Peter Arrow

Research Interests

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Dentistry Public Health Public Health and Health Services Public Policy

Dr Peter Arrow

School of Dentistry

College of Health

My major research interests are in the study of the occurrence of oral diseases in children, principally dental caries and dental enamel defects, and undertaking studies to try and improve the oral health of children.

Date Position Institution name
2016 - ongoing Honorary Research Fellow University of Western Australia
2012 - ongoing Adjunct Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2012 - ongoing Regional Dental Officer Health Department, Western Australia

Date Institution name Country Title
Curtin University Australia PhD
University of Western Australia Australia BDSc
Murdoch University Australia MA (Public Policy)

Date Title Institution name Country
— MRACDS (Dental Public Health) Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons -
— FICD International College of Dentists -

Year Citation
2025 Tonmukayakul, U., Kularatna, S., Piggott, S., Atkinson, D., Brennan, D., Jamieson, L., & Arrow, P. (2025). Cost-effectiveness of atraumatic restorative treatment combined with the Hall Technique for managing dental caries in remote Indigenous children. Australian Dental Journal, 70(3), 150-159.
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2025 Tonmukayakul, U., Kularatna, S., Atkinson, D., Jamieson, L., & Arrow, P. (2025). Cost-Utility Analysis of Treatments for Early Childhood Caries in Remote Aboriginal Communities. JDR Clinical and Translational Research, 1-9.
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2025 Arrow, P., Piggott, S., Anderson, L., Bessarab, D., Jamieson, L., Atkinson, D., . . . Estai, M. (2025). The Effectiveness of the Use of Silver Fluoride and Teledentistry to Manage and Prevent Childhood Caries Among Aboriginal Children in Remote Communities: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e72227-1-e72227-11.
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2024 Weerasuriya, S. R., Hettiarachchi, R. M., Kularatna, S., Rohde, A., Arrow, P., Jamieson, L., . . . Senanayake, S. (2024). Comparison of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS-4D) and Child Health Utility Index (CHU-9D) in children with oral diseases. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 52(2), 224-231.
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2024 Amarasinghe, G. S., Kularatna, S., Weerasuriya, S. R., Arrow, P., Jamieson, L., Tonmukayakul, U., & Senanayake, S. (2024). Comparison of the early childhood oral health impact scale (ECOHIS-4D) and EuroQol-5D-Y for measuring oral health-related quality of life utility in children. Quality of Life Research, 34(2), 385-393.
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2023 Hettiarachchi, R. M., Arrow, P., Senanayake, S., Carter, H., Brain, D., Norman, R., . . . Kularatna, S. (2023). Developing an Australian utility value set for the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale-4D (ECOHIS-4D) using a discrete choice experiment.. Eur J Health Econ, 24(8), 1285-1296.
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2023 Arrow, P., Piggott, S., Jamieson, L., Brennan, D., Tonmukayakul, U., Kularatna, S., . . . Nanda, S. (2023). Dental enamel defects and dental caries of primary teeth among Indigenous children in Western Australia.. Australian Dental Journal, 68(1), 35-41.
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2023 Arrow, P., Raheb, J., & McInnes, R. (2023). Motivational Interviewing and Childhood Caries: A Randomised Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4239.
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2023 Jamieson, L., Luzzi, L., Chrisopoulos, S., Roberts, R., Arrow, P., Kularatna, S., . . . Mejia, G. (2023). Oral health, social and emotional wellbeing and economic costs: Study Protocol for a 2nd Australian national child oral health survey. JMIR Research Protocols, 12(1), e52233-1-e52233-7.
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2023 Jamieson, L., Luzzi, L., Chrisopoulos, S., Roberts, R., Arrow, P., Kularatna, S., . . . Mejia, G. (2023). Oral health, social and emotional wellbeing and economic costs: Study Protocol for a 2nd Australian national child oral health survey (Preprint).
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2022 Arrow, P., Piggott, S., Carter, S., McPhee, R., Atkinson, D., Brennan, D. S., . . . Jamieson, L. (2022). Atraumatic restorative treatments and oral health-related quality of life and dental anxiety in Australian Aboriginal children: A cluster-randomized trial. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50(6), 513-521.
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2021 Arrow, P., Forrest, H., & Piggott, S. (2021). Minimally Invasive Dentistry: Parent/Carer Perspectives on Atraumatic Restorative Treatments and Dental General Anaesthesia to the Management of Early Childhood Caries. Frontiers in Oral Health, 2, 11 pages.
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2021 Shiqian Gao, S., Amarquaye, G., Arrow, P., Bansal, K., Bedi, R., Campus, G., . . . Hung Chu, C. (2021). Global Oral Health Policies and Guidelines: Using Silver Diamine Fluoride for Caries Control. Frontiers in Oral Health, 2, 12 pages.
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2021 Kapellas, K., Hughes, J. T., Cass, A., Maple-Brown, L. J., Skilton, M. R., Harris, D., . . . Jamieson, L. M. (2021). Oral health of Aboriginal people with kidney disease living in Central Australia. BMC Oral Health, 21(1), 50-1-50-9.
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2021 Kularatna, S., Amilani, U., Senanayake, S., Tonmukayakul, U., Jamieson, L., & Arrow, P. (2021). Developing an early childhood oral health impact-specific health-state classification system for a new preference-based instrument, the ECOHIS-4D.. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 50(3), 191-198.
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2021 Tonmukayakul, U., Forrest, H., & Arrow, P. (2021). Cost-effectiveness analysis of atraumatic restorative treatment to manage early childhood caries: microsimulation modelling. Australian Dental Journal, 66(S1), S63-S70.
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2021 Piggott, S., Carter, S., Forrest, H., Atkinson, D., Mackean, T., Mcphee, R., & Arrow, P. (2021). Parent perceptions of minimally invasive dental treatment of Australian Aboriginal pre-school children in rural and remote communities.. Rural Remote Health, 21(4), 6862.
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2021 Arrow, P., Brennan, D., Mackean, T., McPhee, R., Kularatna, S., & Jamieson, L. (2021). Evaluation of the ECOHIS and the CARIES-QC among an Australian “Aboriginal” population. Quality of Life Research, 30(2), 531-542.
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2020 Arrow, P., Piggott, S., Carter, S., McPhee, R., Atkinson, D., Mackean, T., . . . Jamieson, L. (2020). Atraumatic Restorative Treatments in Australian Aboriginal Communities: A Cluster-randomized Trial. JDR Clinical and Translational Research, 6(4), 430-439.
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2020 Jamieson, L. M., Sajiv, C., Cass, A., Maple-Brown, L. J., Skilton, M. R., Kapellas, K., . . . Hughes, J. T. (2020). Lessons learned from a periodontal intervention to reduce progression of chronic kidney disease among Aboriginal Australians. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 1-5.
