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Dr Ekta Gupta

Dr Ekta Gupta
Dr Ekta Gupta
Dr Ekta Gupta

PhD, MDPH, BDS

Lecturer

About
Email Address
ekta.gupta@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438192
Office Address

Dental School and Hospital, University of Aberdeen

Room A114, Cornhill Road

Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZR

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

My early career as a dentist in India focussed on the care of people with dental needs in community settings. This interest in population oral health led directly into my Masters and PhD in Dental Public Health. I worked as post-doctoral research associate at University of Sheffield in 2014. Thereafter, I was appointed Lecturer in Dental Public Health at University of Aberdeen in March 2016.

My teaching commitments have involved developing undergraduate DPH programme in Aberdeen Dental School. My current research foucses on understanding the factors which impact oral health in elderly, evidence synthesis and health services research. My previous research has focussed on the effect of the mouth on everyday life and the use of this effect to evaluate oral health care. 

Internal Memberships

  • Co-ordinator for undergradute research including vacation scholarships 
  • Institite of Dentistry, Aberdeen representative at the Scottish Oral Health and Research Colloboration (SOHRC)
  • Theme lead for Dental Public Health
Research

Research Overview

My specific research interests include: oral health inequalities, oral health quality of life; health service evaluation; and the psychosocial impact of oral health conditions.

I have previously worked on a research project which aimed to develop a self-help CBT-based resource for young people with dental anxiety, funded by a Research for Patient Benefit (NIHR) grant.

My PhD research identified significant psychosocial variables and pathways predicting oral health quality of life in adults with potential implications for oral health promotion interventions and oral health inequalities. 

Current Research

I am currently working on ODRT funded study "Oral Health Literacy in older adults with Chronic Diseases "

I am involved in NIHR funded dental trials undertaken at the Health Services Research Unit at Aberdeen which focus on implementing high quality research evidence in primary dental care settings.

Funding and Grants

BSODR-ODRT PreViser Award. 2019 'Oral Health Literacy in older adults with Chronic Diseases'. 

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

I am the lead in Dental Public Health at the Aberdeen Dental school. I am responsible for developing and teaching the UG Dental Public Health curriculum.

Publications

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  • Citizen science to improve patient and public involvement in GUideline Implementation in oral health and DEntistry (the GUIDE platform)

    Hosie, A., Firdaus, M., Clarkson, J., Gupta, E., Laidlaw, L., Lamont, T., Mooney, M., Nevin, G., Ramsay, C., Rutherford, S., Sardo, A. M., Soulsby, I., Richards, D., Stirling, D., West, M., Goulao, B.
    Health Expectations, vol. 27, no. 1, e13921
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Salivary Interleukin Levels in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: Findings from a Sri Lankan Study

    Piyarathne, N. S., Weerasekera, M., Fonseka,, P., Karunatilleke,, A. S., Liyanage, R. L. P., Jayasinghe, R. D., De Silva, K., Yasawardene, S., Gupta, E., Jayasinghe, J., Abu Eid, R.
    Cancers, vol. 15, 1510
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Correction to: Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study (Pilot and Feasibility Studies, (2022), 8, 1, (77), 10.1186/s40814-022-01029-9)

    Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Mannocci, F., Jarad, F., Albadri, S., Ricketts, D., Tait, C., Banerjee, A., Deery, C., Boyers, D., Marshman, Z., Goulao, B., Hamilton, A. R., Banister, K., Bell, R., Brown, L., Conway, D. I., Donaldson, P., Duncan, A., Dunn, K., Fee, P., Forrest, M., Glenny, A. M., Gouick, J., Gupta, E., Jacobsen, E., Kettle, J., MacLennan, G., Macpherson, L., McGuff, T., Mitchell, F., van der Pol, M., Moazzez, R., Roberston, D., Wojewodka, G., Young, L., Lamont, T.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 8, 82
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study

