School of Dentistry

2022-2023

Aswal GS, Rawat R, Dwivedi D, et al. 

Diagnosis and management of mucormycosis in the dental clinic - A guide for oral health professionals in India. 

Journal of family medicine and primary care. 2022 Aug; 11(8): 4293–8. https://doi.org/10.4103%2Fjfmpc.jfmpc_1373_21.  

Ramroop V, Balkaran R, Bissoon A, Kowlessar A, Dookeram D.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of a group of medical practitioners in Trinidad toward oral health during pregnancy.  

Caribbean Medical Journal 2022 June. DOAJ: 7341e2f92de346fcb16d83d887a7b580

Marchan S.M., Thorpe M., Balkaran, R. 

The knowledge of clinical dental students on the oral effects and consequences of cannabis use: implications for curricular modification. 

Academic Journal of Health Sciences 2022; 37(5); 81-86.  

Hector, T., Balkaran, R., Marchan, S.M. 

The Educational Experiences and Personal Attitudes of Dental Students towards Patients with Special Needs in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Portuguese Journal of Public Health, 2023. 10.1159/000528858

Sa B, Patrick C, Pascall O, Patrick J, Pierre S, Pillai D, Persad K, Patterson, A, Peterson N, Rafeek R. 

Knowledge, Attitudes and Institutional Readiness towards Social Accountability as Perceived by Medical Students at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. 

International. Medical Education (2023); 2:11–25. https://doi.org/10.3390/ime2010002

Marchan S.M., Coldero L.G. & Smith W.A. 

An evaluation of the relationship between clinical requirements and tests of competence in a competency-based curriculum in dentistry. 

BMC Med Educ 23, 585 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04438-3

Jankie S, Sewdass K, Smith W, Naraynsingh C, Johnson J, Farnon N, Mahadeo K, Motilal S. 

A cross-sectional survey of prospective healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of medical Cannabis. 

Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2023 Apr 21;10:100275. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100275

Hoyte T, Ali A, Mahabir A. 

A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Education in the Caribbean: A Student’s Perspective. 

Oral. 2022 Sep 22;2(4):251-62.

Ramlogan S, Raman V. 

An educational approach for early student self-assessment in clinical periodontology. 

BMC Medical Education. 2022 Dec;22:1-1.

Rafeek RN, Sa B, Smith WA. 

Vaccine acceptance, knowledge, attitude and practices regarding the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study Among Dentists in Trinidad & Tobago.  

Dentistry Journal (2023); 11, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj11030086 

Reid SD, Sa B, Giddings S, Rafeek R, Singh S, Harnarayan P, Farnon N, 

What the COVID-19 Pandemic Taught Medical Educators in the Caribbean about Online Clinical Teaching. 

International Medical Education (2023); 2: 219–231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ime2030021

Marchan, SM, Coppin, E, & Balkaran, R. 

Unmet Dental Treatment Needs and Barriers to Dental Care of Patients with Special Needs Attending a Dental Teaching Hospital. 

Portuguese Journal of Public Health, 2022, 1-6. 

Ramlogan S, Raman V

An Afro-Caribbean adolescent with moderate hypodontia managed with a partial flexible denture. 

Dental Update 2023 April 50;4;275-277.

T Hoyte, A Ali, D Bearn 

Applicability of the IOTN-AC index in a bimaxillary protrusion population

Australasian Orthodontic Journal 39(1) 2023

A Justiz-Vaillant-Vaillant, T Hoyte, D Nikao, C Deonarinesingh, A De Silva et. al. 

A systematic Review of the Clinical Diagnosis of Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy. 

Children (Basel). 2023 Aug 8;10(8):1358

Naidu RS, Lutchmansingh F, Sharma A, Teelucksingh S. 

Need for policy to reduce sugar consumption in Trinidad and Tobago. 

West Indian Medical Journal (2023): 69; 645-649. 

Sagewan I, Naidu R, Ramroop V. 

Referral patterns to the paediatric dental emergency clinic at the University of the West Indies School of Dentistry, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Caribbean Medical Journal (2023); 85: 2 

Sahadeo NSD, Nicholls S, Moreira FRR, O'Toole Á, Ramkissoon V, Whittaker C, Hill V, McCrone JT, Mohammed N, Ramjag A, Brown Jordan A, Hill SC, Singh R, Nathaniel-Girdharrie SM, Hinds A, Ramkissoon N, Parag KV, Nandram N, Parasram R, Khan-Mohammed Z, Edghill L, Indar L, Andrewin A, Sealey-Thomas R, McMillan P, Oyinloye A, George K, Potter I, Lee J, Johnson D, Charles S, Singh N, Bisesor-McKenzie J, Laws H, Belmar-George S, Keizer-Beache S, Greenaway-Duberry S, Ashwood N, Foster JE, Georges K, Naidu R, Ivey M, Giddings S, Haraksingh R, Ramsubhag A, Jayaraman J, Chinnadurai C, Oura C, Pybus OG, St John J, Gonzalez-Escobar G, Faria NR, Carrington CVF. 

