- E-mailanne.aastrom@uib.no
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Professor at the Department of Clinical dentistry (IKO) (2006-) and part time employment as researcher /research coordinator at the Oral health Center of Expertice in vestlan since 2012. Works with publich health research problems focused on social inequalities in oral health and use of oral health care services and disease prevention/oral health promotion.Was employed at the Center for International Health during the period 1997-2008 worjkong with interbnatio bal research projects and supervision of master and PhD students financed through the Quota program. Current Pi for an international research and education collaborative program with east Africa, fundedby NORPART for the period 2018-2024. research collaborator in three NRC financed projectsincluding severeaø PH D and postdoctor stipends . Was previously leader of the research commitee and research group at IKO and during the period 2012-2020 emplyed as head of the department of Clinical dentistry. Has worked as a dentist in Norway and Sweden.
Community dentistry for students at the Integrated master in odontology - grade 4-5
Community dentistry for students at the Bachelor program for dental therapists.
International digital course (GOH301) in global oral health for master and PhD students
Academic article
- (2022). Vitamin D, oral health, and disease characteristics in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 14 pages.
- (2022). The dentist-patient relationship and oral health–related quality of life among older adults: A cohort study. Gerodontology.
- (2022). Studentmobilitet: Presentasjon av en studie blant studenter og lærere ved institutt for klinisk odontologi, Universitetet i Bergen. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 708-713.
- (2022). Role of behavioural and age-related factors in the long-term impact of tooth loss on oral health-related quality of life: A 25-year follow-up of Swedish older adults. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.
- (2022). Oral health-related quality of life in 4-16-year-olds with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis. BMC Oral Health. 1-16.
- (2022). Facilitators for use of oral healthcare services among people with substance use disorders: a qualitative study in Norway. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica.
- (2022). Exploring avoidance of dental care due to dental fear and economic burden –A cross-sectional study in a national sample of younger adults in Norway. International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 10 pages.
- (2022). Dental plaque and gingival bleeding in adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and controls: a multilevel analysis. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 50-65.
- (2022). Association of oral bacteria with oral hygiene habits and self-reported gingival bleeding. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 768-781.
- (2021). Predicting intention of Norwegian dental health-care workers to use nanomaterials: An application of the augmented theory of planned behavior. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 1-10.
- (2019). Perception of health professions students of their role model status in Toombak cessation: A cross-sectional study from Sudan. PLOS ONE. 1-11.
- (2019). Oral diseases and oral health related behaviors in adolescents living in Maasai population areas of Tanzania: a cross sectional study. BMC Pediatrics. 1-14.
- (2018). Why are they reluctant to report? A study of the barriers to reporting to child welfare services among public dental healthcare personnel. Health and Social Care in the Community. 1-9.
- (2018). Snusbruk blant 10.-klassinger : forekomst og oppfatning av egen helse . Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 180-186.
- (2018). Snus use among young Norwegian students-predicting factors and impact on health perceptions . Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 107-107.
- (2018). Applying the theory of planned behavior to self-report dental attendance in Norwegian adults through structural equation modelling approach. BMC Oral Health. 1-10.
- (2017). Socio-cognitive correlates of intention to use Tombak: a cross-sectional study among students (13-16 years) in Khartoum state, Sudan. BMC Public Health. 1-9.
- (2017). Oral helserelatert livskvalitet blant unge voksne i Norge- en representativ befolkningsundersøkelse. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 860-866.
- (2017). Oral helserelatert livskvalitet blant barn og ungdom: Gyldighet og måleegenskaper av to instrumenter i norsk versjon. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 592-598.
- (2017). Exploring the association of dental care utilization with oral impacts on daily performances (OIDP) - a prospective study of ageing people in Norway and Sweden. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 21-29.
- (2017). Dietary habits, oral impacts on daily performance and type 2-diabietes: a matched case-Control study from Sudan. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 1-8.
- (2017). Dental hygienist attendance and its covariates in an ageing Swedish cohort. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 487-494.
- (2017). Assessing causal effects of early life course factors on early childhood caries in 5-year-old Ugandan children using Direct acyclic graphs (DAGs): A prospåective cohort study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 512-521.
- (2016). The Association of gum bleeding With respiratory Health in a population based study from Northern Europe. PLOS ONE.
