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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 5462
Email
simon.guan@otago.ac.nz
Position
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences
Qualifications
BDS DClinDent(Oral Medicine) MBChB FOMAA
Research summary
Oral mucosal diseases and orofacial pain
Teaching
Postgraduate (DClinDent) and undergraduate (BDS)
Memberships
FOMMA
Clinical
Registered Oral Medicine Specialist In New Zealand and Clinical Supervisor for Oral Medicine DClinDent and BDS clinics

Research

As an Oral Medicine Specialist, I have a special interest in oral diseases with systemic complications and systemic diseases with oral manifestations.

My main research interest is in oral cancer, particularly developing prognostic or predictive molecular markers that can be used for assessment of the severity of the disease, prognosis and therapy.

Publications

Guan, S., Chaw, S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Erosive and ulcerative lesions. In S. R. Prabhu, K. Ranganathan, S. Guan & H. K. Chehal (Eds.), Practical guide to oral soft tissue diseases: A symptom-based approach. (pp. 177-201). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-15531-3_9 Chapter in Book - Research

Guan, S., Chaw, S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Blistering lesions (Vesiculobullous lesions). In S. R. Prabhu, K. Ranganathan, S. Guan & H. K. Chehal (Eds.), Practical guide to oral soft tissue diseases: A symptom-based approach. (pp. 155-175). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-15531-3_8 Chapter in Book - Research

Prabhu, S. R., Ranganathan, K., Guan, S., & Chehal, H. K. (Eds.). (2026). Practical guide to oral soft tissue diseases: A symptom-based approach. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 264p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-15531-3 Edited Book - Research

Guan, G. S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Psychogenic disorders and 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. 509-511). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_81 Chapter in Book - Other

Guan, G. S., & Polonowita, A. (2026). Systemic conditions linked to oral health: An overview. 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. 459-462). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-90344-1_81 Chapter in Book - Other

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