Implementation of genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Caribbean: Lessons learned for sustainability in resource-limited settings. 

PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Feb 22;3(2):e0001455. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001455. Erratum in: PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Sep 11;3(9):e0002393. PMID: 36963002; PMCID: PMC10022082

Aswal GS, Rawat R, Dwivedi D, et al. 

Clinical outcomes of CAD/CAM and conventional ceramic materials for full-and partial-coverage fixed restorations-A systematic review and meta-analysis. 

Cureus 2023;15(4): e37888. doi:10.7759/cureus.37888. PMID: 37213959

Marchan SM, Bascombe K, Smith WAJ. 

The Cleaning and Whitening Ability of Charcoal Containing Toothpastes and Homeopathic Remedies on Human Tooth Enamel. 

International Journal of Odontostomatology, 2022, 16(5) 435-440.

Marchan S, Rajhbeharrysingh, A; Bascombe K, Smith W. 

Qualitative characterization of the abrasive component of charcoal-containing toothpastes and the on dentin roughness. 

Int. J. Odontostomat., 17(3):346-355, 2023.

Shaama FA, Wilson AM, Rafeek RN. 

The pH and titration values of commonly used beverages in Trinidad: A cross-sectional study. 

Journal of Health Research and Reviews (2022);9:39-43.

2021-2022

Hoyte T, Ali A, Mahabir A  

A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Education in the Caribbean: A Student's Perspective

Oral, 2022

Hoyte T, Coppin E, Kowlessar A, Mahabir Ali A, Henry K 

Prevalence of dental anomalies in Trinidad and Tobago. A retrospective study

Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics  Volume 81, 2022 - Issue 2

Percival T, R Bhagoutie R

A Preliminary Study of the Treatment Outcomes of Paediatric Dental Patients Referred for General Anaesthesia or Sedation at a Regional Hospital in Trinidad

Children 2021, 8(10), 876; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100876

Sahadeo, Nikita S. D. and Nicholls, Soren and Moreira, Filipe R. R. and O'Toole, Áine and Ramkissoon, Vernie and Whittaker, Charles and Hill, Verity and McCrone, John T. and Mohammed, Nicholas and Ramjag, Anushka and Brown-Jordan, Arianne and Hill, Sarah C. and Singh, Risha and Nathaniel-Girdharrie, Sue-Min and Hinds, Avery and Ramkissoon, Nuala and Parag, Kris V. and Nandram, Naresh and Parasram, Roshan and Khan-Mohammed, Zobida and Edghill, Lisa and Indar, Lisa and Andrewin, Aisha and Sealey-Thomas, Rhonda and McMillan, Pearl and Oyinloye, Ayoola and George, Kenneth and Potter, Irad and Lee, John and Johnson, David and Charles, Shawn and Singh, Narine and Bisesor-McKenzie, Jacquiline and Laws, Hazel and Belmar-George, Sharon and Keizer-Beache, Simone and Greenaway-Duberry, Sharra and Ashwood, Nadia and Foster, Jerome E. and Georges, Karla and Naidu, Rahul and Ivey, Marsha and Giddings, Stanley and Haraksingh, Rajini and Ramsubhag, Adesh and Jayaraman, Jayaraj and Chinnadurai, Chinnaraja and Oura, Christopher and Pybus, Oliver G. and St. John, Joy and Gonzalez-Escobar, Gabriel and Faria, Nuno R. and Carrington, Christine V. F.,

Implementation of Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned for Sustainability in Resource-Limited Settings.

Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4184797 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4184797

Balkaran R, Esnard T, Perry M, Virtanen JI

Challenges experienced in the dental care of persons with special needs: a qualitative study among health professionals and caregivers

BMC Oral Health 22, 116 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02153-x

Marchan SM, Coppin E, Balkaran R

Unmet Dental Treatment Needs and Barriers to Dental Care of Patients with Special Needs Attending a Dental Teaching Hospital

Port J Public Health 2022;40:52–57 https://doi.org/10.1159/000522667

SM Marchan, M Thorpe, R Balkaran

The knowledge of clinical dental students on the oral effects and consequences of cannabis use: implications for curricular modification

Academic Journal of Health Sciences 2022 37 (5): 74-79 

Narayansingh C, Ramoutar R, Fundora RR, Juman S

3D Printed Mandibular reconstruction - Caribbean Case report. 

Caribbean Medical Journal. 2022 

https://doaj.org/article/1ac92dd098194892813dd9a2e206816c.

