Research Interests
Child and Adolescent Health Early Origins of Health Oral Health Translational Health Outcomes Anthropological Genetics Antimicrobial Resistance Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Biomarkers Biostatistics Dentistry Developmental Genetics Epigenetics Family Studies Genetics Genetics & Heredity Genomics Microbial Genetics Microbiology Quantitative Genetics Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Machine learning Artificial Intelligence Craniofacial biology Biological (physical) anthropology Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopaedicsTeaching Strengths
Prof Toby Hughes
Professor
School of Dentistry
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Recent publications:
Giri J, Jose GV, Kurian NC, Brook A, Palmer L, Hughes T (2026). Development of a deep learning model to automatically identify palatal landmarks on three-dimensional maxillary dental casts. International Journal of Dentistry. Accepted 29/01/2026
Chiam T, Perkins H, Hughes T, Palmer L, Higgins D (2025). Palatal Morphology: A Systematic Review of the Association of Palatal Shape with Genetic Ancestry, Sex and Age. Archives of Oral Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2025.106275
Giri J, Bockmann M, Brook A, Gurr A, Palmer L, Hughes T (2025). Genetic and environmental contributions to the development of dental arch traits – a longitudinal twin study. European Journal of Orthodontics. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejo/cjaf018
Perkins H, Rohrlach A, Hughes T, Forrest A, Higgins, D (2025). 3D imaging for dental identification: a pilot investigation of a novel segmentation method using an intra oral scanning device. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-025-00992-y
Hughes T, Mahmood Z, Giri J, Townsend G, Brook A (2025). Fluctuating genetic influences at three different stages of development of the dental arches: a complex system. Genes. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020189
My research has a broad focus on early life factors that influence health and development throughout childhood and early adult life. I am interested in the nexus between oral and systemic conditions, and specifically in interactions between the genome, the epigenome, the environment and the commensal bacteria (the microbiome). Key current research areas include:
- The role of the oral microbiome in health and disease
- Speech development and the role of the oral anatomy
- Pre-natal influences on oral and systemic health in mid-childhood
- The role of diet in early development
- Craniofacial development in children
- Dental anthropology and forensics
- Machine learning approaches for craniofacial biology research
My group has a broad range of projects available that enable students to tailor their experience to attain specific skills. We operate both wet and dry laboratories, have a strong track record in bioinformatics and big data analysis, and have some very active collaborations with other groups (and potential co-supervisors) in Sydney, Melbourne and the USA.
Some example student projects:
Epigenetics
Our group is interested in examining the role of DNA methylation in regulating dental development (missing and extra teeth; tooth size; dental anomalies) and disease risk (dental caries; systemic inflammatory conditions). Projects in this domain would suit students interested in genetics and epigenetics, with a particular interest in developing skills in bioinformatics and analysis/ interpretation of whole-genome chip- and sequencing-based approaches.
The oral microbiome
We have a large ongoing collaboration with researchers in the US, Sydney and Melbourne examining the transmission, acquisition, proliferation and stabilisation of the oral microbiome, as well as examining its role in health and disease, both orally and systemically. Projects in this domain would suit a student interested in microbiology, with a particular interest in developing skills in bioinformatics and metagenomic sequencing.
Craniofacial biology
Our group has a long track-record in collecting longitudinal growth records from large-scale national cohort studies, with an emphasis on craniofacial growth and development. Projects in this domain would suit a student interested in using novel methodologies (machine learning and automation; 2D and 3D surface topography mapping; micro CT; geometric morphometrics) to describe normal human variation and disease states, with a particular interest in developing skills in biostatistics.
