Dr Liana Luzzi
NHMRC Grant-Funded Senior Research Fellow
School of Dentistry
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Liana Luzzi is a Senior Research Fellow in the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) at the University of Adelaide. Liana is also Deputy Director of ARCPOH and Director of the Dental Statistics and Research Unit (DSRU). She received her BSc(Ma.&Comp.Sc.) in 1995, BSc(Ma.&Comp.Sc )(Honours in Statistics) in 1996 and a PhD in 2005 from the University of Adelaide. Liana has been involved in dental health services research and in analysing data relating to oral health and access to dental care. She has worked on a range of projects involving both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of service use such as research examining public dental service utilisation in South Australia. Areas of interest include use of dental health services, access to dental care, factors influencing dental expenditure and dentist job satisfaction.
Liana Luzzi is a Senior Research Fellow in the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) at the University of Adelaide. Liana is also Deputy Director of ARCPOH and Director of the Dental Statistics and Research Unit (DSRU). She received her BSc(Ma.&Comp.Sc.) in 1995, BSc(Ma.&Comp.Sc )(Honours in Statistics) in 1996 and a PhD in 2005 from the University of Adelaide. Liana has been involved in dental health services research and in analysing data relating to oral health and access to dental care. She has worked on a range of projects involving both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of service use such as research examining public dental service utilisation in South Australia. Areas of interest include use of dental health services, access to dental care, factors influencing dental expenditure and dentist job satisfaction.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 - ongoing | Senior Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2004 - 2014 | Research Fellow | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 1999 - 2004 | Research Officer | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 - 2005 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 1992 - 1996 | University of Adelaide | Australia | BSc(Ma.&Comp.Sc.)(Hons) |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | BSc(Ma.&Comp.Sc.) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Ghanbarzadegan, A., Bastani, P., Luzzi, L., & Brennan, D. (2021). Inequalities in Utilisation and Provision of Dental Services: A Scoping Review. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 31 (pp. 442). OXFORD UNIV PRESS. DOI |
| 2021 | Ghanbarzadegan, A., Balasubramanian, M., Luzzi, L., Brennan, D., & Bastani, P. (2021). A Scoping Review on the Role of Access toward achieving Universal Health Coverage in Oral Health. In European Journal of Public Health Vol. 31 (pp. 221). Berlin: Oxford University Press (OUP). DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Hanna, K. M., Chrisopoulos, S., Armfield, J., Luzzi, L., & Brennan, D. (2018). Trends in Extraction Due to Decay in Australia (1994-2013): An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Australian/New Zealand Division of the International Association for Dental Research. Australia: The Australian/New Zealand Division of the International Association for Dental Research. |
| 2016 | Peres, K. G., Harford, J. E., Luzzi, L., & Peres, M. (2016). Over time socio-demographic inequalities in changing toothache experience among Australian adults. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association for Dental Research (IADR)/Asia Pacific Region General Session & Exhibition. Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
| 2015 | Armfield, J., & Luzzi, L. (2015). Dental Anxiety, Beliefs and Expectations among Disadvantaged Public Dental Service Users in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association for Dental Research General Session. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |
| 2015 | Harford, J. E., Chrisopoulos, S., & Luzzi, L. (2015). Tooth Retention in Australia, 1994—2010: Age-period-cohort Analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Association for Dental Research General Session. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |
| 2015 | Christofis, S., Luzzi, L., Harford, J. E., & Peres, K. G. (2015). Inequalities in tooth loss distribution: a time-trend analysis in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research, Australian & New Zealand Division. Dunedin, New Zealand. |
| 2015 | Hariyani, N., Spencer, A. J., Luzzi, L., & Do, L. (2015). Root Caries Experience among Australians Adults. Poster session presented at the meeting of 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research, Australian & New Zealand Division. Dunedin, New Zealand. |
| 2015 | Christofis, S., Luzzi, L., Harford, J., & Peres, K. (2015). Inequalities in tooth loss in Australia: Multilevel analyses of time. Poster session presented at the meeting of Population Health Congress 2015. Hobart. |
| 2014 | Luzzi, L., Armfield, J., & Chrisopoulos, S. (2014). How important is it to be satisfied? Comparing levels of importance and satisfaction with work-related attributes among Australian dentists.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 54th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division). Brisbane. |
| 2014 | Armfield, J. M., Mohan, H., & Luzzi, L. (2014). Dental fear management techniques used by Australian dentists. Poster session presented at the meeting of 54th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division),. Brisbane. |
| 2014 | Ha, D. H., Jamieson, L. M., & Luzzi, L. (2014). Trends of Caries Experience and Associated Factors among Indigenous Children. Poster session presented at the meeting of 54th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division). Brisbance. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Chugh, H., Christian, B., Luzzi, L., & Brennan, D. (2025). Investigating the associations between dental behaviours and oral health outcomes, in the context of the social gradient in oral health. DOI |
| 2025 | Tamrakar, M., McCormick, K. M., Luzzi, L., & Delgado, G. M. (2025). Periodontitis and Multimorbidity in Older Adults: A Network Analysis Approach. DOI |
2005
Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Inc. Grant to support a study entitled: "Job satisfaction survey of the oral health labour force in Australia". Principal investigator: Luzzi L, Associate investigator: Spencer AJ
2010 - 2012
NHMRC New Investigator Project Grant ID No. 627222. Prevention and control of caries in older adults in residential aged care. CIA: Tan H, CIB: Luzzi L, AI1: Spender AJ, AI2: Pradhan A
2010
The Australian Association of Gerontology - RM Gibson Scientific Research Fund. A pilot study on prevention of caries in older adults in residential aged care. Tan H, Luzzi L, Spencer AJ
2011 - 2014
NHMRC Project Grant ID No. 1011589. Intergenerational change in oral health in Australia. CIA: Harford J, CIB: Luzzi L, CIC: Tan H, CID: Mejia G, CIE: Roberts-Thomson KF, CIF: Spencer AJ.
2015
Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Inc. Grant. ‘Impact of early childhood caries on oral health-related quality of life of preschool children-a population-based study’. Principal investigator: Hariyani N, Associate investigator: Do,L, Spencer AJ, Luzzi L
2016 - 2019
NHMRC Partnership Grant ID No. 1115649. Delivering effective dental healthcare in 2020-2030: A national longitudinal partnership study of burden of oral diseases in Australia. CIA: Peres M, CIB: Do LG, CIC: Brennan DS, CID: Spencer AJ, CIE: Karnin J, CIF: Roberts-Thomson, KF, CIG: Peres K, CIH: Thomson WM, CII: Luzzi L, CIJ: Harforf JE.
Evidence-Based Dentistry 1
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Childhood dietary practices and dental caries in school-aged children of Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Krishna Subedi |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Childhood dietary practices and dental caries in school-aged children of Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Krishna Subedi |
| 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Oral Health and Aging: The Epidemiology of Periodontal disease and multi-morbidity | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Manisha Tamrakar |
| 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Oral Health and Aging: The Epidemiology of Periodontal disease and multi-morbidity | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Manisha Tamrakar |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Dentist-Patient Relationships and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Youngha Song |
| 2015 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | Psychometric Properties and Structural Determinants of Oral Care Performance Among Children in Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Rahul Nair |
| 2014 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Root caries over the generations | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Ninuk Hariyani |