- (2016). Social predictors of less frequent dental attendance over time among older people: population averaged and person-specific estimates. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 263-273.
- (2016). Site-specific treatment outcome in smokers following 12 months of supportive periodontal therapy. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 1086-1093.
- (2016). Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder pain in Chinese adolescents compared to an age-matched Swedish population. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 241-248.
- (2016). Prevalence and distribution of oral health knowledge according to sociodemographic, behavioural and clinical characteristics in selected coastal districts of Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research (TJHR). 1-13.
- (2016). Oral health among children with congenital heart defects in Western Norway. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry. 397-406.
- (2016). Influence of type 2 diabetes on prevalence of key periodontal pathogens, salivary matrix metalloproteinases and bone remodeling markers in adults with and without chronic periodontitis. International Journal of Dentistry. 9 pages.
- (2016). Do self-efficacy and depression predict oral impacts on daily performances across time? A 2-yr follow-up of students in Tanzania. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 358-367.
- (2016). Caretaker's caries experience and its association with early childhood caries and children's oral Health related quality of life: a prospective two generation study. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 605-612.
- (2015). Site-specific treatment outcome in smokers following non-surgical and surgical periodontal therapy. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 933-942.
- (2015). Long-term healthy lifestyle patterns and tooth loss studied in a Swedish cohort of middle-aged and older people. International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 292-300.
- (2015). Life-course social influences on tooth loss and oral attitudes among older people: evidence from a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 30-38.
- (2015). Influence of type 2 diabetes on local production of inflammatory molecules in adults with and without chronic periodontitis: A cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health.
- (2015). Inequality in oral health related to early and later life social conditions: A study of elderly in Norway and Sweden. BMC Oral Health.
- (2015). Impact of chronic periodontitis on levels of glucoregulatory biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid of adults with and without type 2 diabetes. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Effect of breastfeeding promotion on early childhood caries and breastfeeding duration among 5 year old children in Eastern Uganda: A cluster randomized trial. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Eating disorders - knowledge, attitudes, management and clinical experience of Norwegian dentists. BMC Oral Health. 1-8.
- (2014). Validity and reliability of OIDP and OHIP-14: a survey of Chinese high School students. BMC Oral Health.
- (2014). Sosiale forskjeller i tannhelse og bruk av tannhelsetjenester fra 65-70 års alder- et livsløpsperspektiv. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
- (2014). Sosiale forskjeller i tannhelse og bruk av tannhelsetjenester fra 65 - til 70 års alder - et livsløpsperspektiv. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 192-199.
- (2014). Long-term routine dental attendance: influence on tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life in Swedish older adults. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 460-469.
- (2014). Impact of low birthweight on early childhood caries in 6-36 months old infants in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 312-320.
- (2014). Er det behov for tannhelseinformasjon via en offentlig internettportal? : en spørreundersøkelse utført ved Odontologisk universitetsklinikk i Bergen. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 544-550.
- (2014). Discriminative ability of the generic and condition specific Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) among adolescents with and without hypodontia. BMC Oral Health.
- (2014). Change in Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) with increasing age: Testing the evaluative properties of the OIDP frequency inventory using prospective data from Norway and Sweden. BMC Oral Health.
- (2013). Use of dental services throughout middle and early old ages: a prospective cohort study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 30-39.
- (2013). Peri-implantitt:utfordringer ved disgnostikk og behandling. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
- (2013). Peri-implantitt: utfordringer ved diagnostikk og behandling. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 790-798.
- (2013). HIV/AIDS-related attitudes and oral impacts on daily performances: a cross-sectional study of Sudanese adult dental patients. BMC Health Services Research.
- (2013). Feeding practice among 6-36 months old children in Tanzania and Uganda: Reliability and relationship with early childhood caries, ECC. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 1309-1318.
- (2013). Endocarditis prophylaxis and congenital heart defects in the Norwegian Public Dental Service. Acta Paediatrica. Supplement. 29-34.
- (2013). Developmental defects of enamel in primary teeth and association with early life course events: a study of 6-36 month old children in Manyara, Tanzania. BMC Oral Health. 11 pages.
- (2013). Clinical and histological characterization of oral pemphigus lesions in patients with skin diseases: a cross sectional study from Sudan. BMC Oral Health.
