Research Interests
Community Child Health Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development Dental Materials and Equipment Dentistry Developmental & Child Psychology Education Assessment and Evaluation Health and Community Services Health Promotion Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy Odontology Paedodontics Population Health Child and Adolescent Health Oral HealthMs Katrina Plastow
Senior Lecturer
School of Dentistry
College of Health
Katrina is a member of the academic staff of the Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide. She obtained her dental therapy qualification through the South Australian Dental Service, has worked in country and metropolitan clinics, and gained additional experience in management and clinical leadership. She is committed to the profession and ethical practice, and is an Assessor of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (formerly SA Health Practitioners Tribunal).Katrina has completed a degree in Adult Education at Uni SA and Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (Honours) at the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), The University of Adelaide. Katrina’s research interests include child oral health and dental education. Her current project examines the consumption of sugars, exposure to fluorides and dental caries in Australian children. As an educator, Katrina has taught in both the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) programmes for over fifteen years. She is an inaugural member of the Adelaide Education Academy for education specialists at the University of Adelaide, and has an interest in developing and utilising engaging, student-centred teaching and learning initiatives including blending on-line learning and direct instruction, small group discovery, and clinical simulation. Katrina co-developed the Graduate Certificate in Oral Health Science programme, coordinates two courses in the BOH programme and is also Year 3 coordinator. She is an active member of the School’s Programs Board as staff representative. Katrina has been a SET member for the Australian Dental Council (ADC) for new programme accreditation. She was also an author and reviewer for the Oral Health Therapy Graduate Year Programme (OHTGYP).
Katrina’s broad research interests include child oral health and dental education.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 - ongoing | Assessor | SACAT |
| 2018 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2016 - ongoing | Education Specialist, Adelaide Education Academy | University of Adelaide |
| 2014 - ongoing | ADC Accreditation Monitoring & Site Evaluation Team Member | Australian Dental Council |
| 2009 - 2018 | Dental therapist representative | SA Health Practitioners Tribunal of the SA Dental Board |
| 2002 - 2017 | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 1996 - 2001 | Clinical tutor | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (First Class Honours) | |
| University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Education (Adult and Vocational) |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
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| — | Diploma in Dental Therapy | University of Adelaide | - |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2024 | Lee, D., Arnold, M., Srivastava, A., Plastow, K., Strelan, P., Ploeckl, F., . . . Palmer, E. (2024). The impact of generative AI on higher education learning and teaching: A study of educators’ perspectives. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 6, 100221. Scopus172 |
| 2013 | Armfield, J., Spencer, A., Roberts-Thomson, K., & Plastow, K. (2013). Water fluoridation and the association of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and dental caries in Australian children. American Journal of Public Health, 103(3), 494-500. Scopus111 WoS103 Europe PMC85 |
| 2013 | Barbetti, K., Newsham, C., & Plastow, K. L. (2013). Non-nutritive sucking – habit with a consequence?. ANZJDent&OHT, 1, 10-14. |
| 2012 | Plastow, K., Gallery, G., & Gallery, N. (2012). An analysis of the corporate governance practices of smaller listed Australian companies. Corporate Ownership and Control, 10(1), 233-253. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2018 | Plastow, K. L., & Gardner, S. P. (2018). Flipping and drawing to enhance student engagement and learning in Dental Anatomy (Work in progress),. In ICEL 2018 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on e-Learning Vol. 2018-July (pp. 567-569). Online: Curran Associates, Inc.. |
| 2018 | Plastow, K. L., Gardner, S. P., & Watson, M. (2018). Flip and Draw! Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning in Dental Anatomy. In The ADOHTA 5th International Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia,. Hobart Tas. |
| 2016 | Plastow, K., & Cooper, R. (2016). Healthy Kids Cambodia: A peer mentoring approach to an overseas clinical placement.. In College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) CPD Event, Adelaide.. |
| 2012 | Miller, J., Plastow, K. L., & Barrow, S. -Y. (2012). Critical appraisal of research for clinical application.. In ADOHTA International conference, Canberra, Australia. |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2017 | Plastow, K., Karanicolas, S., Snelling, C., & Cooper, R. (2017). STUDENT AS PARTNERS: SUPPORTING WORK READY GRADUATES THROUGH CO-CREATION. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (EDULEARN17). Barcelona, SPAIN: IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT. WoS1 |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2014 | Plastow, K. L. (2014). Consumption of sugars, exposure to fluorides and dental caries in Australian children. Thesis submitted for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (Honours). |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2014 | De Anselmo Peres, M., Harford, J., Plastow, K. L., & Miller, J. (2014). Submission from Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health to World Health Organisation in response to the Draft guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children.. |
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Learning & Teaching Advancement grants 2019 - $5000 L & T Advancement grant
2018 - $7950 L & T Advancement grant
2017 - $9700 L & T Advancement grant
2016 - $9500 L & T Advancement grant
Faculty e-learning grant 2016 - $4500 Faculty e-learning grant
New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Grant 2018 2017 - $39,600 NCP Mobility Program funding for 2018 round – Health Smiles Cambodia
Asia-Bound Short Term Study Mobility Grant 2014 2014 - $10,000 Asia-Bound Short Term Study Mobility Grant
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As an educator, Katrina has taught in both the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) programmes for nearly twenty years. She jointly developed the Graduate Certificate in Oral Health Therapy, and is an inaugural member of the Adelaide Education Academy for education specialists at the University of Adelaide. Katrina has an interest in developing and utilising engaging, student-centred teaching and learning initiatives including blending on-line learning and direct instruction, small group discovery, and clinical simulation.
Year Coordinator | BOH year 3
Course coordinator | Dental & Health Science IOH, Dental & Health Science IIIOH
Educator/Clinical tutor | Clinical Practice IOH, Clinical Practice IIOH, Clinical Practice IIIOH, Dental Science & Practice I, Dental Clinical Practice I, Evidence-based Dentistry I/IOH
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - ongoing | Assessor | Peer Review | South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT) | - |
| 2014 - ongoing | Accreditation Monitoring & Site Evaluation Team Member | Peer Review | Australian Dental Council | - |
| 2007 - 2018 | Dental therapist representative | Peer Review | SA Health Practitioners Tribunal | - |