Quantitative genetics
Our group has extensive phenotypic and genealogical records from many populations nationally and internationally, with a particular focus on longitudinal data from indigenous and twin cohorts in Australia. Projects in this domain would suit students interested in population/quantitative genetics, with a particular interest in developing skills in population genetics and associated analyses. The focus will be to parse out the relative influences of the genotype, and the shared and non-shared environments of individuals, on a range of craniofacial and whole-body phenotypes.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Research Lead, Adelaide Dental School | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - ongoing | Professor | The University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - ongoing | International Lead, Adelaide Dental School | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - ongoing | Postgraduate Coordinator, Adelaide Dental School | University of Adelaide |
| 2020 - ongoing | Affiliate Professor | University of Sydney |
| 2013 - 2021 | Associate Professor | The University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 1993 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | BAgSci(Hons) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Taduran, R., Ranjitkar, S., Hughes, T., Townsend, G., & Brook, A. (2017). Complex systems in human dental development: sexual dimorphism in teeth and fingerprints of Australian twins. In G. Rzveski, & C. Brebbia (Eds.), Complex Systems: Theory and Applications (pp. 194-203). United Kingdom: WIT Press. |
| 2009 | Mihailidis, S., Woodroffe, S., Hughes, T., Bockmann, M., & Townsend, G. (2009). Patterns of Asymmetry in Primary Tooth Emergence of Australian Twins. In Frontiers of Oral Biology Vol. 13 (pp. 110-115). Postfach Basel Switzerland CH-4009: Karger. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC10 |
| 2009 | Townsend, G., Hughes, T., Bockmann, M., Smith, R., & Brook, A. (2009). How studies of twins can inform our understanding of dental morphology.. In Frontiers of Oral Biology Vol. 13 (pp. 136-141). Postfach Basel Switzerland CH-4009: Karger. DOI Scopus17 WoS12 Europe PMC10 |
| 2009 | Hughes, T., Bockmann, M., Richards, L., & Townsend, G. (2009). Genetic influences on variability in human dental development and morphology. In HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY Vol. 60 (pp. 274-275). ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG. DOI |
| 2006 | Townsend, G., Hughes, T., & Richards, L. (2006). The dentitions of monozygotic twin pairs: focussing on the diferences rather than the similarities. In Elzbieta Zadzinska (Ed.), Current trends in dental morphology research (pp. 338-352). Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego 90-236 Lodz ul. Pmorska 143: UNILODZ. |
| 2003 | Townsend, G., Hughes, T., & Richards, L. (2003). From dental crown components to the whole dentition - Genetic and environmental influences.. In ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCE Vol. 111 (pp. 47). ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOC NIPPON. |
| 2001 | Hughes, T., Richards, L., & Townsend, G. (2001). Dental arch form in young Australian twins. In Alan Brook (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Dental Morphology 2001 (pp. 309-319). SHEFFIELD ENGLAND UK: SHEFFIELD ACADEMIC PRESS LTD. |
| 1999 | Fenton, M., Hughes, T. E., & Pitchford, W. (1999). Effect of pre-weaning nutrient supply on post-weaning efficiency. In 13th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol. 13 (pp. 286-289). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Kanagasabai, A., Hughes, T., & Bockmann, M. (2024). Otitis media and maxillary arch shape in early to mid-childhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 102nd General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR/AADOCR/CADR 2024). New Orleans, USA: IADR. |
| 2024 | Perkins, H., Hughes, T., Alex, F., & Higgins, D. (2024). Evaluation of 3D dental imaging for forensic identification of twins. Poster session presented at the meeting of IADR (ANZ) 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns 2024. |
| 2024 | Lin, T. -H., Meade, M., & Hughes, T. E. (2024). The role of genes and environment in human dental arch shape - a twin study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists (AABA, 2024) as published in American Journal of Biological Anthropology. Los Angeles, California: Wiley. DOI |
| 2024 | Giri, J., Bockmann, M., Brook, A., Gurr, A., & Hughes, T. (2024). Genetic and environmental contributions to the development of soft tissue facial profile. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 29th Australian Orthodontic Congress 2024. Adelaide, South Australia: Australian Society of Orthodontists. |
