Carol Tran

Associate Professor Carol Tran

BOH, PhD
Head of Course, Oral Health Therapy
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences

c.tran@cqu.edu.au

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2745-3555

(07) 4930 9342

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About Me

Carol Tran is the Head of Course for Oral Health at CQUniversity (Rockhampton). She graduated with a Bachelor of Oral Health at the University of Melbourne and completed her PhD on ‘Dental Implant Debridement methods’ at the University of Queensland (UQ). During this time, she was awarded a Medical/Dental NHM&RC scholarship and held numerous Australian Dental Research Foundation grants. She has completed numerous research projects spanning from dental caries diagnosis and management, in vitro material science, biofilm removal, periodontal and implant diseases, emergency dental care for children, health interventions, workforce studies to dental education.

Carol was a Lecturer in the Dentistry and Oral Health programs at UQ, she was a year level coordinator, a mentor to supervisors, and providing clinical and theoretical knowledge to students. Carol is an active member in the Dental Hygienists’ Association of Australia, starting off as a CPD member, then progressing to state chair, an executive board member and is currently the Vice President. She is also a member of IADR, ASP and a number of dental journals.

Carol has worked across public, private, general and specialist dental practices in Victoria and Queensland for more than 13 years.

General

Background

Oral Health Therapist

Universities Studied At

Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH), University of Melbourne, Parkville

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland, Brisbane

Masters of Business Administration (MBA), University of Queensland, Brisbane (2020 - current)

Universities Worked At

Research Assistant, University of Melbourne (2009)

Lecturer in Oral Health and Dentistry, University of Queensland (2010-2015)

Honorary Research Fellow, University of Queensland (2017 - present)

Awards

Medical/Dental Postgraduate Scholarship

honor dateNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHM&RC); Medical/Dental scholarship for her PhD, total funding $112,870.
Carol is the first Oral Health Therapist to hold a Medical/Dental Scholarship from the NHM&RC.

honor descriptionTotal value: $113,237 AUD

Colgate Senior Researcher Travel Grant
Sept 2016 International Association of Dental Research

honor issuer

Dux and Deans Honours List
Dec 2008 honor issuerUniversity of Melbourne

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Leonard Hansen Prize
Nov 2008, Australian Dental Research Foundation

honor issuerAustralian Dental Research Foundation

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Professional Memberships

Vice President, Executive Board member
Dental Hygienists' Association of Australia

Consultancy Work

Site Evaluation Team consultant, Australian Dental Council

Overseas Hygienist / Therapist Assessor, Australian Dental Council

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

3203 Dentistry

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

Current Supervision

Doctor of Philosophy

A longitudinal study to prevent early childhood caries (ECC) and translating its research findings into a public sector model of care in the same community

Principal Supervisor

Master of Research

Improving oral health outcomes for residents in local residential aged care facilities.