2023
Journal - Research Article
Boyd, D. H., Foster Page, L. A., Moffat, S. M., & Thomson, W. M. (2023). Time to complain about pain: Children's self-reported procedural pain in a randomised control trial of Hall and conventional stainless-steel crown techniques. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ipd.13059
Choi, J. J. E., Chen, J., Choi, Y. J., Moffat, S. M., Duncan, W. J., Waddell, J. N., & Jermy, M. (2023). Dental high-speed handpiece and ultrasonic scaler aerosol generation levels and the effect of suction and air supply. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44, 926-933. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.196
2022
Journal - Research Article
Carruthers, K. A., Adam, L. A., & Moffat, S. M. (2022). Dental and oral health therapists' perceptions of continuity of patient care. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(3), 97-103.
Boyd, D. H., Moffat, S. M., Foster Page, L. A., Lacey, J. K., Fuge, K. N., Natarajan, A. K., Misa, T. F., & Thomson, W. M. (2022). Oral health of children in Aotearoa New Zealand: Time for change. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 52(4), 335-356. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2069826
Paul, N. L., Adam, L. A., & Moffat, S. M. (2022). Dental students' perceptions of the long case. European Journal of Dental Education, 26, 446-452. doi: 10.1111/eje.12719
Journal - Research Other
Cooper, P. R., Moffat, S. M., & Thomson, W. M. (2022). Te Kaupeka Pūniho: New Zealand's new dental school. British Dental Journal, 233(2), 154-158. doi: 10.1038/s41415-022-4450-0
2021
Journal - Research Other
Moffat, S. M., & Ahmadl, R. M. (2021). Achievements and challenges: Providing 100 years of oral health services for New Zealand children. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Dental & Oral Health Therapy, 9(1), 1, 4-7. [Editorial].
Moffat, S., Carrington, S., & Morgan, M. (2021). Part 2: The oral health professions in the 21st Century. NZDA News, 204, 37-43.
Moffat, S., Carrington, S., & Morgan, M. (2021). Part 1: A brief history of New Zealand's School Dental Service. NZDA News, 204, 25-36.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moffat, S. (2021, April). Celebrating 100 years of School Dental Services. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand School & Community Oral Health Services Society (NZSCOHSS) Forum: Celebrating 100 Years, Nelson, New Zealand.
Moffat, S. (2021, May). Celebrating 100 years NZ Dental Service. Verbal presentation at the Te Ao Mārama (The New Zealand Māori Dental Association) Hui-Ā-Tau, Ōtepoti, New Zealand.
Moffat, S. (2021, November). Celebrating 100 years of dental therapy. 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].
Moffat, S. (2021, April-May). Celebrating 100 Years of the NZ School Dental Service. Plenary presentation at the New Zealand Dental Hygienist's Association (NZDHA) and the New Zealand Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (NZDOHTA) Annual Conference: Past, Present and Future: Celebrating 100 Years of the New Zealand School Dental Service, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2020
Journal - Research Article
Carrington, S. D., Treharne, G. J., & Moffat, S. M. (2020). Job satisfaction and career prospects of Oral Health Therapists in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A research update and call for further research in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Dental & Oral Health Therapy, 8(2), 8-13.
Moffat, S. M. (2020). ‘A bold experiment’: The New Zealand School Dental Service and the Colombo Plan. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(1), 47-66. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1713182
2019
Journal - Research Article
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
Moffat, S., Meldrum, A., Aitken, W., & Coates, D. (2019). 'Smile for the nurse': Oral health advice at infant immunisation. Journal of Dental Research, 98(A), 0932. Retrieved from https://iadr.abstractarchives.com
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moffat, S., & Fernandez, D. (2019, October). Building a responsive oral health workforce. Verbal presentation at the Māori Oral Health Equity Symposium (MOHES): Achieving Equity in Oral Health Outcomes for Māori, Wellington, New Zealand.