R Balkaran, M Bhat, S Marchan, W Smith

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of dentists in Caribbean countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study

Dent. J. 2021, 9(11), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9110133

Shaama FA 

The Separation of Proteins from media of Rat Osteoblast grown in the presence of biomaterials using Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

WWJMRD 2022; 8(01): 1-5 DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/B3V72 

Aswal GS, Rawat R, Dwivedi D, Prabhakar N, Vinod Kumar KR

Diagnosis and management of mucormycosis in the dental clinic: A guide for oral health professionals in India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care: August 2022 - Volume 11 - Issue 8 - p 4293-4298 doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1373_21

Narayankar A, Aswal GS, Ahmed S, et al. 

Stress Distribution Patterns Associated with Dental Implants with Varying Thread Designs, Dimensions and Splinting Conditions: A Photoelastic Analysis. 

World J Dent 2022;13(1):9–15.

Ramlogan S, Raman V

An educational approach for early student self-assessment in clinical periodontology. 

BMC Med Educ 22, 33 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-03078-9
 

Balkaran R, Perry M; Maharaj A, Rajhbeharrysingh, A; Virtanen, J. 

Evaluation of a special needs dental workshop for health professionals and students in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Frontiers Oral Health 2022:3 https://doi:10.3389/froh.2022.951165

2020-2021

Hoyte T, Ali A, Bearn D. 

Anchorage methods and treatment outcomes in the treatment of bimaxillary protrusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 

Orthodontic Wave. 2021; 80(2):55-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/13440241.2021.1902061

Hoyte T, Kowlessar A, Mahabir A, Khemkaran K, Jagroo P, Jahoor S. 

The Knowledge, awareness, and attitude regarding COVID-19 among Trinidad and Tobago dentists. A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Oral. 2021 ;1(3): 250-260.

Naidu R S, Nunn J H, Pahel B, Niederman R. 

Editorial: Promoting Oral Health in Early Childhood: The Role of the Family, Community and Health System in Developing Strategies for Prevention and Management of ECC. 

Frontiers in Public Health. 2021; 9: 716695. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.716695

Sampaio FC, Bönecker M, Paiva SM, Martignon S, Ricomini Filho AP, Pozos-Guillen A, Oliveira BH, Bullen M, Naidu R, Guarnizo-Herreño C, Gomez J, MalheirosZ, Stewart B, Ryan M, Pitts N. 

Dental caries prevalence, prospects and challenges for Latin America and Caribbean countries: a summary and final recommendations from a Regional Consensus. 

Brazil Oral Research .2021; 3 (suppl): e056 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0056 

Abreu-Placeres N, Grau-Grullón P, Naidu R, García-Godoy F, Newton JT, Ekstrand KR, Pitts N, López L, Babu AS, Féliz-Matos Evangelia Morou L, Jácome-Liévano S, Stefania Martignon.

Cariology consensus for undergraduate at dental schools in the Caribbean region. 

European Journal of Dental Education .2021; 25: 717-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12651 3.    

Naidu R, Gelbier S. 

Dentistry and oral health during the 1918 influenza pandemic. 

Dental Historian. 2021; 66: 56-60.
 

Balkaran R, Al-Bayaty, Santo R, Lynch L, Harrynarine D. 

Oral Medicine Referral patterns in the Emergency Dental Clinic. 

Caribbean Medical Journal: 2021 Apr 9.DOI:https://doi.org/10.48107/CMJ.2021.04.003 

Balkaran R, Bhat M, Smith W, Marchan S. COVID-19 

Stressors among Dental Academics at UWI—A Caribbean Perspective. 

Oral 2021; 1(1):36-44. https://doi.org/10.3390/oral1010005 
 

Balkaran R, Teelucksingh S, Lutchmansingh F, Naidu RS, Rafeek RN. 

Gestational diabetes and periodontal disease in Trinidad – A Pilot study. 

Caribbean Medical Journal. 2021; 83(2):1-7. https://doi.org/10.48107/CMJ2021.04.005

Rafeek RN, Sa B, Harnarayan P , Farnon N, Singh S, Giddings S, Reid S. 

Effectiveness of rapid transition to Online teaching during COVID-19: An online cross-sectional survey of students’ and teachers’ perceptions in a West Indian Dental School. 

Creative Education .2021; 12:1222-1234. https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2021.126092  

Rafeek RN, Naidu RS, Peters T, Paul G, Tripathi V. 

Prevalence and factors associated with dentine hypersensitivity among adult patients attending a university dental clinic in Trinidad, West Indies. A cross-sectional study.

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry. 2020; 18:1077-1086. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b871073 

Raman V, Ramlogan S. 

Academic integrity and the implementation of the honour code in clinical training of undergraduate dental students. 

International Journal for Educational Integrity. 2020; 16:9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-020-00058-2

Naraynsingh C, Martin D.

Beware of chicken bones: An uncommon presentation of a foreign body in the palate. 

