Yeleswarapu, V. K., Al Naasan, Z., Broadbent, J. M., & Morgaine, K. C. (2026). Comics as tools for oral health education and health promotion: A scoping review. Health Education Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00178969261437927
Journal - Research Other
Ketema, B., Lansdown, K., Al Naasan, Z., Han, H., & Trafford, J. (2026). Amharic oral health tools for refugees: A hybrid review of OHIP-14 and WHO adaptations. BMC Oral Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1186/s12903-026-07801-0
Journal - Research Article
Ghashi, B., Al Naasan, Z., & Olson, H. (2025, September). Dental professionals’ perspective of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) use in reducing out-patient hospitalisation and oral health inequity amongst New Zealand paediatric patients: A qualitative study. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Low, E., Al Naasan, Z., & Mercado, T. (2025, September). From sensitivity to stability: Restoring tissue and rebuilding trust. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cho, W., Duncan, W. J., & Al Naasan, Z. (2025, September). Managing peri-implantitis: From diagnosis to surgical intervention. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
2026
Journal - Research Article
Ketema, B., Lansdown, K., Al Naasan, Z., Han, H., & Trafford, J. (2026). Amharic oral health tools for refugees: A hybrid review of OHIP-14 and WHO adaptations. BMC Oral Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1186/s12903-026-07801-0
Journal - Research Other
Yeleswarapu, V. K., Al Naasan, Z., Broadbent, J. M., & Morgaine, K. C. (2026). Comics as tools for oral health education and health promotion: A scoping review. Health Education Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00178969261437927
2025
Journal - Research Article
Loh, M., Al Naasan, Z., & Adam, L. A. (2025). Patients experiences with tooth loss and replacement with single-tooth implants: Qualitative study. New Zealand Dental Journal, 121(3), 113-124.
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
Vanderpyl, L., Charnia, N., Treharne, G. J., & Al Naasan, Z. (2025). The potential of a rights-based approach to refugee-focused mental health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui, 20(4), 594-618. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2024.2404057
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Ghashi, B., Al Naasan, Z., & Olson, H. (2025, September). Dental professionals’ perspective of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) use in reducing out-patient hospitalisation and oral health inequity amongst New Zealand paediatric patients: A qualitative study. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Low, E., Al Naasan, Z., & Mercado, T. (2025, September). From sensitivity to stability: Restoring tissue and rebuilding trust. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Cho, W., Duncan, W. J., & Al Naasan, Z. (2025, September). Managing peri-implantitis: From diagnosis to surgical intervention. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2024
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/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Al Naasan, Z. (2024, November). Migrants' experiences of accessing and receiving oral health care in New Zealand: A qualitative study. Verbal presentation at the Global Migrations Past and Present Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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.
