Stefan Serban

Looking for a GDC-registered dentist with a genuine interest in teaching and dental public health to join our team at the University of Glasgow. Teaching-focused role with real-world impact. If this sounds like you, please get in touch or share: lnkd.in/esVjHEig #DentalEducation #DentalPublicHealth

Applications open: fully funded PhD on health economics of child oral health inequalities at University of Glasgow, evaluating Scotland’s Childsmile programme. Deadline 12 Jan 2026: lnkd.in/egEzq7xB #PhD #HealthInequalities #DentalPublicHealth If eligible & interested, contact us.

News channels are not just passive impartial information sharing outlets. They actively shape public opinion which in turn influences the political agenda.

Poor child oral health and school absences: a population-wide data linkage study Background Child dental caries is highly prevalent worldwide, with significant treatment costs, but its broader societal impact remains underexplored. This cross-sectional study examined associations ...

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Poor child oral health and school absences: a population-wide data linkage study

All the obvious implications in terms of support for interventions to improve oral health!

Men are extremely keen to explain to me that Britain *needs* a domestic steel production plant and doesn't necessarily *need* universities. Okay. Steel contributed about £1.7bn to the UK economy in 2024. Universities contributed more than £200bn.

The need to call out corporate corruption in health The 2023 Lancet Series on the commercial determinants of health1 highlighted how commercial organisations shape health policies, both positively and negatively. Some negative actions, such as spreadin...

8/ Public health advocates must push for stronger accountability & transparency. When corporate power undermines health, it’s not just bad business—it’s corruption. 💰🚨
Full version of paper here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

public health approaches

You'd think I like this stuff. I dont. Folk often ask me why....

strap in - a🧵

Episode 13: Industry-funded school education programmes with May van Schalkwyk Money Power Health with Nason Maani · Episode

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How industry strategically use education programmes

Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline, say researchers Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a rise

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Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline, say researchers
Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a rise

Changes in household purchasing of soft drinks following the UK soft drinks industry levy by household income and composition: controlled interrupted time series analysis, March 2014 to November 2019 Background The WHO recommends taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) to improve population health. We examined changes in volume of and amount of sugar in purchases of soft drinks according to hous...

📣New Paper:19 months after the UK soft drinks industry levy (SDIL; sugar tax) was enforced we find a 7.5g weekly household sugar reduction from soft drinks. Weekly sugar reductions were highest in houses with lowest incomes(70g/week) / with children(56g/week).
📄: nutrition.bmj.com/content/earl...

Harmful Marketing: An Overlooked Social Determinant of Health - Prevention Science This paper reviews evidence about the impact of marketing on ill health. We summarize evidence that marketing practices in six industries (tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical, processed food, firearm, an...

Harmful Marketing

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This is sooooo good

1. Obscuring Goals & Impact
2. Efforts to Conceal Impact
3. Efforts to Protect Its Investments (through advertising, and thus shaping our views and attitudes)

And many issues beyond

We're still working on expanding this list, but here is Version 1 of our Social Epidemiology Starter Pack—just in time for the holidays! Please like & repost! And Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! ☃️🫒🥂🎉

#SocialEpiSky
#EpiSky😷
#PublicHealth 🛟

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Not a real #heron but a real #dentist so I’m going to give a shout out to this window display we found on our #London lights #walk

#DentistswithHerons

@everyheron.bsky.social @stefanserban.bsky.social

Fabulous picture! 😍

#throwback photo. Just found this from my trip to #Netherlands #Dentistswithherons
#heron taking flight from the tulips.

@jnnyharris.bsky.social @stefanserban.bsky.social @everyheron.bsky.social
@wendythedentist.bsky.social

I’d love to join as well please. Thank you.

Per capita dental expenditures

🚨 $710 Billion: Economic Burden of Oral Diseases 🚨

Oral diseases cost the world a shocking $710 billion annually. As highlighted by WHO and the World Economic Forum, this figure underscores the urgent need for decisive policy action.

See our article 👉 shorturl.at/t2KPF

Dr. Zehra Yonel | Sunstar Perio Link Award 2025 Nominee YouTube video by Sunstar Oral Health

My dear friend Dr Zehra Yonel was nominated for the Sunstar Periodontal Research Award for her work on the links between periodontal disease and diabetes. Please consider voting for her by clicking like on the YouTube video. Only votes via YouTube count. Thank you.
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If you’re interested in how we think about & apply behavioural & social sciences to oral health, have a read of our consensus statement which outlines -

- Theories & mechanisms
- Methodologies
- Interventions
- Implementation

#behaviourscience #academicsky
#dentistry

Yes please, thank you.

Dental supply stock surges on RFK's anti-fluoride stance, activist involvement Henry Schein shares tracked for their best day since 2022 on Monday.

Dental supply companies shares are on the up as they take a bet on Health Secretary #RFKjr banning water fluoridation and tooth decay & dental visits going ⬆️

#dentistry #publichealth

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Applications are being sought for an Associate Editor for Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.

The required applicant qualifications, AE role & responsibilities & how to apply👇

Deadline: 30.11.2024

Journal Home Page: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1600...

Starting up over here and finding some twitter friends from dental public health, community dentistry, oral epidemiology, and evidence & policy implementation in dentistry.

Please share/get in touch if you want to be added

#dentistry #oralhealth

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