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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 471 4275
Email
dawn.coates@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Professor
Qualifications
BSc PhD
Research summary
Periodontal health and disease

Research

Professor Coates undertakes research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in tissue growth and remodeling in relation to dental health and disease. Research involves a particular focus on angiogenesis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, multi-potent progenitor cells and osteogenesis. She has also been involved in research in the fields of dental education and workforce analysis. She is currently involved in the supervision of 5 PhD projects and one DClinDent project.

Publications

Chen, C., Abdelmoneim, D., Hughes, N., Duncan, W., Alhamdani, G., Hazelton, N., & Coates, D. (2026). Development and optimization of antimicrobial β-triketone-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for periodontal therapy. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00253-026-14022-6 Journal - Research Article

Li, X., Duncan, W., Choi, J., Fu, Y., Abdelmoneim, D., & Coates, D. (2026). Channel triangle-pillar scaffold incorporated manuka oil triketone to enhance bone regeneration. Biofabrication, 18(3), 035054. doi: 10.1088/1758-5090/ae9f99 Journal - Research Article

Alhamdani, G., Abdelmoneim, D., Hughes, N. J., Duncan, W. J., Chen, C., Hazelton, N., Li, K. C., Salem, A., & Coates, D. E. (2026). Formulation, nanoencapsulation and characterisation of mānuka oil and β-triketones for biomedical applications. Nanomedicine, 76, 103013. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2026.103013 Journal - Research Article

Elahi, A., Coates, D., Li, K. C., Bhattacharjee, T., Seo, B., & Duncan, W. (2026). Supercritical CO2 engineered block grafts developed for bone regeneration. Biomaterials Advances, 188, 215019. doi: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2026.215019 Journal - Research Article

Chen, C., Abdelmoneim, D., Duncan, W. J., Medlicott, N. J., Li, K. C., Alhamdani, G., Hazelton, N., & Coates, D. E. (2026). An antimicrobial biogel with nanoencapsulation of β-triketones for periodontal treatment: An in vitro study. Dental Materials. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2026.05.020 Journal - Research Article

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