2018
Journal - Research Article
Smith, L., Adam, L., Moffat, S., Meldrum, A., & Ahmadi, R. (2018). How do educators in one New Zealand undergraduate Bachelor of Oral Health course teach and nurture professionalism? European Journal of Dental Education, 22(2), e212-e220. doi: 10.1111/eje.12274
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
2017
Journal - Research Article
Moffat, S. M., Foster Page, L. A., & Thomson, W. M. (2017). New Zealand’s School Dental Service over the decades: Its response to social, political, and economic influences, and the effect on oral health inequalities. Frontiers in Public Health, 5, 177. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00177
Moffat, S. M., Meldrum, A. M., Aitken, W. A. E., & Coates, D. E. (2017). The delivery of oral health messages by primary health care nurses. New Zealand Dental Journal, 113(2), 4-9.
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
Smith, L., Adam, L., Moffat, S., Meldrum, A., & Ahmadi, R. (2017). Undergraduate Bachelor of Oral Health student and educators' understandings of professionalism. New Zealand Dental Journal, 113(1), 4-10.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Smith, L., Ahmadi, R., Adam, L., Moffat, S., & Meldrum, A. (2017). Bachelor of Oral Health educators: Teaching and modelling professionalism. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference: Curriculum Transformation. Retrieved from http://herdsa2017.org
Moffat, S., & Ahmadi, R. (2017). New Zealand's School Dental Service: Adapting to change. Journal of Dental Research, 96(Spec. Iss. A), 1817. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moffat, S. (2017, July). Remembering the past, planning for the future. Invited presentation at the New Zealand Dental Hygienists’ Association (NZDHA) and the New Zealand Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (NZDOHTA) Joint Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
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.
2016
Journal - Research Article
Tanny, L., Komabayashi, T., Long, D. L., Yahata, Y., Moffat, S. M., & Tãne, H. (2016). The effect of education on oral health students' attitudes in Australia and New Zealand. European Journal of Dentistry, 10(4), 491-495. doi: 10.4103/1305-7456.195178
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moffat, S., Meldrum, A., Aitken, W., & Coates, D. (2016). The acceptability of primary health-care nurses delivering oral health messages. Journal of Dental Research, 95(Spec Iss B), 0514. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org/
Olson, H., Adam, L., Moffat, S., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2016). Perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students. Proceedings of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Symposium. (pp. 19-20). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/sjwri/news/otago621026
Moffat, S. (2016). New Zealand's School Dental Service: Adapting in times of change. 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
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moffat, S. (2016, May). From innovative to outdated? New Zealand’s School Dental Service 1921-1989. Invited presentation at the Te Ao Mārama (The New Zealand Māori Dental Association) Oranga Niho CPD Hui, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Olson, H., Adam, L., Moffat, S., & Tawse-Smith, A. (2016, September). Perceived stressors of Bachelor of Oral Health students. Verbal presentation at the 15th Annual Meeting of the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA): Leading the way in the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, Australia.
2015
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moffat, S. (2015). From innovative to outdated: New Zealand’s School Dental Service 1921-1989. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Dental & Oral Health Therapy, 2(Spec. Iss.), (pp. 10). Retrieved from http://www.nzoral.org.nz/c/Journal-of-Dental-Oral-Health-Therapy/
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/
Tanny, L., Kombayashi, T., Long, D., Yahata, Y., Moffat, S., & Tãne, H. (2015). The effect of education on oral health students' attitudes. Journal of Dental Research, 94(Spec Iss A), 0730. Retrieved from http://www.iadr.org/
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Moffat, S. M. (2015). From innovative to outdated? New Zealand's School Dental Service 1921-1989 (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5990
2014
Journal - Research Article
Nash, D. A., Friedman, J. W., Mathu-Muju, K. R., Robinson, P. G., Satur, J., Moffat, S., Kardos, R., … Fernando, E. (2014). A review of the global literature on dental therapists. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 42(1), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12052
2013
Journal - Research Article
Foster Page, L. A., Kang, I., Anderson, V. R., Thomson, W. M., Meldrum, A. M., & Moffat, S. M. (2013). Changes in Bachelor of Oral Health students' perceptions of their dental education environment. New Zealand Dental Journal, 109(4), 134-140.