- (2013). Changes in adolescents' oral health status following oral health promotion activities in Tanzania. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 333-342.
- (2013). Association between oral health status and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Sudanese adults: a matched case-control study. PLOS ONE.
- (2013). Association between oral health status and Type 2 diabetes mellitus among Sudanese adults: a matched case-control study. PLOS ONE.
- (2012). Prevalence and socio-behavioral influence of early childhood caries, ECC, and feeding habits among 6-36 months old children in Uganda and Tanzania. BMC Oral Health.
- (2012). Oral health of 65-years olds in Sweden and Norway: A global question and ICF, the latest conceptual model from WHO. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 279-288.
- (2012). Influence of oral mucosal lesions and oral symptoms on oral health related quality of life in dermatological patients: a cross sectional study in Sudan. BMC Oral Health.
- (2012). Determinants of periodontal health in pregnant women and association with infants' anthropometric status: a prospective cohort study from Eastern Uganda. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
- (2012). Child-and family impacts on infants' oral condition in Tanzania and Uganda-a cross sectional study. BMC Research Notes. 538.
- (2012). Changes in oral health related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours following school based oral health education and atraumatic restorative treatment in rural Tanzania :. Norsk Epidemiologi. 21-30.
- (2011). Social inequality in oral health-related quality-of-life, OHRQoL, at early older age: Evidence from a prospective cohort study. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 334-342.
- (2011). Oral mucosal lesions in skin diseased patients attending a dermsatologic clinic: a cross-sectional study in Sudan. BMC Oral Health.
- (2011). Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial. Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS). 11 pages.
- (2011). Factor structure of health and oral health related behaviors among adolescents in Arusha, northern Tanzania. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 299-309.
- (2011). Expectancies and intentions to use Snus among Norwegian first year students. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 313-318.
- (2011). En femårsstudie av tannhelse og tannhelsevaner blant 65-åringer i Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane og Nordland : resultater fra 2007. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 434-440.
- (2011). Discriminative ability of the generic and condition-specific Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (Child-OIDP) by the Limpopo-Arusha School Health (LASH) Project: A cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2011). Dental anxiety and dental attendance among 25-year-olds in Norway: time trends from 1997 to 2007. BMC Oral Health. 7 pages.
- (2011). Applying the theory of Planned Behaviour to explain HIV testing in antenatal settings in Addis Ababa- A cohort study. BMC Health Services Research.
- (2011). Applicability of an Albanian version of the OIDP in an adolescent population. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 289-298.
- (2010). Socio-demigraphic disparity in oral health among the poor: a cross-sectional study of early adolescents in Kilwa district, Tanzania. BMC Oral Health.
- (2010). Satisfaction with teeth and life-course predictors: a prospective study of a Swedish 1942 birth cohort. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 66-74.
- (2010). Evaluation of oral health-related quality of life among Sudanese schoolchildren using Child-OIDP inventory. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
- (2010). Changes in the quality of life of Tanzanian school children after treatment interventions using the Child-OIDP. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 626-634.
- (2009). Variation in subjective oral health indicators of 65-year-olds in Norway and Sweden. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 222-232.
- (2009). Utilization of dental health care services in context of the HIV epidemic- a cross-sectional study of dental patients in the Sudan. BMC Oral Health.
- (2009). Prevalence of malocclusion and its relationship with socio-demographic factors, dental caries and oral hygiene in 12- to 14-year-old Tanzanian schoolchildren. European Journal of Orthodontics. 467-476.
- (2009). Predicting intention to treat HIV-infected patients among Tanzanian and Sudanese medical and dental students using the theory of planned behaviour- a cross sectional study. BMC Health Services Research. 213.
- (2009). Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems efefcts on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
- (2009). Oral health behavior among 25 yr old Norwegian adults: factor structure, factorial invariance over time and trends. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 316-324.
- (2009). Factors associated with caregivers' perception of children's health and oral health status: a study of 6-to 36-month-olds in Uganda. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 251-262.
- (2009). Factorial structure and cross-cultural invariance of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 293-299.
- (2009). Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
- (2008). Principper og stratgier for sundhedsfremme i det 21. århundrede. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 22-30.
- (2008). Malocclusion,psycho-social impacts and treatment need: a cross-sectional study of Tanzanian primary school-children. BMC Oral Health. 10 pages.
