Sir John Walsh Research Institute news & events

• Otago study finds link between teen chewing pace and obesity
• Atrium takes shape inside Walsh Building
• No funding left for life-saving oral pathology service
• Otago research supported by 2020 NZ Dental Research Foundation and Ministry of Health oral health funding
• Otago researcher developing cooler tooth caps for Kiwi kids
• Emeritus title humbling for Broughton
• Registrations now open for Clinical and Research Excellence Spring Webinar Series
• 1950 Dental Reunion topic of bittersweet film
• Pūtea Tautoko provides vital support for University of Otago students
• Health of truck drivers and evening TV binge-watchers under Otago researchers’ spotlight
• Public welcomed back to face-to-face Otago University health clinics
• Dental clinics closed except for emergency services
• Dental School provides emergency care through lockdown
• Demise of dental amalgam outlined in Otago study
• Young Otago dentistry lecturers net international awards
• Possible world-first collaboration for Pharmacy and Dentistry students
• 30 new Professors for the University of Otago
• Free Otago clinic provides life-changing dental care for patients
• First female oral surgeon specialist for Pacific Islands
• Nineteen new Associate Professors for Health Sciences

Otago study finds link between teen chewing pace and obesity

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Overweight teenagers chew slower and spend less time eating compared to their thinner peers, a University of Otago study has found.

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Atrium takes shape inside Walsh Building

Monday, 19 October 2020

Inside the redeveloped Walsh Building, home to the Dental School, an impressive atrium has taken shape.

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No funding left for life-saving oral pathology service

Thursday, 8 October 2020

There is no money left to fund life-saving cancer tests at New Zealand’s only dedicated oral pathology diagnostic service, the University of Otago says.

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Otago research supported by 2020 NZ Dental Research Foundation and Ministry of Health oral health funding

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

The New Zealand Dental Association and Ministry of Health (MoH) are key supporters of our cutting-edge dental and oral health research, through the NZ Dental Research Foundation (NZDRF) and MoH Oral Health Research funding rounds. In the 2020 NZDRF funding round, a total of $158,296 in funding has been awarded for research projects led by our staff, PhD and DClinDent students. SJWRI researchers are also lead investigators on projects awarded $47,402 in targeted Ministry of Health Oral Health Research funding. As always, we thank the NZ Dental Research Foundation and the Ministry of Health for their continued support.

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