Sneha Sethi

Dr Sneha Sethi

Post-doctoral Researcher

Adelaide Dental School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am an Oral Pathologist from India, with a passionate interest and inclination in Oral Cancer research. I have dedicated my postgraduate research to the same area and am continuing to pursue this in my PhD as well.
I am currently working as a part of the Indigenous Oral Health Unit in Adelaide, and dealing with the disease burden of Human Papillomavirus in the Indigenous Population of Australia. I have also developed a keen propensity in alleviating the oral health problems in Indigenous populations.

My research interests involve the cellular processes involved in carcinogenesis, tumor microenvironment and factors impacting the prognosis of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. A special interest in the viral etiology of oral carcinogenesis specifically Human Papillomavirus and oropharyngeal carcinoma. Passionate about inequities in head and neck cancer, factors attributed with this gap in incidence, diagnosis, treatment, recurrence and overall survival.

 

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - 2022 Academic Tutor School of Public Health
    2021 - ongoing Post-doctoral Researcher Adelaide Dental School
    2020 - 2021 Reseach Associate Adelaide Dental School
    2018 - 2019 Oral Pathologist and Diagnostician Bharat Dental Scan
    2017 - 2019 Reserach Officer and Consultant Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
    2016 - 2019 Senior Consultant and Dentist Beyond Smiles Dental Clinic
    2015 - 2016 Senior Lecturer Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2023 Award Australian Dental Research Fund Australian Dental Association Australia 7000 AUD
    2022 Award Travel Award National Indigenous Research(er) Capacity Building Network Australia -
    2022 Award IADR GC Centennial Research Award IInternational Association of Dental Research - Regional Development Committee United States -
    2022 Award Current Oncology 2022 Travel Award Current Oncology - MDPI Switzerland -
    2019 Scholarship Research Training Program for International Students Scholarship for Higher Degree for Reseearch University of Adelaide Australia -
    2014 Achievement Best Scientific Presentation 11th National conference of the Indian Association of Forensic Odontology India -
    2014 Achievement Best Scientific Presentation 14th National Postgraduate Convention of the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kolkata India -
    2013 Achievement Best Poster presentation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi India -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Hindi Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2019 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Dentistry)
    2012 - 2015 Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana India Masters of Dental Sciences (Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Forensic Odontology)
    2006 - 2010 KLE University India Bachelors of Dental Surgery

  • Postgraduate Training
    Date Title Institution Country
    2010 - 2011 Dentist KLE University India

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2020 Comprehensive systematic review training program Joanna Briggs Institute, Univeristy of Adelaide Australia
    2019 Limited Registration as a Dentist Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Australia
    2015 Specialist Registration Haryana Dental Council India
    2011 Dentist Haryana Dental Council India

  • Research Interests
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Cancer Cell Biology Cancer Diagnosis Cancer Genetics Oral Medicine and Pathology Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology Immunology and Infection Indigenous and Disadvantaged Health Oral Health

Actively involved in teaching undergraduate courses for the School of Public Health, more specifically tutorials for Foundations of Medicine and Health and Illness in a Population. Previously, served as a casual mentor and tutor for the Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education Unit, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the BOH and BDS programs.

Principal and co-supervisor for honors programs for BDS and BOH students, DClin Dent programs for Masters students and co-supervisor for PhD students.

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor Oral health surveillance and epidemiology with a focus on oral pathology and oral cancer Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Muhammed Yakin

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Co-designing a patient-reported health-related quality of life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients undergoing and following cancer treatment. Faculty of health and Medical Sciences Research Training Placement Program Other Part Time Eloise Ellery Fitch
    2023 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Co-designing a patient-reported health-related quality of life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients undergoing and following cancer treatment. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Training Placement Program Other Part Time Alicia D’Odorico
    2023 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Considerations on Oral Health in Chronic Disease Management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isalnder Peoples in South Australia Adelaide Dental School BDS Honours Part Time Eda So
    2022 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Tobacco programs and intervention by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in Australia – A National Study Adelaide Dental School Summer Research Scholarship Other Full Time Samantha Tang
    2022 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Australia’s compliance with WHO FCTC: Public policy analysis with key stakeholders’ insights School Of Public Health MPH Master Part Time Priyank Multani
    2022 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Sleep and Oral Health Adelaide Dental School BDS Honours Full Time Jainy Shah
    2022 - ongoing Other Proton Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Adelaide Dental School - Other Part Time Mitchel O'Neil
    2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor The relationship between periodontal health and chronic kidney disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in South Australia. Adelaide Dental School DClin Dent (Perio) Master Full Time Isaac He
    2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor The impact of paediatric head and neck malignancy globally and the prevalence in South Australia over the past decade Adelaide Dental School BDS Honours - John Beji Daniel
    2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Qualitative exploration of the experience of pain among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Adelaide Dental School BDS Honours Part Time Annika Ramesh
    2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Use of local anaesthesia with general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry Adelaide Dental School BDS Honours Part Time Emily Xin Yi Ting
    2021 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Oral health promotion and programming provided by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in South Australia Adelaide Dental School Summer Research Scholarship Other Full Time Samantha Tang
    2021 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Molar-incisor hypomineralisation prevalence in a cohort of children with type 1 diabetes Adelaide Dental School Summer Scholarship Other Full Time Chloe Lim
    2021 - ongoing Other A 10 year retrospective audit of non-traumatic dental presentations to the emergency department at a tertiary children’s hospital in South Australia Womens and Chldrens Hospital BDS Honours Part Time Ali Musa
    2021 - ongoing Principal Supervisor understanding the link between HPV associated oropharyngeal carcinoma and tonsils Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Bachelors of Health and Medical Sciences Other Part Time Alana Shahin
    2021 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Understanding the link between HPV associated Oropharyngeal carcinoma and Tonsils Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Bachelors of Health and Medical Sciences Other Part Time Intisar Nuha Abd Rahim
    2020 - ongoing Other Academic Tutor Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education Unit Bachelors of Oral Health Other Part Time Kimberly Walters

  • Mentoring
    Date Topic Location Name
    2020 - ongoing Bachelors of Oral Health Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education Unit Kimberly Walters
    2020 - ongoing FHMS Voluntary peer mentoring University of Adelaide Mehak Kaur

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2022 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Head and Neck Cancer Australia's Expert Advisory Committee f Head and Neck Cancer Australia Limite Australia
  • Position: Post-doctoral Researcher
  • Phone: 83132549
  • Email: sneha.sethi@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: West End Health Precinct
  • Building: AHMS - Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor Ninth Floor
  • Org Unit: Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health
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