- (2008). HIV and AIDS related knowledge, sources of information and reported need for further education among dental students in Sudan- a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health.
- (2008). Evaluering av et mobiltelefonbasert forebyggende tiltak for å øke bruk av tanntråd. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 156-163.
- (2008). Applicability of action planning and coping planning to dental flossing among Norwegian adults: a confirmatory factor analysis approach. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 250-259.
- (2007). The reliability and validity of self-reported measures used to evaluate adolescents HIV/AIDS prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS Education and Prevention. 365-82.
- (2007). The reliability and validity of self-report measures used to evaluate adolescent HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Sub-saharan Africa. AIDS Education and Prevention. 365-382.
- (2007). Snusbruk og holdninger til snus. Resultater fra en spørreskjemaundersøkelse utført ved Universitetet i Bergen og Norges Handelshøyskole. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 146-152.
- (2007). Snusbruk og holdninger til snus. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
- (2007). Perceived dental treatment need among older Tanzanian adults – a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health.
- (2007). Dental caries prevalence and risk factors among 12-year old schoolchildren from Baghdad, Iraq: a post war survey. International Dental Journal. 36-44.
- (2007). Dental Education in Norway. European journal of dental education. 245-250.
- (2007). Chewing problems and dissatisfaction with chewing ability: a survey of older Tanzanians. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 265-274.
- (2007). Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2007). Assessment of the reliability and validity of the Dental Neglect Scale in Norwegian adults. Community Dental Health. 247-252.
- (2007). Applicability of the theory of planned behavior to intended and self-reported condom use in a rural Ethiopian population. AIDS Care. 425-431.
- (2007). Applicability of an abbreviated version of the Child-OIDP inventory among primary schoolchildren in Tanzania. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
- (2006). Translating global recommendations on HIV and infant feeding to the local context: the development of culturally sensitive counselling tools in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Implementation Science. 14 pages.
- (2006). Sugar snack consumption in Ugandan schoolchildren: validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 372-380.
- (2006). Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of severe dental fluorosis. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 95-103.
- (2006). Psychometric properties and the prevalence, intensity and causes of oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP) in a population of older Tanzanians. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 56.
- (2006). Prevalence and correlates of self-reported state of teeth among schoolchildren in Kerala, India. BMC Oral Health. 10.
- (2006). Prevalence and correlates of self-reported state of teeth among schoolchildren in Kerala, India. BMC Oral Health. 10.
- (2006). Predictors of poor anthropometric status among children under 2 years of age in rural Uganda. Public Health Nutrition (PHN). 320-326.
- (2006). Predicting intended use of voluntary HIV counselling and testing services among Tanzanian teachers using the theory of planned behaviour. Social Science and Medicine. 991-999.
- (2006). Perceived susceptibility to and perceived causes of road traffic injuries in an urban and rural area of Tanzania. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 54-62.
- (2006). Oral Impacts on Daily Performance in Norwegian adults: the influence of age, number of missing teeth, and socio-demographic factors. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 115-121.
- (2006). Dental caries and associated factors in 12-year-old schoolchildren in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 420-428.
- (2006). Clinical and socio-behavioural correlates of tooth loss: a study of older adults in Tanzania. BMC Oral Health. 10 pages.
- (2005). Self-reported dental pain and associated factors in Ugandan schoolchildren. Norsk Epidemiologi. 175-182.
- (2005). Oral impacts on daily performance in Norwegian adults: validity, reliability and prevalence estimates. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 289-296.
- (2005). Knowledge and behaviour related to oral health among secondary school students in Khartoum Province Sudan. International Dental Journal. 224-230.
- (2005). Injury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey. BMC Public Health.
- (2005). Infant and young child feeding in Western Uganda: Knowledge, practices and socio-economic correlates. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 356-361.
- (2005). Effect of recall on estimation of non-fatal injury rates: a community based study in Tanzania. Injury Prevention. 48-52.
- (2005). Dental caries and associated factors in 12-year-old schoolchildren in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 420-8.
- (2004). Validity of cognitive predictors of adolescent sugar snack consumption. American Journal of Health Behavior. 112-121.
- (2004). Use of tobacco in Kenya: Sources of information, beliefs and attitudes toward tobacco control measures among primary school students. Journal of Adolescent Health. 234-237.
