Contact Details
- Phone
- 64 3 479 3949
- fiona.firth@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Oral Sciences
- Qualifications
- BDS DClinDent FRACDS MOrth RCSEd MRACDS(Ortho)
- Research summary
- Orthodontics, craniofacial biology, biology of tooth movement
- Teaching
- Orthodontics at postgraduate and undergraduate levels
Research
Dr Firth's research activities interests lie in the biology of tooth movement and craniofacial biology. She has a particular interest in the use of tissue culture models to investigate orthodontic movement.
Dr Firth was heavily involved with the development of a mechanical strain model for the assessment of periodontal ligament cell endoplasmic reticulum stress in three-dimensional culture. Her ongoing research is continuing to develop and expand tissue culture models for orthodontic tooth movement research.
Dr Firth is interested in a wide variety of other research areas, including clinical research, craniofacial growth and development and clinical genetics.