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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 9977
Email
sam.carrington@otago.ac.nz
Position
Manupiki Māori me Pūkenga Matua / Associate Dean Māori and Senior Lecturer
Department
Dean's Office (Dentistry)
Iwi affiliations
Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Hurungaterangi, Ngāti Rongomai me Ngāti Te Kahu o Ngāti Whakaue
Qualifications
BOH DPH MPH CertHealSci
Research summary
Oral health, hauora Māori, qualitative research, workforce, dental public health
Teaching
Samuel teaches into the Bachelor of Oral Health clinical papers including DEOH202, DEOH203, DEOH302 and DEOH303. He is also the Second Year Coordinator for the Bachelor of Oral Health programme.
Memberships
  • Te Ao Marama – New Zealand Māori Dental Association
  • Te Ohu Pūniho Ora o Aotearoa – New Zealand Oral Health Association
  • Public Health Association of New Zealand
  • Oral Health Clinical Advisory Network (OHCAN)

Research

Samuel (Hāmiora) is the Manupiki Māori / Associate Dean Māori and Pūkenga Matua / Senior Lecturer in Oral Health at Te Kaupeka Pūniho – Faculty of Dentistry.

Samuel is also a registered and practicing oral health therapist and has experience in both the public and private dental sectors in Aotearoa.

Samuel's research interests lie in hauora Māori (particularly oral health), oral health sector workforce, dental public health and advocacy. Samuel joined Te Kaupeka Pūniho as a Professional Practice Fellow and became a Lecturer in 2019. He completed his Master of Public Health, which focused on Māori expert views of antimicrobial resistance using a One Health approach.

Samuel remains committed to Te Ao Mārama's vision of hei oranga niho mo te iwi Māori, good oral health for Māori, for life.

Additional details

Samuel was awarded Oral Health Therapist of the Year in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2018 by the New Zealand Oral Health Association.

Publications

Carrington, S., Diamond, S., & Chant, L. (2024, December). Ngā Mokai o Ngā Whetū (Aotearoa Māori Dental Student’s Association). Keynote presentation at the Indigenous Dental Association Australia (IDAA) National Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tarce, M., Jacobs, R., Bostanci, N., Carrington, S., Christidis, N., Clarke, F., … Tawse-Smith, A., & Olson, H. (2024, December). Digital learning in dentistry: Enhancing personalisation and interprofessional collaboration. Poster session presented at the College of Oral Health Academics (COHA) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Tarce, M., Jacobs, R., Bostanci, N., Carrington, S., Christidis, N., Clarke, F., … Tawse-Smith, A., & Olson, H. (2024). Digital learning in dentistry: Enhancing personalisation and interprofessional collaboration. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE): A.I. in Oral Health Professionals' Education. Retrieved from https://my.ltb.io/index.html#/showcase/adee Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Han, H., Koziol-McLain, J., Diesfeld, K., Carrington, S. D., Morse, Z., & Lees, A. B. (2024). Protecting children in Aotearoa New Zealand: A review on legal and professional frameworks for oral health practitioners. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.2430597 Journal - Research Article

Han, H., Koziol-McLain, J., Morse, Z., Lees, A. B., & Carrington, S. D. (2024). Enhancing child protection responses in oral health practice: A scoping review of evidence-based approaches. Child Abuse Reviews, 33, e2904. doi: 10.1002/car.2904 Journal - Research Article

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