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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 5462
Email
simon.guan@otago.ac.nz
Position
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences
Qualifications
BDS DClinDent(Oral Medicine) MBChB FOMAA
Research summary
Oral mucosal diseases and orofacial pain
Teaching
Postgraduate (DClinDent) and undergraduate (BDS)
Memberships
FOMMA
Clinical
Registered Oral Medicine Specialist In New Zealand and Clinical Supervisor for Oral Medicine DClinDent and BDS clinics

Research

As an Oral Medicine Specialist, I have a special interest in oral diseases with systemic complications and systemic diseases with oral manifestations.

My main research interest is in oral cancer, particularly developing prognostic or predictive molecular markers that can be used for assessment of the severity of the disease, prognosis and therapy.

Publications

Tjoa, H., Mei, L., De Silva, H., Tong, D., & Guan, G. (2027). Nanobiomechanics in oncology: Atomic force microscopy for cancer mechanophenotyping using cellular Young's modulus. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 57, e70090. doi: 10.1002/snz2.70090 Journal - Research Article

Wang, Y., Guan, G., Mei, L., Zheng, H., Xing, X., & Sun, W. (2026). Periodontal regeneration using a mineralizing hydrogel loaded with a synthetic CEMP1-derived peptide. Biomolecules, 16(10), 1444. doi: 10.3390/biom16101444 Journal - Research Article

Zhang, R., Lei, L., Han, X., Tan, L., Guan, G., Huang, Z., & Li, M. (2026). Deep learning–based automated detection and geometric severity assessment of open gingival embrasures in intraoral photographs: A multicentre study. Journal of Dentistry, 176, 107055. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2026.107055 Journal - Research Article

Guan, G., Yeoh, S.-C., & Balasubramaniam, R. (2026). Laboratory studies for orofacial pain [Review]. Dental Clinics of North America. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2026.07.003 Journal - Research Article

Guan, G. (2026). Gauss in the operating theatre: Theorema Egregium and its relevance to skin grafting. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1638), 100-105. doi: 10.26635/6965.7404 Journal - Research Other

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