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2020 Arrow, P., & Forrest, H. (2020). Atraumatic restorative treatments reduce the need for dental general anaesthesia: a non-inferiority randomized, controlled trial. Australian Dental Journal, 65(2), 158-167.
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2020 Arrow, P., & Forrest, H. (2020). Atraumatic restorative treatments improve child oral health-related quality of life: A noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 48(4), 349-356.
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2019 Kapellas, K., Singh, A., Bertotti, M., Nascimento, G. G., & Jamieson, L. M. (2019). Periodontal and chronic kidney disease association: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology, 24(2), 202-212.
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2018 Arrow, P., McPhee, R., Atkinson, D., Mackean, T., Kularatna, S., Tonmukayakul, U., . . . Jamieson, L. (2018). Minimally Invasive Dentistry Based on Atraumatic Restorative Treatment to Manage Early Childhood Caries in Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Jmir Research Protocols, 7(7), e10322.
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2018 Arrow, P., McPhee, R., Atkinson, D., MacKean, T., Kularatna, S., Tonmukayakul, U., . . . Jamieson, L. (2018). Minimally Invasive Dentistry Based on Atraumatic Restorative Treatment to Manage Early Childhood Caries in Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint).
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2017 Gnanamanickam, E., Teusner, D., Arrow, P., & Brennan, D. (2017). Dental insurance, service use and health outcomes in Australia: a systematic review. Australian Dental Journal, 63(1), 4-13.
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2017 Arrow, P. (2017). Dental enamel defects, caries experience and oral health-related quality of life: a cohort study. Australian Dental Journal, 62(2), 165-172.
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2017 Arrow, P., & Klobas, E. (2017). Minimal intervention dentistry for early childhood caries and child dental anxiety: a randomized controlled trial. Australian Dental Journal, 62(2), 200-207.
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2017 Tonmukayakul, U., & Arrow, P. (2017). Cost-effectiveness analysis of the atraumatic restorative treatment-based approach to managing early childhood caries. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 45(1), 92-100.
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2016 Arrow, P. (2016). Oral health of schoolchildren in Western Australia. Australian Dental Journal, 61(3), 333-341.
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2016 Arrow, P., & Klobas, E. (2016). Child oral health-related quality of life and early childhood caries: a non-inferiority randomized control trial. Australian Dental Journal, 61(2), 227-235.
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2016 Arrow, P. (2016). Restorative outcomes of a minimally invasive restorative approach based on atraumatic restorative treatment to manage early childhood caries: A randomised controlled trial. Caries Research, 50(1), 1-8.
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2016 Arrow, P. (2016). Responsiveness and sensitivity of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale to primary dental care for early childhood caries. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 44(1), 1-10.
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2016 Arrow, P. (2016). Service Use and Perceived Need among an Aboriginal Population in Western Australia. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(1A), 90-100.
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2015 Arrow, P., & Klobas, E. (2015). Evaluation of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale in an Australian preschool child population. Australian Dental Journal, 60(3), 375-381.
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2015 Jamieson, L., Skilton, M., Maple-Brown, L., Kapellas, K., Askie, L., Hughes, J., . . . Cass, A. (2015). Periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease among Aboriginal adults; an RCT. BMC Nephrology, 16(1), 181-1-181-8.
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2015 Arrow, P., & Klobas, E. (2015). Minimum intervention dentistry approach to managing early childhood caries: a randomized control trial. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 43(6), 511-520.
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2013 Raheb, J., & Arrow, P. (2013). An evaluation of workshop training in motivational interviewing for oral health counsellors. Journal of Contemporary Medical Education, 1(4), 220-224.
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2013 Arrow, P. (2013). Child oral health-related quality of life (COHQoL), enamel defects of the first permanent molars and caries experience among children in Western Australia. Community Dental Health, 30(3), 183-188.
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2013 Arrow, P., Raheb, J., & Miller, M. (2013). Brief oral health promotion intervention among parents of young children to reduce early childhood dental decay. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-9.
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2012 Arrow, P. (2012). A comparison of articaine 4% and lignocaine 2% in block and infiltration analgesia in children. Australian Dental Journal, 57(3), 325-333.
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2012 Arrow, P., Brennan, D., & Spencer, A. (2012). Social acceptability of dental appearance and benefits of fixed orthodontic treatment: a 17-year observational cohort study. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 72(2), 135-142.
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2011 Arrow, P., Brennan, D., & Spencer, A. (2011). Quality of life and psychosocial outcomes after fixed orthodontic treatment: A 17-year observational cohort study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 39(6), 505-514.
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2009 Arrow, P. (2009). An unusual healing of a replanted permanent lateral incisor. Australian Dental Journal, 54(1), 57-60.
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2009 Arrow, P. (2009). Risk factors in the occurrence of enamel defects of the first permanent molars among schoolchildren in Western Australia. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 37(5), 405-415.
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2008 Arrow, P. (2008). Prevalence of developmental enamel defects of the first permanent molars among school children in Western Australia. Australian Dental Journal, 53(3), 250-259.
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2007 Arrow, P. (2007). Incidence and progression of approximal carious lesions among school children in Western Australia. Australian Dental Journal, 52(3), 216-226.
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2005 Arrow, P. (2005). Enamel hypoplasia of the primary dentition in a 4-year-old with intestinal lymphangiectasia. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 15(5), 380-384.
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2000 Arrow, P. G. (2000). 12.