- (2004). The relationship between dental caries and dental fluorosis in areas with moderate- and high-fluoride drinking water in Ethiopia. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 337-344.
- (2004). Temporal stability of the theory of planned behavior: a prospective analysis of sugar consumption among Ugandan adolescents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 426-434.
- (2004). Stability of oral health-related behaviour in a Norwegian cohort between the ages of 15 and 23 years. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 354-362.
- (2004). Social inequalities in roal health and in use of oral health care services among adolescent in Uganda. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 326-335.
- (2004). Dental caries experience and its relationship to social and behavioural factors among 3 - 5 year-old children in Uganda. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 336-346.
- (2003). Variation in caries experience and sugar intake among secondary school students in urban and rural Uganda. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 197-202.
- (2003). Validity and reliability of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) frequency scale cross-sectional study of adolescents in Uganda. BMC Oral Health. 5-5.
- (2003). Socio-demographic factors of pupils who use tobacco in randomly selected primary schools in Nairobi privince, Kenya. East African Medical Journal. 235-241.
- (2003). Perception of dental fluorosis amongst Ethiopian children and their mothers. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 81-86.
- (2003). Perception of dental fluorosis among adolescents living in urban areas of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Medical Journal (EMJ). 35-44.
- (2002). Utvikling av tannhelseatferdblant norske skoleelever i tidsrommet 1985-97. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende.
- (2002). Utvikling av tannhelseatferd blant norske skolebarn. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 428-432.
- (2002). Perception of dental fluorosis among adolescents in two urban areas of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Medical Journal (EMJ).
- (2002). Multidimensional health locus of control scales. East African Medical Journal. 128-133.
- (2002). Lifestyle-related characteristics of young low-meat consumers and omnivores in Sweden and Norway. Journal of Adolescent Health. 190-198.
- (2002). Exposuree to oral health information, oral health related knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among students attending higher learning institutions in Dar es Salaam. East African Medical Journal. 49-54.
- (2002). Determinants of self-rated oral health status among school children in northern Tanzania. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 90-100.
- (2002). Comparative risk judgements for oral health hazards among Norwegian adults: a cross sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 7 pages.
- (2002). Atferdsteori og forebyggende tannhelsearbeid. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 620-623.
- (2001). Socio-economic differences in patterns of oral health and oral health behaviour in 25 year old Norwegians. Clinical Oral Investigations. 122-128.
- (2000). Teachers' Intention to Provide Dietary Counseling in Tanzanian Primary Schools. American Journal of Health Behavior. 281-289.
- (2000). Oral hygiene and sugar consumption among urban and rural adolescents in Ghana. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 443-450.
- (2000). Knowledge, beliefs and behavior related to oral health among Tanzanian and Ugandan teacher trainees. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 11-18.
- (1999). Perceptions of susceptibility to oral health hazards: a study of women in different cultures. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 268-274.
- (1998). Stability of dental health behaviour: A 3 year prospective cohort study of 15, 16 and 18 year old Norwegian adolescents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 129-138.
- (1998). Stability of dental health behavior. A three year prospective cohort study among Norwegian adolescents aged 15, 16, and 18 years. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 129-138.
- (1998). Predicting intentions and use of dental floss among adolescents: An application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Psychology and Health. 223-236.
- (1998). Predicting intentions and use of dental floss among adolescents. An application of the theory of planned behavior. Psychology of Health.. 223-236.
- (1998). Parental influences on adolsescents. Oral health behaviour: Two year follow-up of the Norwegian Longitudinal Health behaviour Study. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 922-930.
- (1998). Correlates of the intention to avoid intake of sugared snacks among Tanzanian adolescents. Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health. 171-182.
- (1998). Correlates of the Intention to Avoid Intake of Sugared Snacks Among Tanzanian Adolescents. Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health. 171-174.
- (1996). The effect of parental dental health behaviour on that of their adolescent offspring. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 235-241.
- (1996). The effect of parental dental health behavior on that of their adolescent offspring. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 235-241.
- (1996). Expectancy-value approach to drinking of non-sugared mineral water among adolescents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. S. 72-78.
- (1996). Expectancy-value approach to drinking non-sugared mineral water among adolescents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 72-78.
- (1996). Expectancy-value approach to drinking non-sugared mineral water among adolescents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 72-78.