Dental Update. 2021; 48 (2):115. https://doi.org/10.12968/denu.2021.48.2.115

2019-2020

R Balkaran, S Teelucksingh , RS Naidu , K Lutchmansingh, L Morris, V Tripathi , S Teelucksingh.

The Use of the Slipping Slipper Sign to Explore the Connection between the Feet and the Mouth in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal (2020); 39 ( 2)

RS Naidu, JH Nunn.

Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of Parents and Caregivers of Preschool Children: Implications for Oral Health Promotion. Oral Health and Preventative

Dentistry (2020);18(2): 245-252 Doi:10.3290/j.ohpd.a43357

N Abreu-Placeres, P Grau-Grullon, R Naidu, F Garcia-Godoy, JT Newton, KR Ekstrand, N Pitts, LM

Lopez del Valle, L Feliz-Matos, Y Rivera , Ramón F. González , Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh,

Evangelia Morou‐Bermudez, Sofía Jácome‐Liévano Stefania Martignon. Cariology consensus for

undergraduates at dental schools in the Caribbean region.

European Journal of Dental Education (2020) https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12651

R Naidu,

Children’s oral health in the Caribbean: A public health problem.

Caribbean Medical Journal (2019) ISSN: 2664-5599

V Ramroop, A Kowlessar, V Ramcharitar-Maharaj, L Morris, R Naidu. Knowledge, attitudes and

behaviour towards preventive oral care in early childhood among paediatricians in Trinidad and Tobago: findings of a national survey.

International Dental Journal (2019);69(1), 67-76 https://doi.org/10.1111/idj.12408

T Percival, J Edwards, Salvacion Barclay, B Sa, M Majumde, A

Early Childhood Caries in 3 to 5- Year-Old Children in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dentistry Journal (2019);7(1), 16 https://doi.org/10.3390/dj7010016

A Chang, S Bamashmous, R Darveau, S Rajapakse.

An Ayurvedic herbal extract inhibits oral epithelial cell IL-8 responses to host and bacterial agonists.

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. (2020);20:62 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-2850-8

Raman V, Ramlogan S, Sweet J and Sweet D 

Application of Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) in assessing chairside ergonomic risk of dental students 

Br Dent J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1855-5

Ramlogan S, Raman V, Abraham K and Pierre K 

Self‐reported stress, coping ability, mental status, and periodontal diseases among police recruits 

Clin Exp Dent Res 2020 Feb;6(1):117-123. 

Trudee Hoyte, Anne Kowlessar, Anil Ali, and David Bearn

Prevalence and Occlusal Risk Factors for Fractured Incisors among 11–12-Year-Old Children in the Trinidad and Tobago Population

Dent J (Basel). 2020 Mar 6;8(1):25. doi: 10.3390/dj8010025

Trudee Hoyte, Anne Kowlessar, Anil Ali and David Bearn

Cross-Sectional survey to ascertain the prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypo-mineralization in the Trinidad and Tobago population.

American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research ISSN: 2642-1747 2020 - 7(3). AJBSR.MS.ID.001141. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2020.07.001141.

A.Kowlessar, R. Naidu, V. Ramroop, J. Nurse, K. Dookie, Dr. Curt Bodkyn and Dr. Sanjay Lalchandani

Oral health among children attending an oncology clinic in Trinidad

Clinical And Experimental Dental Research 2019 Aug 16;5(6):665-669. doi: 10.1002/cre2.232. eCollection 2019 Dec.

K Davis, RY Low and RN Rafeek. A Conservative Approach to Treatment of Dental

Erosion: Case Report.

Open Journal of Stomatology (2019); 9, 241-248. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojst.2019.911025 (Journal Impact factor Google based: 0.54)

RN Rafeek, V Ramroop, R Balkaran, A Kowlessar, A Bissoon, C Royer, R Yuk Low.

The perceived oral health status, practices, knowledge and periodontal status of pregnant women in a maternity hospital in Trinidad.

Acta Scientific Dental Sciences (2020); 4(11):74-83.

Rafeek RN, Naidu RS, Peters T, Paul G, Tripathi V.

Prevalence and factors associated with dentine hypersensitivity among adult patients attending a university dental clinic in Trinidad, West Indies. A cross-sectional study. Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Oral Health Prev Dent. 2020 Dec 14:18:1077-1085. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b871073.

Marchan SM, Bascombe K, Hector T, Smith WAJ, Ramnanasingh TG. 

The long-term effect of flavored sparkling water on human tooth enamel determined by gravimetric analysis: a preliminary evaluation 

Brazilian Dental Science 2020 23(1): 1-8 doi: 10.14295/bds.2020.v23i1.1877

Marchan SM, Lynch LT, Bascombe K, Carty XJ, Smith WA, Rafeek RN

The color stability of gingival shade restorative materials.

General Dentistry 2020 68(5): 61-65