Child Dental Health/Dental Public Health Research
Research Interests
Areas of research among members of the unit include: oral health needs in young children, children’s emergency dental care, dental health education, oral health promotion and dental health of people with special needs.
Recent Publications
| Naidu RS, Davies L. Parents’ views on factors influencing the dental health of Trinidadian pre-school children. Community Dental Health (2008); 25:44-49. |
| Ramsubhag S, Naidu RS, Narinesingh D, Teelucksingh S. Urinary fluoride levels in children in a single school in Trinidad and Tobago. West Indian Medical Journal 2006; 55 (6): 440-443. |
| Naidu R, Prevatt I, Simeon D. The oral health and treatment needs of schoolchildren in Trinidad and Tobago: findings of a national survey. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry (2006); 16: 412-418. |
| Naidu RS, Percival T, Ramroop V, Prabhu SR, Perlman S. The oral health status of Special Olympics athletes in Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Disability and Oral Health (2006); 7: 48-52. |
| Naidu RS, Boodoo D, Percival T, Newton JT. Dental emergencies presenting to a university-based paediatric dentistry clinic in the West Indies. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry (2005); 15: 177-184. |
| Newton JT, Naidu RS, Sturmey P. The acceptability of the use of sedation in the management of dental anxiety in children: views of dental students. European Journal of Dental Education (2003); 7: 72-76. |