| 2023 | Hughes, T., Gurr, A., Brook O'Donnell, M., Davis, K., Meade, M., & Brook, A. (2023). Customised 3D software: Intra-operator reliability of dental arch measurements. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2023 Conference, International Association for Dental Research ANZ Division. Sydney, Australia. |
| 2023 | Chye, L., Bockmann, M., & Hughes, T. (2023). Tooth Exfoliation Timing and Patterning in a Cohort of Australian Twins. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 2023 IADR/LAR General Session with WCPD. Bogota, Colombia: IADR. |
| 2023 | Hughes, T. (2023). The First 1000 Days of Life: the Stories Teeth can Tell us. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 2023 IADR/LAR General Session with WCPD. Bogota, Colombia: IADR. |
| 2023 | Hughes, T., Suresh, S., Bockmann, M., Davis, K., & Brook, A. (2023). Long lost cousins or distant neighbours? The dental morphology of early South-East Asian migration. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. WILEY. |
| 2023 | Mccrary, T., Paul, K. S., Hughes, T., & Brook, A. H. (2023). A Test of Identical Twin Mirroring in the Dentition. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. WILEY. |
| 2022 | Brook, A., Sassani, S., Hughes, T., O'Donnell, M. B., Ranjitkar, S., Higgins, D., . . . Henneberg, M. (2022). 3D measurement of permanent tooth crowns in hypodontia and controls. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association of Dental Research, 100th General Session and Exhibition. |
| 2021 | Sukumar, S., Martinez, E., Willet, C., Bui, Q., Sadsad, R., Martin, F. E., . . . Adler, C. (2021). Longitudinal metagenomic profiling reveals presence of oral resistome in childhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2021 International Association of Dental Research General Session. |
| 2021 | Feezell, R., Paul, K. S., Hughes, T., & Brook, A. (2021). Intrauterine hormone effects on tooth morphology in dizygotic opposite-sex twins. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. WILEY. |
| 2021 | Sukumar, S., Simpson, C., Willet, E., Hughes, T., Bockmann, M., Sadsad, R., . . . Adler, C. (2021). The composition of the oral resistome is altered by the presence of caries. Poster session presented at the meeting of Microbiome Virtual International Forum. |
| 2018 | Paul, K. S., Stojanowski, C. M., Hughes, T., Brook, A., & Townsend, G. C. (2018). Quantitative genetic analyses of human tooth crown morphology: heritability and genetic integration in a longitudinal Australian twin sample. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Austin, TX: WILEY. WoS1 |
| 2018 | Hughes, T. E. (2018). The role of epigenetic factors in craniofacial development. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Dental Research. London, UK. |
| 2017 | Hughes, T. (2017). The role of the epigenome in dental development. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) ANZ Division. Adelaide, South Australia, AU: IADR. |
| 2016 | Hughes, T. E., Townsend, G. C., Brook, A. H., Bockmann, M. R., & Mihailidis, S. (2016). The modern human dentition: insights from three decades of studies on twins. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Atlanta, GA: WILEY-BLACKWELL. |
| 2013 | Brook, A. H., Hughes, T., Townsend, G. C., & O'Donnell, M. D. B. (2013). The development of the dentition as a complex adaptive system. Poster session presented at the meeting of Program of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, as published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Knoxville, TN: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI |
| 2012 | Hughes, T. E., & Townsend, G. C. (2012). The human dental arch: fluctuating genetic influences throughout development. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of AAPA poster and podium presentations, 81st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, as published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Portland, Oregon: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI |
| 2012 | Coates, A., Bartold, M., Hughes, T., & Howe, P. (2012). Fish oil supplementation as adjunct therapy for periodontitis. Poster session presented at the meeting of FASEB JOURNAL. San Diego, CA: FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL. |
| 2012 | Hughes, T., & Townsend, G. (2012). Complex dental phenotypes - inferences from family data. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2012 Conference, International Association for Dental Research ANZ Division.. Denauru Island, Fiji. |
| 2012 | Edgar, H. J. H., Hughes, T., & Rusk, K. (2012). Maximum heritability as an indicator of relative developmental stability among populations.. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Portland, OR: WILEY-BLACKWELL. |
