-14 and the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017-19.
Loc is currently Director of Research at the School of Dentistry, University of Queensland.
Research funding: Currently, he is the Chief Investigator A of four major NHMRC- and MRFF-funded research projects: a population-based birth cohort study investigating impact of socioeconomic inequality on child oral health, a longitudinal study investigating effect of early life exposure to fluoride, a study to investigate effectiveness of water fluoridation in Queensland, and a study to develop and implement a package to improve oral health in residents of Aged Care Facilities in Queensland and NSW.
Qualifications: BDS, MScDent, PhD
Research Interests: Oral epidemiological measurement of dental diseases Quantitative analysis of oral epidemiological data including multilevel analysis Risk and benefit trade-off in the use of fluorides in children Natural history of dental fluorosis Socio-economic inequality in oral health Oral health-related quality of life Smoking as a risk factor for periodontal diseases Effectiveness and safety of water fluoridation in children Complex systems science in dental research.
Awards and Honours: In 2022, Loc is the recipient of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist H Trendley Dean Award 2022. In 2023, his paper in Journal of Dental Research was awarded the IADR Abrey Sheiham Award for Distringuished Research in Dental Public Health.
Availability
- Professor Loc Do is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), University of Adelaide
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
Research interests
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Oral epidemiology
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Dental public health
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Risk and benefit of fluoride
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Determinants of oral health
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Socioeconomic inequalities in oral health
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Dental caries experience in the Australian adult population
Do, L. G. and Roberts-Thomson, K. F. (2007). Dental caries experience in the Australian adult population. Australian Dental Journal, 52 (3), 249-251. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00496.x
2007
Journal Article
Decline in the prevalence of dental fluorosis among South Australian children
Do, L. G. and Spencer, A. J. (2007). Decline in the prevalence of dental fluorosis among South Australian children. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 35 (4), 282-291. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00314.x
2007
Journal Article
Risk-benefit balance in the use of fluoride among young children
Do, L. G. and Spencer, A. J. (2007). Risk-benefit balance in the use of fluoride among young children. Journal of Dental Research, 86 (8), 723-728. doi: 10.1177/154405910708600807
2007
Journal Article
Oral health-related quality of life of children by dental caries and fluorosis experience
Do, Loc G. and Spencer, A. (2007). Oral health-related quality of life of children by dental caries and fluorosis experience. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 67 (3), 132-139. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00036.x
2006
Journal Article
Risk factors for dental caries in the five-year-old South Australian population
Slade, Gary D., Sanders, A. E., Bill, C. J. and Do, L. G. (2006). Risk factors for dental caries in the five-year-old South Australian population. Australian Dental Journal, 51 (2), 130-139. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00416.x
2003
Journal Article
Smoking as a risk indicator for periodontal disease in the middle-aged Vietnamese population
Do, G. Loc, Spencer, A. John, Roberts-Thomson, Kaye and Ha, H. Diep (2003). Smoking as a risk indicator for periodontal disease in the middle-aged Vietnamese population. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 31 (6), 437-446. doi: 10.1046/j.1600-0528.2003.00009.x
2003
Journal Article
Periodontal disease among the middle-aged Vietnamese population
Do, Loc G, Spencer, John A, Roberts-Thomson, Kaye, Ha, Diep H, Tran, Truong V and Trinh, Hai D (2003). Periodontal disease among the middle-aged Vietnamese population. Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology, 5 (3), 77-84.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Loc Do is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Queensland Child Oral Health Study 2020–2024
A population-based study of child oral health in Queensland. Funded by a NHMRC Ideas Grant. Investigates effectiveness and safety of water fluoridation using a before-and-after study design.
An UQ Earmarked scholarship for PhD candidates is available. See https://graduate-school.uq.edu.au/phd-scholarships-health
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SMILE birth cohort study 2013-22
A long-term population-based birth cohort study of children born in 2013-14. Funded by two consecutive NHMRC Project Grants. Investigates determinants of child oral health and overweight/obesity.
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Tooth for Health study 2019–2021
A follow-up study of 24,000 children who participated in the National Child Oral Health Study 2012-14. Funded by a NHMRC Project Grant. Investigates effects of early life fluoride exposures and dental caries experience on child general health and wellbeing.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Socioeconomic inequalities in child oral health and related factors over a decade in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Diep Ha
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Doctor Philosophy
Population oral health interventions and water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Pauline Ford, Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo
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Doctor Philosophy
Predictors of Early Childhood Caries in South Australian Children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicole Stormon, Dr Diep Ha
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Doctor Philosophy
Oral Health in Aged Care: Addressing Oral Health Inequity and Unmet Dental Care Needs in Vulnerable Populations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kristiana Ludlow, Dr Lori Delaney
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of Water Fluoridation as A Marker for Social Inequalities, possible Perceived Safety, Benefit and risks With Relation to Parental Support in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo, Dr Diep Ha
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the Oral Health for Older Australians
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicole Stormon
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Doctor Philosophy
The evolution of the oral health workforce
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicole Stormon
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Contextual and compositional factors associated with clinical and subjective oral health in Australian children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo
Media
Enquiries
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- Oral health
- Social determinants of oral health
- Use of fluoride
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