- (1996). Dimensionality of Dental-Health Behavior. American Journal of Health Behavior. 67-76.
- (1996). Analysis of adolescents' beliefs about the outcome of using dental floss and drinking non-sugared mineral water. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 211-216.
- (1996). Analysis of adolescents' beliefs about the outcome of using dental floss and drinking non-sugared mineral water. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 211-216.
Academic lecture
- (2023). Effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on oral cells and 3D oral mucosa models.
- (2020). Localized pain and CBCT features of the temporomandibular joint in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Preliminary results.
- (2018). Oral Diseases and lifestyle factors in adolescents living in Masaai population area of Tanzania- a cross sectional study.
- (2017). Dental hygienist attendance across time in an ageing Swedish cohort.
- (2014). Social mobility and oral health- aprospective cohort study.
- (2014). Oral impacts on daily performance in children and adolescents with and without hypodontia.
- (2013). Sosiale forskjeller i tannhelse og bruk av tannhelsetjenster blant eldre i Norge og Sverige.
- (2013). Oral health throughout (during) middle and older ages - A life course perspective.
- (2013). Needs and wishes for dental information among University Clinic patients.
- (2012). dentistry in a life span perspective.
- (2010). Predictors of changes in dentition status- a cohort study.
- (2009). Oral health of pregnant women in Uganda- a study of the social variation of periodontoal status and toothloss.
- (2009). Clinical and self reported periodontal problems of pregnant women in Uganda.
- (2008). Construct validity and measurement invariance of OIDP.
- (2006). Factors influencing dissatisfaction with dental health among schoolchildren in Kerala, India.
- (2005). Socio-demographic correlates of adults' oral quality of life.
- (2005). Socio-demographic correlates of adults' oral quality of life.
- (2005). Prevalence of fracture in anterior teeth in 12-year-old schoolchildren in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- (2004). Dental caries and associated factors among 12-year-old school children in India.
- (2000). Perception of dental fluorosis among adolescents in urban areas of Ethiopia.
- (2000). Knowledge and perception on fluoride and related health problerns in an area of endemic fluorosis in Ethiopia: An exporatory qualitative survey.
- (2000). Dental fluorosis and subjective oral health indicators -preliminary results from a study of secondary school children in northern Tanzania.
- (1999). Social identity and self identity as moderators of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Presented orally at the symposium "The theory of Planned behavior and health behavior moderator variables".
- (1999). Perceptions of dental fluorosis among adolescents in Ethiopia.
- (1999). Lifestyle and oral health - research experience among youth in East African countries.
- (1999). Knowledge, beliefs and behaviors related to oral health among Tanzanian and Ugandan teacher trainees.
- (1999). Information about oral health among women attending health clinics in Arusha, Tanzania.
- (1999). Drug use among adosescents in Tanzania - a socio-psychological and socio-cultural approach.
- (1998). Perceived oral health risk among women in different cultures.
- (1997). Sources of information about oral health diseases, trust in the sources and perceived personal risk. A study among women attending Mother/Child Hea Clinics (MCH) in Arusha, Tanzania.
- (1996). Dimensionality of dental health behaviours.
- (1995). Predicting use of dental floss among adolescents. A test of the theory of planned behaviour.
Abstract
- (2020). Serum Vitamin D and Caries in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. . Journal of Dental Research. 1 pages.
Academic literature review
- (2019). Oral health in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Oral Health. 1-16.
- (2004). Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) Review of existing instruments and suggestions for use in oral health outcome research in Europe. In: In: Bourgeois DM, Llodra JC (eds). European Global Oral Health Indicators Development Project. Paris: Qintessence International 2004. Health Surveiilance in Europe.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
I.65 years old and dental health - cohort studies in Norway and Sweden (2007-)
II.Dental health care workers and children at risk (NRC dunded): (2022-2026)
III.Dental health for immigrant children (NRC funded): (2022-2026)
IV.Dental health of adults in Western Norway (The HUSK cohort study): (NRC funded) (2022-2029)
V.Safety of Nanomaterials in dental health care services: (2017-)
VI.Risk factor profile and quality of life among clinically suspected squamos cell carcinoma patients attending Muhimbili University Hospital , Tanzania : 2020-
VII. Establishment of joint research based education in dentistry in Norway and East Africa: 2018-2024
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