| 2010 | Hughes, T., Vo, J., Mihailidis, S., & Towsend, G. (2010). Twin studies of dental crown morphology: Genetic, epigenetic and environmental determinants.. Poster session presented at the meeting of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Albuquerque, NM: WILEY-LISS. WoS1 |
| 2003 | Hughes, T. E., Richards, L. C., & Townsend, G. C. (2003). Morphogenetic fields within the human primary dentition - genotype vs. environment.. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA: INT AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCHI A D R/A A D R. |
| 2003 | Hughes, T. E., Richards, L. C., & Townsend, G. C. (2003). Genetic influences on dental development in Australian twins.. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA: INT AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCHI A D R/A A D R. |
| 2003 | Race, J., Hughes, T., Schwerdt, W., & Townsend, G. (2003). Tooth size variability and chorion type in monozygotic twins.. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA: INT AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCHI A D R/A A D R. |
| 2003 | Townsend, G., Richards, L., Hughes, T., Pinkerton, S., & Schwerdt, W. (2003). Discordant dental features in "identical" twin pairs.. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA: INT AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCHI A D R/A A D R. |
| 2002 | Townsend, G., Schwerdt, W., Hughes, T. E., & Richards, L. (2002). Molar cusp patterning in Australian twins. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division). |
| 2001 | Townsend, G., Richards, L., Messer, L., Hughes, T. E., Pinkerton, S., & Schwerdt, W. (2001). Teeth and faces of Australian twins: a longitudinal study. Poster session presented at the meeting of 6th Australian Twin Registry Scientific Workshop. Melbourne, Victoria. |
| 2000 | Townsend, G., Hughes, T. E., & Schwerdt, W. (2000). Dental morphology in indigenous Australians. Poster session presented at the meeting of 14th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Human Biology. |
| 2000 | Hughes, T., Schwerdt, W., Richards, L., & Townsend, G. (2000). Genetic analysis of deciduous tooth crown size in twins. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Dental Research Vol 79 (5) May 2000. VA, USA: International Assoc for Dental Research. |
| 1999 | Taji, S., Hughes, T. E., Rogers, J., & Townsend, G. C. (1999). Localised enamel hypoplasia of human deciduous canines: genotype or environment?. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. Queensland: AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCH. |
| 1998 | Hughes, T. E., Archer, J. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (1998). Response to selection for high and low net feed intake in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of 6th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. |
| 1998 | Fenton, M. L., Hughes, T. E., Pitchford, W. S., & Speck, P. A. (1998). Effects of preweaning nutrient supply on postweaning growth and efficiency. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Animal Science. |
| 1997 | Hughes, T. E., Archer, J. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (1997). Response to selection for net feed intake. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings for the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics. |
| 1995 | Hughes, T. E., & Pitchford, W. S. (1995). The relationship between energy metabolism and maintenance efficiency. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proeceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics. |
| 1994 | Hughes, T. E., & Pitchford, W. (1994). Heterosis effects on efficiency of post-weaning growth. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1994 | HUGHES, T. E., & PITCHFORD, W. S. (1994). HETEROSIS EFFECTS ON EFFICIENCY OF POST-WEANING GROWTH. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANIMAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. UNIV W AUSTRALIA, PERTH, AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY ANIMAL PROD. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Sukumar, S., Wang, F., Simpson, C., Willet, C., Chew, T., Hughes, T., . . . Adler, C. (2022). The development of the oral resistome during the first decade of life. DOI |
| Date | Project title | Project/ No. | Investigators | Funding Body | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Continued development and application of a software workflow for 3D craniofacial size and shape assessment | DREF 2024 | Hughes, Brook, Gurr | Kwok Paul Lee Endowment | $68,100 |