    Hamilton, A., Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Mannocci, F., Jarad, F., Albadri, S., Ricketts, D., Tait, C., Banerjee, A., Deery, C., Boyers, D., Marshman, Z., Goulao, B., Hamilton, A. R., Banister, K., Bell, R., Brown, L., Conway, D. I., Donaldson, P., Duncan, A., Dunn, K., Fee, P., Forrest, M., Glenny, A. M., Gouick, J., Gupta, E., Jacobsen, E., Kettle, J., MacLennan, G., Macpherson, L., McGuff, T., Mitchell, F., van der Pol, M., Moazzez, R., Roberston, D., Wojewodka, G., Young, L., Lamont, T.
    Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 8, 77
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Selective Caries Removal in Permanent Teeth (SCRiPT) for the treatment of deep carious lesions: a randomised controlled clinical trial in primary care

    Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Ricketts, D., Banerjee, A., Deery, C., Lamont, T., Boyers, D., Marshman, Z., Goulao, B., Banister, K., Conway, D., Dawett, B., Baker, S., Sherriff, A., Young, L., van der Pol, M., MacLennan, G., Floate, R., Braid, H., Fee, P., Forrest, M., Gouick, J., Mitchell, F., Gupta, E., Dakri, R., Kettle, J., McGuff, T., Dunn, K.
    BMC Oral Health, vol. 21, 336
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Smile4life Reflexive Mapping Exercise. Better Health and social care for homeless people (Aberdeen): Reflexive Mapping Exercise of services and organisations to support people experiencing homelessness or at risk to become homeless in Aberdeen

    Gupta, E., Rodriguez, A., Arora, G., Freeman, R. (ed.)
    University of Dundee. 66 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports

  • Diagnostic salivary biomarkers in oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders and their relationships to risk factors ?: A systematic review

    Piyarathne, N. S., Rasnayake, R., Angammana, R., Chandrasekera, P., Ramachandra, S., Weerasekera, M., Yasawardene, S., Abu Eid, R., Jayasinghe, J., Gupta, E.
    Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 789-807
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Pooled versus individual nucleic acid amplification testing for detection of active SARS-CoV-2 infection (Protocol)

    Hijazi, K., Lawes, T., Okoliegbe, I., Gupta, E., Wilson, B., El-Sakka, N., Nebot, C., Okpo, E., Osman, M., Niu, C., Imoesi, P., Poobalan, A., Gould, I., Brazzelli, M.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Development and evaluation of the children's experiences of dental anxiety measure

    Porritt, J., Morgan, A., Rodd, H., Gupta, E., Gilchrist, F., Baker, S., Newton, T., Creswell, C., Williams, C., Marshman, Z.
    International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 140-151
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Social media use in dental education: a systematic review

    Gupta, E., Sinclair, S., Moreno Lopez, R.
    Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions

  • A scoping review of the uses of the care index in children

    Gupta, E., Innes, N., Schuller, A. A., Vermaire, J. H., Marshman, Z.
    Community Dental Health, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 131-136
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Development and Testing of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Resource for Children’s Dental Anxiety

    Porritt, J., Rodd, H., Morgan, A., Williams, C., Gupta, E., Kirby, J., Creswell, C., Newton, T., Stevens, K., Baker, S., Prasad, S., Marshman, Z.
    JDR Clinical & Translational Research, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 23-37
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Protocol for a feasibility study of a self-help cognitive behavioural therapy resource for the reduction of dental anxiety in young people

    Marshman, Z., Morgan, A., Porritt, J., Gupta, E., Baker, S., Creswell, C., Newton, T., Stevens, K., Williams, C., Prasad, S., Kirby, J., Rodd, H.
    Pilot & Feasibility Studies, vol. 2, 13
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Oral health Inequalities: Relationships between environmental and individual factors

    Gupta, E., Robinson, P. G., Marya, C. M., Baker, S. R.
    Journal of Dental Research, vol. 94, no. 10, pp. 1362-1368
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Seen and heard: towards child participation in dental research

    Marshman, Z., Gupta, E., Baker, S. R., Robinson, P. G., Owens, J., Rodd, H. D., Benson, P. E., Gibson, B.
    International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 375-382
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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