Susan Moffat

Biography

 Susan Moffat is a senior lecturer in the department of oral sciences at University of Otago, New Zealand. Susan Moffat's field of research includes dental public health, dental therapy history, and the dental therapy/Oral Health workforce. Dental therapy is an academic discipline which has not (until recently) had a research tradition of its own, having relied traditionally on work undertaken in the disciplines of paediatric dentistry and dental public health. In that respect, Susan is one of the pioneers in dental therapy research, with her work laying some of the groundwork for an ongoing research foundation for the discipline. In 2007, the University of Otago introduced a Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) degree. This has led to a new area of research into Oral Health education and workforce, and Susan also has a key role in that.

Research Interest

 Susan Moffat's field of research includes dental public health, dental therapy history, and the dental therapy/Oral Health workforce. Dental therapy is an academic discipline which has not (until recently) had a research tradition of its own, having relied traditionally on work undertaken in the disciplines of paediatric dentistry and dental public health. In that respect, Susan is one of the pioneers in dental therapy research, with her work laying some of the groundwork for an ongoing research foundation for the discipline.