| 2024 | Is there a role for the oral microbiome in antimicrobial resistance surveillance? | - | Hughes | Faculty of Health Sciences - Mature Grants | $32,400 |
| 2024 | Travel to IADR, New Orleans & AABA, Los Angeles | - | Hughes | Faculty of Health Sciences - Travel Grants | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Development and application of a software workflow for 3D craniofacial size and shape assessment | DREF 2023 | Hughes, Brook, Meade | Kwok Paul Lee Endowment | $113,000 |
| 2023 | The development of palatal shape, and it’s role in health and disease | DREF 2022 | Hughes | Kwok Paul Lee Endowment | $53,189 |
| 2023 | 3D measurement of teeth and dental arches – development and application of customised software | DREF 2022 | Brook, Hughes, Meade | Kwok Paul Lee Endowment | $63,717 |
| 2022 | The intrauterine period and the first 2000 days of life - impact on lifelong cardiovascular risk | - | Bockmann, Hughes | Adelaide Dental School - RIBG | $6,492 |
| 2022 | Mode of delivery affecting an infant’s risk of developing early childhood caries in an Australian twin population | 0093-2021 | Li, Hughes, Bockmann | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $5,000 |
| 2021 | Geometric morphometric approach to assess the dental arch shape in Australian Twins | DREF 2021-2 | Ranjitkar, Lin, Meade, Hughes, Bockmann | Kwok Paul Lee Endowment | $44,783 |
| 2021 | High performance laptop for machine learning development | - | Hughes | Adelaide Dental School - RIBG | $3,290 |
| 2021 | Metrohm Titration 916 Ti-Touch system | - | Zilm, Moynihan, Burton, Hughes | Faculty of Health Sciences - Research Infrastructure | $17,996 |
| 2021 | The oral microbiome – vertical transmission from mothers to children | 2814-2020 | Hughes, Adler, Bockmann | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $9,300 |
| 2020-2025 | Reconstructing early life environmental exposures using tooth biomarkers and their influence on the trajectory of the oral microbiome and oral health in childhood | 1RO1-DE029838 | Austin, Adler, Hughes, Arora | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Biology | $5,081,098 |
| 2020 | Dietary data database entry | - | Moores, Moynihan, Hughes, Bockmann | Adelaide Dental School - RIBG | $4,934 |
| 2020 | Research records database development | - | Bockmann, Hughes | Adelaide Dental School - RIBG | $1,750 |
| 2019 | Special studies program | - | Hughes | Faculty of Health Sciences - SSP | $6,188 |
| 2018 | Clinical records database module development | - | Hughes | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $3,492 |
| 2018 | Travel to IADR, London | - | Hughes | Faculty of Health Sciences - Travel Award | $3,000 |
| 2018-2020 | The aetiology of dental caries - the role of longitudinal changes in the oral microbiome | APP1147383 | Hughes, Adler, Townsend, Bockmann | National Health and Medical Research Council | $284,652 |
| 2017 | Genome-wide methylation analysis and dental development - a validation of previous results | 29-2016 | Williams, Adler, Oshlack, Townsend, Hughes | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $10,920 |
| 2016-2017 | Childhood oral health and disease - a multifactorial model | 161328 | Hughes, Townsend, Adler, Bockmann | Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation | $75,000 |
| 2014-2016 | Determining how genetic and environmental factors influence the developing oral microbiota and drive disease in early childhood | APP1062911 | Adler, Hughes, Townsend, Arora | National Health and Medical Research Council | $384,410 |
| 2015 | The roles of glypicans 1 and 3 in craniofacial and dental morphogenesis: a mouse model using 3D microCT | 03/2014 | Ahmed, Ranjitkar, Anderson, Townsend, Hughes | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $5,000 |
| 2013-2016 | Metagenomics of the microbiome in oral health and disease | 1R01-DE19665 | Hughes, Craig, Saffery, Townsend, Kilpatrick | National Institutes of Health | $644,189 |
| 2013 | A new approach to dental morphology analysis | 09/2012 | Mihailidis, Hughes, Bockmann, Winning, Townsend | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $7,650 |
| 2013 | 2 | 08/2012 | Tan, Townsend, Hughes, Sampson | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $2,394 |
| 2012 | - | Zilm, Fitzimmons, Marchant, Hughes et al | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $5,000 | |
| 2012 | - | Hughes, Fitzimmons, Zilm, Adler | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $5,000 | |
| 2012 | Genetic and environmental causes of variation in the expression of infraoccluded primary teeth | 37/2011 | Odeh, Townsend, Mihailidis, Hughes, Lahdesmaki | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $4,827 |
