Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 4325
- zeina.alnaasan@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Oral Sciences
- Qualifications
- DClinDent (Peridontology)
- Research summary
- Oral health promotion, equity, migration, and oral and periodontal health
- Teaching
- Coordinator of the DENT 261 paper
- Co-coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in Periodontics
- Coordinator of the Periodontics module: DENT 461
- Teaches at the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Perio) CLDN910, 920
- Contributes to DENT 552 research electives
- Memberships
- The Dental Council of New Zealand DCNZ
- The New Zealand Dental Association NZDA
- The New Zealand Society of Periodontology
- Royal Australasian College of Dentistry MRACDS
- Centre for Global Migrations- University of Otago
- Clinical
- Clinical supervision: DENT 261, DENT 361 and DENT 461: Periodontics clinic and postgraduate clinics
Publications
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/
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
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/
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.
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article