Nicole Sexton

Nicole Sexton is a researcher at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry. She has contributed to multi-disciplinary research projects focusing on oral health therapy programs and dental care. Her name appears in contributor lists for studies involving collaboration with leading academics in the field. Key research areas include the modification of Oral Health Therapy programs in Australia, longitudinal dental research opportunities and challenges, parental recall bias in child dental service use, and the well-being of dentistry students. These contributions support efforts to improve dental education, clinical practices, and epidemiological studies in dentistry. Nicole Sexton has worked alongside teams including Dr Nicole Stormon, Mr Christopher Sexton, Professor Loc Do, Professor Pauline J. Ford, Dr Helena Schuch, Dr Diep Ha, Dr Laura Ferris, Dr Claudia Lopez Silva, Dr Kristiana Ludlow, Dr Candy Fung, Professor Laurence Walsh, Dr Haitham Tuffaha, Dr Saso Ivanovski, Dr Julie Henry, Dr Andrew Georgiou, Dr Matthew Nangle, Dr Sarah Ramsey, Tamatha Head, and others. The School of Dentistry at the University of Queensland is renowned for its research in dental sciences, student training, and clinical services.

The research involving Nicole Sexton has been presented at events such as the UQ School of Dentistry Annual Research Day and School of Dentistry Student Research Conference. Publications associated with her contributions include 'Taking the long view of dental longitudinal research: opportunities, challenges and real world implications' (2019), 'Understanding the well-being of dentistry students' (2022), 'SMS reminders to improve outpatient attendance in a specialist dental hospital' (2022), and 'Multi-disciplinary clinical collaboration in modifying the Oral Health Therapy programs in Australia'. These works are published in journals like European Journal of Dental Education and Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, highlighting the impact on dental research and practice.