Overview
Background
Dr. Helena Schuch is a senior research fellow at the School of Dentistry, University of Queensland.
She is a dentist and an oral epidemiologist with special interest in social epidemiology. Helena is also interested in methods to estimate causal inference and on applying machine learning techniques to predict oral health outcomes.
She completed her PhD in Oral Epidemiology at the University of Adelaide (2018) and is currently in the Editorial Board of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.
Qualifications: BDS, MScDent, PhD
Research Interests: Oral health inequalities. Life course epidemiology. Causal inference methods. Machine learning applied to oral health.
Availability
- Dr Helena Schuch is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Oral health inequalities. Life course epidemiology. Causal inference methods. Machine learning applied to oral health.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Fairness of machine learning algorithms for predicting foregone preventive dental care for adults
Schuch, Helena Silveira, Furtado, Mariane, Silva, Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos, Kawachi, Ichiro, Chiavegatto Filho, Alexandre D. P. and Elani, Hawazin W. (2023). Fairness of machine learning algorithms for predicting foregone preventive dental care for adults. JAMA Network Open, 6 (11) e2341625, 1-12. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41625
2023
Journal Article
Gender inequities in dental research publications: findings from 20 years
Haag, Dandara Gabriela, Schuch, Helena Silveira, Nath, Sonia, Baker, Sarah R., Celeste, Roger Keller, Thomson, W. Murray and Jamieson, Lisa M. (2023). Gender inequities in dental research publications: findings from 20 years. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (5), 1045-1055. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12831
2023
Journal Article
The relations between systems of oppression and oral care access in the United States
Bastos, J. L., Fleming, E., Haag, D. G., Schuch, H. S., Jamieson, L. M. and Constante, H. M. (2023). The relations between systems of oppression and oral care access in the United States. Journal of Dental Research, 102 (10), 1080-1087. doi: 10.1177/00220345231184181
2023
Journal Article
The mouth as a site of compound injustices: a structural intersectionality approach to the oral health of working-age US adults
Bastos, João L., Constante, Helena M., Schuch, Helena S., Haag, Dandara G. and Jamieson, Lisa M. (2023). The mouth as a site of compound injustices: a structural intersectionality approach to the oral health of working-age US adults. American Journal of Epidemiology, 192 (4), 560-572. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac205
2023
Journal Article
Splinting in the management of dental trauma in the primary dentition: a systematic review
dos Santos Fernandez, M., Schuch, H. S., Araújo, A. B. G. and Goettems, M. L. (2023). Splinting in the management of dental trauma in the primary dentition: a systematic review. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 24 (2), 167-175. doi: 10.1007/s40368-023-00792-4
2023
Journal Article
Emulating a target trial of intensive nurse home visiting in the policy-relevant population using linked administrative data
Moreno-Betancur, Margarita, Lynch, John W., Pilkington, Rhiannon M., Schuch, Helena S., Gialamas, Angela, Sawyer, Michael G., Chittleborough, Catherine R., Schurer, Stefanie and Gurrin, Lyle C. (2023). Emulating a target trial of intensive nurse home visiting in the policy-relevant population using linked administrative data. International Journal of Epidemiology, 52 (1), 119-131. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac092
2023
Journal Article
Early sugar introduction associated with early childhood caries occurrence
Echeverria, Mariana Silveira, Schuch, Helena Silveira, Cenci, Maximiliano Sérgio, Motta, Janaína Vieira dos Santos, Bertoldi, Andrea Dâmaso, Britto Correa, Marcos, Huysmans, Marie-Charlotte D. N. J. M. and Demarco, Flávio Fernando (2023). Early sugar introduction associated with early childhood caries occurrence. Caries Research, 57 (2), 152-158. doi: 10.1159/000529210
2023
Journal Article
Depression and anxiety among the University community during the Covid-19 pandemic: a study in Southern Brazil
Schuch, Helena S., Cademartori, Mariana G., Dias, Valesca D., Levandowski, Mateus L., Munhoz, Tiago N., Hallal, Pedro C. and Demarco, Flavio F. (2023). Depression and anxiety among the University community during the Covid-19 pandemic: a study in Southern Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 95 (1) e20220100, 1-16. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765202320220100
2023
Journal Article
Causal inference in dentistry: Time to move forward
Schuch, Helena Silveira, Nascimento, Gustavo Giacomelli, Demarco, Flávio Fernando and Haag, Dandara Gabriela (2023). Causal inference in dentistry: Time to move forward. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (1), 62-66. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12802
2022
Journal Article
How do state‐level racism, sexism, and income inequality shape edentulism‐related racial inequities in contemporary United States? A structural intersectionality approach to population oral health
Bastos, João L., Constante, Helena M., Schuch, Helena S., Haag, Dandara G. and Jamieson, Lisa M. (2022). How do state‐level racism, sexism, and income inequality shape edentulism‐related racial inequities in contemporary United States? A structural intersectionality approach to population oral health. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 82 (S1), 16-27. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12507
2022
Journal Article
Trajectories of sugar consumption and dental caries in early childhood
Echeverria, M. S., Schuch, H. S., Cenci, M. S., Motta, J. V.S., Bertoldi, A. D., Hallal, P. C. and Demarco, F. F. (2022). Trajectories of sugar consumption and dental caries in early childhood. Journal of Dental Research, 101 (6), 724-730. doi: 10.1177/00220345211068743
2022
Journal Article
