Jason Armfield

Biography

Dr Jason Armfield is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide's Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH). Jason has previously been awarded an NHMRC Public Health (Overseas) Early Career Fellowship and was awarded a further 4-year NHMRC Career Development Fellowship commencing in 2013. Between 2009 and 2011 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has worked at ARCPOH in a research capacity since 1997, has been continuously involved in teaching within the School of Dentistry since 1999, and has been involved in supervising several higher degree students. Jason is on the Editorial Board of the journals Social Science and Dentistry and BMC Oral Health, on the advisory board of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology and is the Treasurer of the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Dr Jason Armfield is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide's Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH). Jason has previously been awarded an NHMRC Public Health (Overseas) Early Career Fellowship and was awarded a further 4-year NHMRC Career Development Fellowship commencing in 2013. Between 2009 and 2011 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has worked at ARCPOH in a research capacity since 1997, has been continuously involved in teaching within the School of Dentistry since 1999, and has been involved in supervising several higher degree students. Jason is on the Editorial Board of the journals Social Science and Dentistry and BMC Oral Health, on the advisory board of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology and is the Treasurer of the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Research Interest

Jason has been heavily involved in research related to children's oral health, oral health inequalities, water fluoridation and dental fear. He is currently involved in several projects, both within Australia and internationally, aiming to better understand, and ultimately reduce, the high prevalence of dental anxiety and fear in the population. He is also involved in other large research studies including Australia's National Child Oral Health Survey. Jason has presented approximately 30 papers, including a number of invited presentations, at national and international conferences.