Dr Mehrsa Zakershahrak
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
PhD Candidate
Adelaide Dental School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Dr Mehrsa Zakershahrak holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S) degree (Professional Doctorate) in Dentistry.
Mehrsa is currently a PhD candidate and researcher under the supervision of Prof. David Brennan and Dr Dandara Haag at the University of Adelaide, Dental school, ARCPOH.
Mehrsa works with large population-based cohort studies. Her research mainly focuses on effect modification, the main effect and interaction of psychosocial modifiers on the socioeconomic gradients of oral and general health-related quality of life.
Research Interests:
- Population Health
- Health inequalities
- Health-related Quality of Life
- Patient-reported outcome measures
- Psychosocial factors, Personality traits, Sense of coherence
- Interaction, main effects and effect modifiers
- Oral health epidemiology
- Head and neck cancers, oral cancers, treatments and patient managements
- Endodontics
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2019 Scholarship Adelaide scholarships international Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide Australia — -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2019 PhD in Dentistry University of Adelaide Australia -
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Journals
Year Citation 2017 Moshari, A., Vatanpour, M., Esna Ashari, E., Zakershahrak, M., & Ara, A. (2017). Nonsurgical management of an extensive endodontic periapical lesion: A case report. Iranian Endodontic Journal, 12(1), 116-119.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12017 Zakershahrak, M., Moshari, A., Vatanpour, M., Khalilak, Z., & Jalali Ara, A. (2017). Autogenous transplantation for replacing a hopeless tooth. Iranian Endodontic Journal, 12(1), 124-127.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2016 Moshari, A., Vatanpour, M., & Zakershahrak, M. (2016). The efficacy of low-level laser treatment in reducing pain and swelling after endodontic surgery: A systematic review. In D. C. Todea, A. G. Podoleanu, & V. F. Duma (Eds.), Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 9670 (pp. 4 pages). Bucharest, ROMANIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
2015 Zakershahrak, M., & Zakershahrak, M. (2015). HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination among Dentists. In HN10101120071. Shiraz, Iran.
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