| 2011-2013 | Genetic, environmental and epigenetic influences on human tooth emergence: a twin study | APP1006294 | Townsend, Seow, Hughes | National Health and Medical Research Council | $322,524 |
| 2011 | - | Zilm, Fitzimmons, Marchant, Hughes et al | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $18,500 | |
| 2011 | - | Coates, Bartold, Howe, Hughes | University of South Australia | $10,000 | |
| 2011 | 62/2010 | Gagliardi,Sampson, Townsend, Hughes | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $1,400 | |
| 2011 | The individuality of the human dentition: implications for forensic odontology | 70/2010 | Ashar, Hughes, James, Townsend, Kaidonis | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $7,000 |
| 2010 | 640305 | Fitzimmons, Hughes et al | National Health and Medical Research Council | $10,000 | |
| 2010 | Environmental factors affecting the timing and patterning of primary tooth emergence - a study of Australian twins | - | Mihailidis, Bockmann, Hughes, Seow, Townsend | Australian Dental Industry Association | $5,000 |
| 2010 | 26/2009 | Ribeiro, Townsend, Sampson, Hughes, Brook | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $2,800 | |
| 2010 | Environmental factors affecting the timing and patterning of primary tooth emergence - a study of Australian twins | 28/2009 | Mihailidis, Hughes, Bockmann, Winning, Townsend | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $3,340 |
| 2010 | A new approach to dental morphology analysis | 27/2009 | Mihailidis, Bockmann, Hughes, Seow, Townsend | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $12,290 |
| 2010 | 32/2009 | Hughes, Townsend | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $8,000 | |
| 2009-2010 | What factors influence the transmission and colonisation of caries-producing bacteria in Australian children? | - | Townsend, Hughes, Bockmann | Financial Markets Foundation for Children | $50,000 |
| 2008 | - | Hughes, Townsend | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $5,220 | |
| 2008 | - | Hughes, Townsend | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $2,378 | |
| 2008 | 49/2007 | Hughes, Townsend | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $13,430 | |
| 2007 | ??/2006 | Townsend, Seow, Gotjamanos, Hughes, Gully, Richards | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $3,000 | |
| 2007 | - | Sanders, McNamara, Hughes, Slade, Bartold | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $5,950 | |
| 2007 | - | McNamara, Hughes | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $4,760 | |
| 2007 | A host-pathogen liability model for Mutans streptococci virulence | - | Hughes, Bockmann, Townsend, Gully | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $5,865 |
| 2007 | - | Hughes | Faculty of Health Science | $10,000 | |
| 2006 | - | Hughes, Townsend | School of Dentistry - RIBG | $2,000 | |
| 2005-2007 | APP349448 | Townsend, Seow, Gotjamanos, Hughes, Gully, Richards | National Health and Medical Research Council | $514,150 | |
| 2005-2006 | - | Hughes | Faculty of Health Science | $13,000 | |
| 2003 | - | Townsend, Hughes, Apps | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $2,200 | |
| 2002 | - | Townsend, Hughes, Race | Australian Dental Research Foundation | $2,200 | |
| 2002 | - | Townsend, Hughes, Zaninovich | Faculty of Health Science | $1,400 |
Awards
The University of Adelaide 2020 Special Commendation - COVID 19 Emergency Teaching Response for "Clinic@Home COVID19" Adelaide Dental School Teaching Team
Courses Developed and Taught
Higher degree by research (Dentistry) - Coordinator
2021-present
Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (Honours) - Coordinator
2007-2014; 2017-2018; 2020
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
2012-present Dental Science & Practice III (single stream program)
2011-present Dental Science & Practice II (single stream program)
2010-present Dental Science & Practice I (single stream program)
2007-2011 Dental Health Science III
2006-2009 Human Biology ID
1999-2010 Dental Health Science II
1999-2009 Dental Health Science I
Bachelor of Oral Health
2007-present Human Biology IOH
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Investigating the influence of hypodontia on the teeth and dental arches to increase understanding of interactions in oral development. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Dilan Patel |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Investigating the influence of hypodontia on the teeth and dental arches to increase understanding of interactions in oral development. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Dilan Patel |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Using palatal and arch shape analysis to inform human identity in forensic investigations | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Thao Liang Chiam |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Using palatal and arch shape analysis to inform human identity in forensic investigations | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Thao Liang Chiam |