A multi-country survey on the impact of COVID-19 on dental practice and dentists' feelings in Latin America
Moraes, Rafael R., Cuevas-Suarez, Carlos E., Escalante-Otarola, Wilfredo G., Fernandez, Maria R., Davila-Sanchez, Andres, Grau-Grullon, Patricia, Fernandez, Eduardo, Lopez, Tania M., Grazioli, Guillermo, Arana, Luis A., Rondon, Luis F., Torrez, Willy B., Lima, Giana S., Schuch, Helena S., Correa, Marcos B. and Demarco, Flavio F. (2022). A multi-country survey on the impact of COVID-19 on dental practice and dentists' feelings in Latin America. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1) 393, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07792-y
2022
Journal Article
Where are race-based oral health inequities bound? Protocol for a systematic review on interventions to tackle racial injustice in dental outcomes
Bastos, João L., Constante, Helena M., Schuch, Helena S., Haag, Dandara G., Nath, Sonia, Celeste, Roger K., Guanizo-Herreño, Carol C., McCallum, Mary J. and Jamieson, Lisa M. (2022). Where are race-based oral health inequities bound? Protocol for a systematic review on interventions to tackle racial injustice in dental outcomes. Systematic Reviews, 11 (1) 41, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-01911-w
2022
Journal Article
Temporal trends of women with oral cavity, base of tongue and lip cancers in Brazil: An ecological study covering mortality data from 1980 to 2018
Sartori, Letícia Regina Morello, Nóbrega, Kaio Heide Sampaio, Schuch, Helena Silveira, Cademartori, Mariana Gonzalez, de Arruda, José Alcides Almeida, Martins, Manoela Domingues, Schuch, Lauren Frenzel and Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Uchoa (2022). Temporal trends of women with oral cavity, base of tongue and lip cancers in Brazil: An ecological study covering mortality data from 1980 to 2018. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (2), 236-246. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12731
2022
Journal Article
Is the association between social support and oral health modified by household income? Findings from a national study of adults in Australia
Haag, Dandara G., Santiago, Pedro R., Schuch, Helena S., Brennan, David S. and Jamieson, Lisa M. (2022). Is the association between social support and oral health modified by household income? Findings from a national study of adults in Australia. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50 (6), 484-492. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12693
2022
Journal Article
Social and racial inequity in self-rated oral health in adults in Southern Brazil
Karam, Sarah Arangurem, Schuch, Helena Silveira, Demarco, Flávio Fernando, Barros, Fernando C., Horta, Bernardo L. and Correa, Marcos Britto (2022). Social and racial inequity in self-rated oral health in adults in Southern Brazil. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 38 (3) e00136921, 1-11. doi: 10.1590/0102-311x00136921
2021
Journal Article
The independent and joint contribution of objective and subjective socioeconomic status on oral health indicators
Schuch, Helena S., Peres, Karen G., Haag, Dandara G., Boing, Antonio F. and Peres, Marco A. (2021). The independent and joint contribution of objective and subjective socioeconomic status on oral health indicators. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50 (6), 570-578. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12715
2021
Journal Article
Medo odontológico e saúde bucal: avaliação transversal do ciclo do medo entre universitários brasileiros
Dias, Valesca Doro, Prux, Amanda Toneta, Schuch, Helena Silveira, Cademartori, Mariana Gonzalez, Karam, Sarah Arangurem, Costa, Vanessa Polina Pereira Da, Corrêa, Marcos Britto, Azevedo, Marina Sousa and Demarco, Flávio Fernando (2021). Medo odontológico e saúde bucal: avaliação transversal do ciclo do medo entre universitários brasileiros. Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre, 62 (2), 43-54. doi: 10.22456/2177-0018.110685
2021
Conference Publication
Considering child maltreatment in social inequalities of educational achievement: a whole-of-population data linkage study
Chittleborough, Catherine, Schuch, Helena, Pilkington, Rhiannon, Montgomerie, Alicia, Grant, Janet, Petersen, Julie and Lynch, John (2021). Considering child maltreatment in social inequalities of educational achievement: a whole-of-population data linkage study. World Congress of Epidemiology of the International-Epidemiological-Association (IEA), Electr Network, Sep 03-06, 2021. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.128
2021
Journal Article
Periodontal disease and preterm birth: findings from the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort study
de Oliveira, Luísa J. C., Cademartori, Mariana G., Schuch, Helena S., Barros, Fernando C., Silveira, Mariângela F., Correa, Marcos B. and Demarco, Flávio F. (2021). Periodontal disease and preterm birth: findings from the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort study. Oral Diseases, 27 (6), 1519-1527. doi: 10.1111/odi.13670
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Referral processes and best clinical practice in special needs dentistry, including aged care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh, Dr Diep Ha, Professor Loc Do
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Doctor Philosophy
The dental-systemic interface and respiratory infections in Intensive Care Unit
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Saso Ivanovski, Dr Jessica Ingleman, Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh
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Doctor Philosophy
Healthy Smiles for Healthy Ageing: Integrated Care for Older Adults to Enhance the Quality of Life
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Diep Ha, Professor Loc Do
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of utilisation of dental health services by preschool children in Australia through Child Dental Benefit Scheme (CDBS) and examine the barriers/enablers associated with the level of uptake in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Diep Ha, Professor Loc Do
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