Dandara Haag

Dr Dandara Haag

Lecturer

Adelaide Dental School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dandara is a Lecturer & Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Adelaide Dental School. She has a Bachelor in Dentistry and a PhD in Dental Public Health & Epidemiology. Over the last five years she has been involved in different research projects, analysing large linked data platforms and datasets from population-based health studies (cross-sectional and cohort studies). Her research program is focused on building the evidence that is needed to improve general and oral health outcomes for populations who experience multiple forms of social and racial disadvantage. Dandara teaches research methods and principles of Public Health and Epidemiology in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery & Bachelor of Oral health. She is working with the Indigenous Oral health Unit and the BetterStart group on various projects involving epidemiological analysis of cohort studies and randomised clinical trials.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2021 - ongoing Lecturer & Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Adelaide
    2018 - 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2018 Award Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2017 Research Award Head of the School prize for the best presentation at the School of Public Health Research Symposium The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2014 Scholarship PhD scholarship Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological development- CNPq Brazil -
    2013 Award Diploma of Merit for achieving the best Grade Point Average for the Bachelor in Dental Surgery Program Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil -
    2013 Award Diploma of best student in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology of the Federal University of Santa Catarina Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology of the Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil -
    2013 Award Diploma of Merit from the Brazilian Association of Dental Education for achieving the best grade point average for the Dentistry Program of the Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazilian Association of Dental Education Brazil -
    2013 Award Diploma of Merit from the Brazilian Dental Association for the work developed in the social area during the undergraduate course. Brazilian Dental Association Brazil -
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Portuguese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2014 - 2018 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    2009 - 2013 Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil Bachelor of Dental Surgery
  • Research Interests

Year

Type

Role

Amount

Funder, title

2022 - 2026

Cat 1

CIH

$1.5M

NHMRC Partnership Grant (an additional 1.5M for in kind contribution). Dental health, mental health and economic productivity: a child longitudinal study.

2022 - 2024

Cat 2-4

CIA

$98,000

Channel 7 Child Research Foundation. Out of home care is not one thing: effects of complex care patterns on health, development, and welfare outcomes.

2020 - 2021

Contract

CIE

$197,000

SA Department of Treasury and Finance. Social Impact Investment, Baseline Measurement for Child Protection Bond.

2019 - 2020

Contract

CIG

$488,000

Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. Menu Build for Children and Families.

2021 - current

Social Context of Dentistry, BDS Year 2 & BOH Year 2, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide

2021 - current

Population Health, BDS Year 1 & BOH Year 1, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide

2021 - current

Health Promotion, BDS Year 3, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide

2021 - current

Evidence based dentistry, BDS & BOH Years 1 & 2, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Exploring the Interplay of Food Insecurity and Dental Caries Among Indigenous Australian Children Master of Philosophy (Dentistry) Master Full Time Dr Wajeeha Zahid
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2022 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Investigating language exposure and screen time in the early home environment: A longitudinal analysis of a prospective cohort study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Mary Elizabeth Brushe
    2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Clinical Prediction Modelling in Oral Health: A Review of Study Quality and Empirical Examples of Model Development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Mi Du
    2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Socioeconomic Gradients in Self-reported Oral Health Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Mehrsa Zakershahrak
  • Other Supervision Activities

    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Development and validation of an ultra-short version of the OHIP-14 in Australia The University of Adelaide - Honours - Brandan Khor
    2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Challenges associated with the implementation of Silver Fluoride in Australia The University of Adelaide - Honours - Samantha Tang
    2023 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Orthodontic service provision in Australia The University of Adelaide Doctor of Clinical Dentistry - Orthodontics Other - Andrew Wang
    2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Experiences of pain among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults The University of Adelaide - Honours - Anika Ramesh
    2022 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Inequalities in access to orthodontic treatment in Australia The University of Adelaide Doctor of Clinical Dentistry - Orthodontics Other - Philip Phu-Tan Nguyen
    2021 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Hospital burden among young people experiencing or at risk of homeless The University of Adelaide - Honours - Joshua Goddard
    2019 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Comparing risk factors for early childhood caries in Indigenous children across 3 nations The University of Adelaide BDS Honours Part Time Melody Chen
    2018 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Patterns of TV food advertising from an Australian commercial network for the entire 2017 The University of Adelaide Masters in Public Health Master Part Time Xinyue Wang
  • Editorial Boards

    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2018 - ongoing Board Member JDR Clinical and Translational Research IADR United States
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83131635
  • Email: dandara.haag@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Rundle Mall Plaza, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Public Health

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