| 2021 | Co-Supervisor | The application of 3-Dimensional digital dental images to forensic odontology identification casework | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Harry Thomas George Perkins |
| 2021 | Co-Supervisor | The application of 3-Dimensional digital dental images to forensic odontology identification casework | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Harry Thomas George Perkins |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2025 | Principal Supervisor | A longitudinal study of genetic and environmental influences on the development of the dental arches, palate, and soft tissue facial profile in Australian twins from primary to permanent dentition | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Jamal Giri |
| 2014 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | The Nature and Extent of Sexual Dimorphism in Dental and Dermatoglyphic Traits of Twins | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Richard Jonathan Ordonez Taduran |
| 2011 - 2014 | Co-Supervisor | A study of post-mortem degradation of teeth to advance forensic DNA analysis as a tool for Human identification | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | APrf Denice Higgins |
| 2011 - 2013 | Co-Supervisor | Infraocclusion of Primary Molars and Associated Dental Anomalies in Twins and Singletons: What is the Underlying Aetiology? | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Ruba Mohammad Mousa Odeh |
| 2010 - 2015 | Principal Supervisor | PATTERNING OF THE HUMAN DENTITION: IMPLICATIONS FOR FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Nor Atika Md Ashar |
| 2010 - 2013 | Co-Supervisor | A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Tooth Size and Dental Arch Dimensions from the Mixed to Permanent Dentitions in Australian Aboriginals | Doctor of Clinical Dentistry | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Wee Han Tan |
| 2009 - 2013 | Co-Supervisor | The Development of the Curve of Spee in Australian Twins | Doctor of Clinical Dentistry | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Antonio Gagliardi |
| 2008 - 2012 | Co-Supervisor | Increased Tooth Crown Size in Females from Opposite-Sex Dizygotic Twins: A Possible Intrauterine Hormonal Influence on Dental Development | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Daniela Cisoto Ribeiro |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | The relationship between natural and caesarean birth delivery methods on childhood caries in the Australian twin children population | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Bing Qing Lee |
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Exfoliation timing and patterning of deciduous teeth in a cohort of Australian twins | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Leila Chye |
| 2020 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor | The role of early life factors in in the development of palatal morphology in mid-childhood | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) - Withdrew | Honours | Part Time | Surbhi Seghal |
| 2020 - 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Is arch shape at mid-childhood associated with ENT issues in early childhood? | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Amritha Kanagasabai |
| 2020 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Long lost cousins or distant neighbours? A comparative analysis of dental morphology of Malaysian Negritos and neighbouring populations to examine early migration in South East-Asia. | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Sanjit Suresh |
| 2020 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | The use of pulp stones as forensic identifiers | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) - Withdrew | Honours | Part Time | Gi Song |
| 2019 - ongoing | Co-Supervisor | The genetics of molar-incisor hypomineralistion | The University of Sydney | PhD | Doctorate | Part Time | Neeta Prabhu |
| 2018 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor | The role of birth order in caries | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) - Withdrew | Honours | Part Time | Tamara Zhang |
| 2018 - 2019 | Principal Supervisor | Speech acquisition and oral anatomy | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Diem Tang |
| 2018 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | Emergence timing and patterning of the primary dentition | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Shanaya Senanayake |
