Liu, C., Le Pine-Day, M., Al Naasan, Z., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2025). Patient expectations and satisfaction with non-surgical periodontal treatment provided by fourth-year dental students at the University of Otago, Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin. IIUM Journal of Orofacial & Health Sciences, 6(1), 78-93. doi: 10.31436/ijohs.v6i1.372
Journal - Research Article
Vanderpyl, L., Charnia, N., Treharne, G. J., & Al Naasan, Z. (2024). The potential of a rights-based approach to refugee-focused mental health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2024.2404057
Journal - Research Article
Al Naasan, Z., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Smith, M. B. (2024). "I lost my first tooth here": Syrian former refugees' experiences of oral healthcare in Dunedin, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1591), 41-48. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Al Naasan, Z. (2023, November). Tooth wisdom: Integrating cultural safety in dental practice for former refugees. Verbal presentation at the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 15th Annual Conference: Aotearoa New Zealand's Contribution to Global Health: Global Citizen versus Good Neighbour? Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Al Naasan, Z., Duncan, W. J., Broadbent, J. M., & Smith, M. B. (2023). Cultural safety in dental practice for former refugee patients. In T. Milne, M. Anwar, L. Burga, H. Harcombe, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, D. C. Ribeiro, N. Fleming, K. Ogbuehi & A. Bahn (Eds.), Proceedings of the 266th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Research Staff Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
2025
Journal - Research Article
Liu, C., Le Pine-Day, M., Al Naasan, Z., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2025). Patient expectations and satisfaction with non-surgical periodontal treatment provided by fourth-year dental students at the University of Otago, Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin. IIUM Journal of Orofacial & Health Sciences, 6(1), 78-93. doi: 10.31436/ijohs.v6i1.372
2024
Journal - Research Article
Vanderpyl, L., Charnia, N., Treharne, G. J., & Al Naasan, Z. (2024). The potential of a rights-based approach to refugee-focused mental health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2024.2404057
Al Naasan, Z., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Smith, M. B. (2024). "I lost my first tooth here": Syrian former refugees' experiences of oral healthcare in Dunedin, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1591), 41-48. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/
2023
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Al Naasan, Z., Duncan, W. J., Broadbent, J. M., & Smith, M. B. (2023). Cultural safety in dental practice for former refugee patients. In T. Milne, M. Anwar, L. Burga, H. Harcombe, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, D. C. Ribeiro, N. Fleming, K. Ogbuehi & A. Bahn (Eds.), Proceedings of the 266th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Research Staff Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Al Naasan, Z. (2023, November). Tooth wisdom: Integrating cultural safety in dental practice for former refugees. Verbal presentation at the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 15th Annual Conference: Aotearoa New Zealand's Contribution to Global Health: Global Citizen versus Good Neighbour? Dunedin, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Al Naasan, Z. (2023, March). Former refugees and oral health. Migration: Past and Present. University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
2022
Journal - Research Article
Al Naasan, Z., Broadbent, J. M., Duncan, W. J., & Smith, M. B. (2022). Perceptions of tailored oral health education resources among former refugees. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(3), 104-109.
Al Naasan, Z., Broadbent, J., Smith, M., & Duncan, W. (2022). Evaluation of a tailored oral health promotion intervention for Syrian former refugees in New Zealand. Health Promotion International, 37(4). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac132
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Al Naasan, Z., Duncan, W., Broadbent, J., & Smith, M. (2022). Cultural safety in dental practice for former refugee patients. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 173). [Abstract]
2021
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Al Naasan, Z. (2021, July). A brief oral health promotion intervention in a group of Syrian former refugees resettled in Dunedin, NZ. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Hospital and Community Dentistry (NZSHCD) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Al Naasan, Z. (2021). Community based oral health promotion among adult Syrian former refugees resettled in Dunedin, New Zealand (DClinDent). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/12511
2019
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Al Naasan, Z. (2019, November). We know the problems, let's find the solutions: Promoting oral health among Syrian former refugees. Verbal presentation at the Migration, Health and Wellbeing Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Al Naasan, Z. (2018, November). 'What's well begun is half done': Some challenges faced during the first year of Syrian former refugee resettlement. Verbal presentation at the Refuge in the City Conference: Former Refugees in Urban New Zealand, Dunedin, New Zealand.
