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PROF. SHIVANANDA NAYAK DEPUT Y DEAN 157 monitoring protocols and development of parameter norms for the regional population. The School of Advanced Nursing Educa- tion has examined the customer services attributes of nursing in an attempt to improve customer satisfaction at health care facilities. Research includes studies on patients expectations and levels of satisfaction with nursing performance preparation of nursing students for effective clinical practice and teachers perception of school nurses in selected schools. School of Pharmacy The School of Pharmacy is actively involved in research on controlled-release preparations microsphere for arthritis Formu- lation development of oro-dispersible tablet of anti-diabetic drugs in-vitro quality control testing of different brands of NSAID tablets available in Trinidad Tobago Drug design and small molecule drug synthesis for antibacterial anti-tubercular and anti-cancer activity monitoring adverse drug reactions with the help of pharmacovigilance screening newer drugs for their anti- psychotic potential in the field of behavioural sciencesand charac- terization of the biological biomarkers effects of natural compounds in the treatment of prostate cancer. School of Dentistry The dental school has been conducting research in the area of childrens oral health with respect to the prevalence of oral disease such as dental caries tooth decay both in school-age and preschool-age children. Community-based projects have enlight- ened the effectiveness of dental health education through engagement with parents and teachers and other stakeholders working in child health. On-going research is also investigating the need for orthodontic care among school children. The dental schools community-based research has also highlighted the need for prevention and management of tooth wear in the Caribbean adult population prevention and diagnosis of oral cancer and the relationship between non-communicable diseases and oral health. School of Optometry Optometry is a five-year old school and within this short period the facultys active research has progressed in studying the microbiol- ogy of unclean contact lens cases accommodation problems in the young diabetic retinopathy and enhanced screening refrac- tive error screening among our school children and improvements of guide dogs for blind diabetic patients. Much progress has been made and research continues as this faculty develops.