| 2018 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor | The oral microbiome & dental caries | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) - Withdrew | Honours | Part Time | Amelia Wiese |
| 2018 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Antibiotic resistance in the oral microbiome | The University of Sydney | PhD | Doctorate | Part Time | Smitha Sukumar |
| 2015 - 2015 | Co-Supervisor | Quantifying variation in dental record interpretation and transcription | The University of Adelaide | GDip.Forensic Odontology | Other | Full Time | Ketki Chandewar |
| 2015 - 2015 | Co-Supervisor | Significance of consensus, experience and training in forensic odontology ante-mortem dental data interpretation and transcription | The University of Adelaide | GDip.Forensic Odontology | Other | Full Time | Rabiah Rahmat |
| 2014 - 2016 | Co-Supervisor | The effects of the Y chromosome and intrauterine male hormones on human tooth size and shape | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Felicity Lam |
| 2014 - 2016 | Co-Supervisor | The roles of glypicans 1 and 3 in craniofacial and dental morphogenesis: a mouse model using 3D microCT | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Mustafa Ahmed |
| 2014 - 2015 | Co-Supervisor | Intrauterine male hormone effects on dental arch dimensions in female twins | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Full Time | Premal Patel |
| 2011 - 2013 | Principal Supervisor | The role of epigenetics in agenic and supernumerary teeth – evidence from MZ twins | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Scott Williams |
| 2010 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | Validation of a laser scanner methodology | The University of Adelaide | Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology | Other | Full Time | Astiti Handayani |
| 2010 - 2012 | Principal Supervisor | Composite resin adhesion - an animal model | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Anina De Vries |
| 2010 - 2012 | Principal Supervisor | Fuji IX. A qualitative analysis of its interaction with vital sheep tooth structure in vivo vs. in vitro. A pilot study. | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Barun Ghosh |
| 2010 - 2012 | Principal Supervisor | The influence of chorion type on the emergence of the first primary tooth in Australian twins | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Elise McConnell |
| 2009 - 2010 | Principal Supervisor | Palatal rugae: classification, variation and individuality in the human population | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Full Time | Hannah Berman |
| 2009 - 2011 | Principal Supervisor | Factors associated with the timing of emergence of the first primary tooth | The University of Adelaide | BSciDent(Hons) | Honours | Part Time | Emmanuel Chan |
| 2008 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | The molecular basis of orthodontic tooth movement - an animal model | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Chien Wei Tan |
| 2008 - 2008 | Principal Supervisor | Development of a mathematical method of dental superimposition using four landmarks of the anterior maxillary dentition | The University of Adelaide | GDip.Forensic Odontology | Other | Full Time | Lyndall Smythe |
| 2007 - 2009 | Co-Supervisor | The impact of Mutans streptococci colonisation, transmissibility and their association with primary tooth emergence on oral health | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Full Time | Ruba Odeh |
| 2007 - 2008 | Co-Supervisor | Timing of deciduous tooth emergence in Australian twins | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Sabrina Woodroffe |
| 2004 - 2005 | Co-Supervisor | The effect of birth weight on tooth-size variability in twins | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Mary Apps |
| 2002 - 2005 | Co-Supervisor | Age changes in dental arch form of Australian twins | The University of Adelaide | DClinDent | Doctorate | Full Time | Zuliani Mahmood |
| 2002 - 2005 | Co-Supervisor | The association between chorion type and dental variability in Australian monozygotic twins | The University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Part Time | Jonathan Race |
| Date | Topic | Location | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2020 | Timing and patterning of exfoliation for the deciduous dentition in a cohort of twins | The University of Adelaide | Leila Chye |
| 2019 - 2019 | Host factors in the establishment of the oral microbiome | The University of Adelaide | Vivien Heng |
| 2019 - ongoing | Changes in occlusal relationships during childhood | The University of Adelaide | Livana Hamad |
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