Intergenerational change in oral health in Australia [ 2011 - 2016 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Jane Harford (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Gloria Mejia ,  Dr Haiping Tan ,  Dr Liana Luzzi ,  Prof A. John Spencer
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Brief description Australia's population is ageing and Australians are retaining more teeth in later life. It is expected that as life expectancy increases, more years of life are spend in good health, with disease and disability being postponed to later years of life. No evidence is available to test the compression of morbidity hypothesis in relation to oral health in older Australians. This study will test whether these changes have resulted in more years in good oral health in an elderly population.

Funding Amount $AUD 566,827.63

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant