Annika Wilson
PhD Candidate
Contact
Email: annika.wilson@utas.edu.au
Biography
Annika is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Rural Health at the University of Tasmania. She graduated with Bachelor of Health Sciences in Dentistry/Master of Dentistry from La Trobe University, Victoria in 2016. Since graduating, she has worked full-time as a clinical dentist in private practice throughout Tasmania caring for a wide demographic of people and families with a particular interest in preventive and periodontal dentistry. She later went on to complete a Master of Public Health from the University of New South Wales, Sydney in 2019 and a Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics from Macquarie University in 2021. During this time, she was also provided the opportunity to undertake a Health Practitioner Research Development Program in 2019 with Dr Ha Hoang and Dr Tony Barnett. She is currently a member of the Australian Dental Association (ADA), Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), and the Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA). Annika is also currently involved as an academic tutor at the Wicking Centre for CAD104 ‘Principles of Supportive Care for People with Dementia’.
Qualifications
- MPH
- GradCert Biostatistics
- BHScDent/MDent
Interests
- Women’s and maternal health
- Dentistry
- Implementation science
- Health promotion
- Preventive health care
PhD Research
| Project/Thesis Title | Developing an Implementation Strategy to Improve Antenatal Care Providers’ Use of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Oral Health. |
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| Project Description | During pregnancy, an association between periodontal diseases and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes has been identified. The role of antenatal care (ANC) providers in promoting oral health during pregnancy has emerged as a beneficial and cost-effective strategy to improving oral health outcomes. Clinical practice guidelines seek to provide guidance and support clinical decision-making in antenatal oral health. However, a profound gap between what is known and what is implemented within clinical practice by ANC providers is evident. Thus, this project focuses on the gap between antenatal oral health guidelines and ANC providers’ clinical practice behaviours. |
| Aim | The primary aim of the project is to generate knowledge and to provide recommendations in bridging this gap to promote oral health to women during pregnancy. |
| Supervisors | Dr Ha Hoang, Dr Heather Bridgman, Dr Silvana Bettiol |
| Research Advisor | Prof Leonard Crocombe |
Publications
Wilson A, Hoang H, Barnett T. Barriers and enablers to skill-mix in the oral health workforce: A systematic review. Community Dent Health. 2021 Jan 11. doi: 10.1922/CDH_00028-2019Wilson11.