Cost minimisation analysis of two occlusal caries preventive programmes.. Community Dental Health, 17(2), 85-91.
2000 Arrow, P. (2000). Cost minimisation analysis of two occlusal caries preventive programmes. Community Dental Health, 17(2), 85-91.
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1998 Arrow, P. (1998). Oral hygiene in the control of occlusal caries. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 26(5), 324-330.
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1997 Arrow, P. (1997). Control of occlusal caries in the first permanent molars by oral hygiene. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 25(4), 278-283.
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1995 Arrow, P., & Riordan, P. J. (1995). Retention and caries preventive effects of a GIG and a resin‐based fissure sealant. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 23(5), 282-285.
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Year Citation
2016 Ha, D., Roberts-Thomson, K., Arrow, P., Peres, K., & Do, L. (2016). Children’s oral health status in Australia, 2012-14. In L. Do, & A. Spencer (Eds.), Oral Health of Australian Children The National Child Oral Health Study 2012-14 (pp. 86-154). Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press.
2016 Roberts-Thomson, K., Kapellas, K., Ha, D., Jamieson, L., Arrow, P., & Do, L. (2016). Oral health status and behaviours of Indigenous Australian children. In L. Do, & A. Spencer (Eds.), Oral Health of Australian Children The National Child Oral Health Study 2012-14 (pp. 264-287). Adelaide, South Australia: University of Adelaide Press.
2016 Ha, D. H., Roberts-Thomson, K. F., Arrow, P., Peres, K. G., & Do, L. G. (2016). Children’s oral health status in Australia, 2012–14. In Oral health of Australian children: The National Child Oral Health Study 2012–14 (pp. 76-142). University of Adelaide Press.
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Year Citation
2016 Gnanamanickam, E. S. (2016). Dental insurance, dental service use and health outcomes: effectiveness and cost-effectiveness among Australian adults. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Year Citation
2025 Arrow, P., Piggott, S., Anderson, L., Bessarab, D., Jamieson, L., Atkinson, D., . . . Estai, M. (2025). The Effectiveness of the Use of Silver Fluoride and Teledentistry to Manage and Prevent Childhood Caries Among Aboriginal Children in Remote Communities: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint).
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Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Dental Insurance, Dental Service use and Health Outcomes: Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness among Australian Adults Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Emmanuel Gnanamanickam

Date Role Membership Country
2015 - ongoing Member International College of Dentists Australia
2015 - ongoing Board Member Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Australia

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