Associate Prof Wendell Evans

(Head of Discipline, Community Oral Health and Epidemiology, University of Sydney; Vice President, International Association for Dental Research Australia and New Zealand Division)

E-mail: w.evans@dentistry.usyd.edu.au

Wendell Evans is Head of Discipline, Community Oral Health and Epidemiology since 2000. Prior to taking up this position, he worked at the University of Hong Kong as Lecturer, Department of Periodontology and Public Health. Then in 1991 he moved to The University of Melbourne, where he later became Head, Oral Health Sciences, School of Dental Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Currently, Wendell Evans is Vice President, International Association for Dental Research Australia and New Zealand Division. He is also Honorary Member, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney.

Wendell trained in dentistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Later, he gained the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Community Dental Health (With Distinction) and was awarded the Doctor of Dental Science (DDSc) degree, University of Otago, where the focus of his research publications was on risk of fluorosis. His main research interests are  water fluoridation, dental caries, dental fluorosis, and oral health promotion. Currently, A/Prof Wendell Evans teaching areas’ are Preventive Dentistry and Community Oral Health for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Publications in peer-reviewed journals (previous six years only)

1. Curtis B, Evans RW, Sbaraini A, Schwarz E. Geographic location and indirect costs as a barrier to dental treatment – a patient perspective. Australian Dental Journal 2007; 52: 271-275.

2. Curtis B, Evans RW, Sbaraini A, Schwarz E. Recruitment and standardization of a group of Australian dentists for a multipractice study on dental caries prevention. Australian Dental Journal 2007; 52: 106-111.

3. Campain AC, Morgan MV, Evans RW, Ugoni A, Adams GG, Watson MJ (2003). Sugarstarch combinations in food and the relationship to dental caries in low-risk adolescents. European Journal of Oral Science 111:1-11.

4. Tan PBL, Evans RW, Morgan MV (2002). Caries, bitewings, and treatment decisions. Australian Dental Journal 47:138-141.(cross reference: Detailed Background and Research Plan: Reference No.1).