Rate My Professor Samuel Carrington

Samuel Carrington serves as Manupiki Māori / Associate Dean (Māori) and Pūkenga Matua / Senior Lecturer in Oral Health within the Department of Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago. Affiliated with Te Arawa, he is a registered and practicing oral health therapist with extensive experience in both public and private dental sectors across Aotearoa New Zealand. Carrington's academic journey began with a Certificate in Health Sciences completed in Auckland, followed by enrolment in the Bachelor of Oral Health programme at the University of Otago in late 2009, from which he graduated in 2012. Post-graduation, he worked at community dental hubs in the Wellington region, including Naenae, Miramar, and a kura kaupapa Māori in Seatoun, where he successfully advocated for in-school dental visits that rendered 70 tamariki dentally fit. He joined the Faculty of Dentistry as a Professional Practice Fellow in 2015, deputising for Associate Dean Māori since 2016, was promoted to Lecturer in 2019, and assumed the role of full Associate Dean Māori in 2022 upon the retirement of Emeritus Professor John Broughton. Additionally, he coordinates the second year of the Bachelor of Oral Health programme. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH), Diploma in Public Health (DPH), Master of Public Health (MPH), Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences (PGCertHealSci) in Adult Restorative Dental Care, and Certificate in Health Sciences (CertHealSci). His MPH thesis focused on Māori expert perspectives regarding antimicrobial resistance through a One Health approach.