2012
Authored Book - Research
Nash, D. A., Friedman, J. W., Mathu-Muju, K. R., Robinson, P. G., Satur, J., Moffat, S., Kardos, R., … Fernando, E. (2012). A review of the global literature on dental therapists: In the context of the movement to add dental therapists to the oral health workforce in the United States. Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 456p.
Journal - Research Article
Pang, L. C., Anderson, V. R., & Moffat, S. M. (2012). Initial University of Otago oral health graduates' employment pathways and preparedness for work. New Zealand Dental Journal, 108(3), 83-88.
2011
Journal - Research Article
Moffat, S. M., & Coates, D. E. (2011). New Zealand's oral health students: Education and workforce implications. New Zealand Dental Journal, 107(2), 51-56.
Moffat, S., & Coates, D. (2011). Attitudes of New Zealand dentists, dental specialists and dental students towards employing dual-trained Oral Health graduates. British Dental Journal, 211, E16. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.870
2010
Chapter in Book - Research
Kardos, R., Meldrum, A., & Moffat, S. (2010). The University of Otago. In A. K. L. Tsang (Ed.), Oral health therapy programs in Australia and New Zealand: Emergence and development. (pp. 75-97). Varsity Lakes, Australia: Knowledge Books and Software.
Satur, J., & Moffat, S. (2010). A history of oral health practice (dental therapy & dental hygiene) in Australia & New Zealand. In A. K. L. Tsang (Ed.), Oral health therapy programs in Australia and New Zealand: Emergence and development. (pp. 1-16). Varsity Lakes, Australia: Knowledge Books and Software.
Chapter in Book - Other
Tsang, A., Moffat, S., Kardos, R., Meldrum, A., & Walsh, L. (2010). Looking to the future: Directions and innovations. In A. K. L. Tsang (Ed.), Oral health therapy programs in Australia and New Zealand: Emergence and development. (pp. 309-317). Varsity Lakes, Australia: Knowledge Books and Software.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Xu, Z., Coates, D., Moffat, S., & Meldrum, A. (2010, April). The acceptability of general practice nurses delivering oral health messages. Poster session presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) New Zealand Section Student Poster Competition, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2009
Journal - Research Article
Moffat, S. M., Coates, D. E., & Meldrum, A. M. (2009). New Zealand's changing oral health workforce. A dental practitioner's guide to dual-trained dental therapists/dental hygienists. New Zealand Dental Journal, 105(2), 57-61.
Coates, D. E., Kardos, T. B., Moffat, S. M., & Kardos, R. L. (2009). Dental therapists and dental hygienists educated for the New Zealand environment. Journal of Dental Education, 73(8), 1001-1008.
2008
Journal - Research Article
Samotoi, A., Moffat, S. M., & Thomson, W. M. (2008). Musculoskeletal symptoms in New Zealand dental therapists: Prevalence and associated disability. New Zealand Dental Journal, 104(2), 49-53.
2007
Journal - Research Article
Moffat, S. M. (2007). Miss Marion Falconer: Pioneer dental nurse. DTA, 14, 12-15.
Samotoi, A., Moffat, S. M., & Thomson, W. M. (2007). Musculoskeletal symptoms in NZ dental therapists 12-month prevalence and associations. DTA, 14, 4-5.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moffat, S. (2007, May). The establishment of the school dental service in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Dental Therapists' Association (NZDTA) Symposium: A lifetime of teeth... Dunedin, New Zealand.
2004
Journal - Research Article
Drummond, B. K., Davidson, L. E., Williams, S. M., Moffat, S. M., & Ayers, K. M. S. (2004). Outcomes two, three and four years after comprehensive care under general anaesthesia. New Zealand Dental Journal, 100(2), 32-37.
2001
Journal - Research Article
Moffat, S. (2001). Low-cost dental care for low-income adults. DTA, 9, 13-15.