Deanna Beckett

2026

Chapter in Book - Other

Beckett, D. M. (2026). Diet and my oral health. In S. R. Prabhu, N. Stormon, S.-C. Yeoh, R. Naidu, A. Moule & D. H. Felix (Eds.), Oral health and disease: What you should know: A user-friendly oral healthcare guide for the general public. (pp. 703-706). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_121

2025

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Beckett, D., & Loch Santos da Silva, C. (2025, November). Fostering an interprofessional approach to learning and teaching: A pilot study of interdisciplinary Tooth Morphology education. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Learning & Teaching Symposium: Learning through the Lens of Educators, [Hybrid].

2024

Journal - Research Article

Strachan, J., Oliver, S., Ekambaram, M., Firth, F., Bennani, F., & Beckett, D. M. (2024). Maxillary canine impaction: Knowledge and referral practices amongst registered dental therapists/oral health therapists and final year Bachelor of Oral Health students in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Dental & Oral Health Therapy, 12(12), 15-21.

Pritchard, L., Keshoor, S., Eley, D., Beckett, D., Bromage, A., Knevel, R., … Stormon, N. (2024). Oral health students' perceptions of the learning environment in Australia and New Zealand: A DREEM study. European Journal of Dental Education, 28(3), 779-788. doi: 10.1111/eje.13005

Loch, C., Beckett, D., Kawe-Small, T., Cannon, R. D., Foster Page, L. A., Te Morenga, L., & Smith, L. A. (2024). Sugar in your diet: Kino te pai! An evaluation of oral health science outreach and community impact. International Journal of Health Promotion & Education, 62(2), 85-97. doi: 10.1080/14635240.2021.2004439

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Smart, K., Nevin, C., & Beckett, D. (2024, December). Promoting the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy (ANZJDOHT) in oral health programs. Verbal presentation at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Beckett, D. M. (2024). Dental consequences of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and early infancy (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/16690

2023

Journal - Research Article

Beckett, D. M., Vaz Viegas, S., Broadbent, J. M., Wheeler, B. J., Bērziņš, K., Fraser-Miller, S. J., Gordon, K. C., Drummond, B. K., Mahoney, E. K., & Loch, C. (2023). An exploration of mineral density, elemental and chemical composition of primary teeth in relation to cord-blood vitamin D, using laboratory analysis techniques. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 38(12), 1846-1855. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4928

Chai, X., Noh, G., Beckett, D. M., Broadbent, J. M., Schluter, P. J., & Carrington, S. D. (2023). Awareness and experience of dental care services among students enrolled at two New Zealand universities. New Zealand Dental Journal, 119(1), 49-56.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Beckett, D. M., Wheeler, B. J., Loch, C., Mahoney, E. K., Drummond, B. K., & Broadbent, J. M. (2022). Dental health in a cohort of six-year-old New Zealand children who were breastfed as infants: A comprehensive descriptive study. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(1), 5-13.

Beckett, D. M., Broadbent, J. M., Loch, C., Mahoney, E. K., Drummond, B. K., & Wheeler, B. J. (2022). Dental consequences of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and early infancy: An observational study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 1932. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19041932

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Beckett, D., Broadbent, J., Loch, C., Wheeler, B., Mahoney, E., Drummond, B., Miller, S., & Gordon, K. (2022). Dental consequences of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and early infancy. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 170-171). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Beckett, D. M., Broadbent, J., Loch, C., Wheeler, B., Mahoney, E., Drummond, B., Miller, S., & Gordon, K. (2022, September). Dental consequences of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and early infancy. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Researchers Committee (PERC) & Division of Health Sciences Early & Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Joint Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Stormon, N., Beckett, D., Gardner, S., Keshoor, S., Smart, K., Wallace, L., … Eley, D. (2021). Empathetic, persistent and female: A snapshot of Oral Health Therapy Students in Australia and New Zealand. European Journal of Dental Education, 26, 206-215. doi: 10.1111/eje.12689

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Beckett, D. (2021, November). Student directed oral health education: A science preparatory platform. Verbal presentation at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) Virtual Conference: 100 years strong and still growing: Celebrating the past and moving into the future, [Online].

