Dr Sabine Selbach
Senior Lecturer
School of Dentistry
College of Health
Sabine Selbach is a dentist who works as a Senior Lecturer in the field of Periodontics at the Adelaide Dental School since 2020. After finishing her undergraduate degree in Germany in 2005 she was awarded a prize for the best national dental board examination. For seven years she has worked as a Research Assistant and Assistant Professor at the Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf, Germany, and focused her clinical training and practice on the treatment of periodontal diseases. As certified principal investigator she was instrumental in setting up and conducting a large clinical study supported by the European Union with 380.000 Euro grant money. In 2014 she defeated her thesis in the field of Oral Microbiology and Periodontics. Since 2016 she is registered as dental practitioner in Australia.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer | The University of Adelaide |
| 2007 - 2014 | Assistant Professor | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can peer review |
| German | Can peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2015 | Australian Dental Council | Australia | BDS (recognition of qualification within the Australian Qualification Framework) |
| 2011 - 2014 | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | Germany | Dr.med.dent. |
| 2000 - 2005 | University of Würzburg | Germany | Staatsexamen Zahnmedizin |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Selbach, R. (2022). Praxisletter: Periimplantitis- Eine therapeutische Herausforderung. Deutsche Zahnaerztliche Zeitschrift, 63. |
| 2021 | Beikler, T., Bunte, K., Chan, Y., Weiher, B., Selbach, S., Peters, U., . . . Flemmig, T. F. (2021). Oral Microbiota Transplant in Dogs with Naturally Occurring Periodontitis.. J Dent Res, 100(7), 764-770. Scopus28 WoS26 Europe PMC25 |
| 2021 | Selbach, S., Klocke, A., Peters, U., Beckert, S., Watt, M. R., Tong, R., . . . Beikler, T. (2021). Microbiological and clinical effects of a Proanthocyanidin-enriched extract from Rumex acetosa in periodontally healthy carriers of Porphyromonas gingivalis.. Planta medica, 89(11), 1052-1062. Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2019 | Reinhardt, B., Klocke, A., Neering, S. H., Selbach, S., Peters, U., Flemmig, T. F., & Beikler, T. (2019). Microbiological dynamics of red complex bacteria following full-mouth air polishing in periodontally healthy subjects—a randomized clinical pilot study. Clinical Oral Investigations, 23(10), 3905-3914. Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC9 |
| 2015 | Neering, S. H., Adyani-Fard, S., Klocke, A., Rüttermann, S., Flemmig, T. F., & Beikler, T. (2015). Periodontitis associated with plasminogen deficiency: a case report. BMC Oral Health, 15(1). |
| 2012 | Selbach, R. (2012). Book review: Der perfekte Schliff- Schleifen und Schärfen von Parodontalinstrumenten. Deutsche Zahnaerztliche Zeitschrift, 67. |
| 2008 | Selbach, R., & Lang, H. (2008). Praxisletter: Periimplantitis- Eine therapeutische Herausforderung. Deutsche Zahnaerztliche Zeitschrift, 63. |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Porphyromonas gingivalis triggers murine gut inflammation and metabolomic alterations | The University of Adelaide | DClincDent | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Brandon Pump |
| 2020 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Association between Periodontal disease and changes in the gut microbiome and metabolome | The University of Adelaide | BDS | Honours | Part Time | Coral Yeung |