2020

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Beckett, D. (2020, December). Wax carving online you say? Ummmm? Verbal presentation at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) Virtual Conference: Going Viral, [Online].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Bērziņš, K., Sutton, J. J., Loch, C., Beckett, D., Wheeler, B. J., Drummond, B. K., Fraser-Miller, S. J., & Gordon, K. C. (2019). Application of low‐wavenumber Raman spectroscopy to the analysis of human teeth. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 50, 1375-1387. doi: 10.1002/jrs.5648

Olson, H., Beckett, D. M., Adam, L. A., Tawse-Smith, A., & Moffat, S. M. (2019). Self-perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students and implications for student support. Focus on Health Professional Education, 20(1), 36-49. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v20i1.313

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Beckett, D., Foster Page, L., Cameron, C., & Thomson, W. M. (2019). Child health measure cannot be used as a proxy for oral-health. Journal of Dental Research, 98(A), 1080. Retrieved from https://iadr.abstractarchives.com

Commissioned Report for External Body

Beckett, D. M., & Meldrum, A. M. (2019). Factors that influence equity of oral health in New Zealand and what we can do about them. In M. Duncanson, G. Oben, J. Adams, A. Wicken, S. Morris, G. Richardson & M. A. McGee (Eds.), Health and wellbeing of under-5 year olds in Aotearoa New Zealand 2017. (pp. 121-138). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10431

2018

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Olson, H., Beckett, D., Moffat, S., Adam, L., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2018). Self-perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students and level of support in the oral health learning environment. Journal of Dental & Craniofacial Research, 3, (pp. 40). doi: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-001

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Beckett, D., Adam, L., Moffatt, S., & Oranje, J. (2018, December). Assessing improvements in academic writing in first year Bachelor of Oral Health students. Verbal presentation at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) 17th Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

Other Research Output

Beckett, D. M., Wheeler, B. J., Loch, C., Mahoney, E., Gray, A., Drummond, B. (2018, November). Are there dental consequences of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and infancy?. New Zealand Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (NZDOHTA) Otago CPD Roadshow, Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].

Loch, C., Beckett, D. M., Cannon, R., Foster Page, L., Te Morenga, L., Kawe-Small, T. (2018, June). Community-based dental science outreach: The sugar in your diet: Kino Te Pai! experience. New Zealand Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (NZDOHTA) Invercargill CPD Roadshow, Invercargill, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].

2017

Journal - Research Article

Foster Page, L. A., Beckett, D., Ahmadi, R., Schwass, D. R., Leon de la Barra, S., Moffat, S. M., Meldrum, A., & Thomson, W. M. (2017). Resin infiltration of caries in primary molars in a community setting: 24-month randomized controlled trial findings. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 2(3), 287-294. doi: 10.1177/2380084417699400

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cannon, R., Beckett, D., Waddell, J., Brunton, P., & Loch, C. (2017). Engaging children with oral health and dental science: The Otago experience. Journal of Dental Research, 96(Spec. Iss. B). Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org

Beckett, D., Foster Page, L., Cameron, C., & Thomson, M. (2017). Child oral-health-related quality-of-life measures and economic evaluation. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 7). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Olson, H., Adam, L., Beckett, D., Moffat, S., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2017, July). Self-perceived stressors of BOH students at the University of Otago. Invited presentation at the New Zealand Dental Hygienist's Association (NZDHA) and the New Zealand Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (NZDOHTA) Joint Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Awarded Masters Degree

Beckett, D. (2017). Oral-health related quality of life measures for use in economic evaluation in children (MPH). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7677

2016

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Beckett, D., Foster Page, L. A., Thomson, W. M., Cameron, C. M., & Wilson, G. (2016). Concordance between the CPQ_11-14ISF:16 and the CHU9D among participants in a clinical trial. Proceedings of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Symposium. (pp. 11). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/sjwri/news/otago621026

Foster Page, L., Thomson, W. M., Beckett, D., Ahmadi, R., & Moffat, S. (2016). Acceptability of resin infiltration for primary molar caries in a RCT. Journal of Dental Research, 95(Spec Iss B), 1016. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org/

Foster Page, L. A., Moffat, S., Thomson, W. M., Ahmadi, R., Schwass, D. R., Meldrum, A., & Beckett, D. (2016). Resin infiltration of caries in primary molars in a community setting: 2-Year RCT findings. Caries Research, 50(2), (pp. 205-206). doi: 10.1159/000445087

2015

Journal - Research Article

Foster Page, L. A., Beckett, D. M., Cameron, C. M., & Thomson, W. M. (2015). Can the Child Health Utility 9D measure be useful in oral health research? International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 25(5), 349-357. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12177

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Foster Page, L. A., Thomson, W. M., Schwass, D., Ahmadi, R., Beckett, D., & Moffat, S. (2015). Resin infiltration of caries in primary molars: 1-year RCT findings. Journal of Dental Research, 94(Spec Iss A), 2896. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org/