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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 8889
Email
noren.hasmun@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Oral Sciences
Qualifications
PhD (Sheffield) DClinDent in Paed Dent (Otago) DDS (UKM, Malaysia)
Research summary
Paediatric Dentistry, Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation
Memberships
  • European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
  • International Association of Paediatric Dentistry
  • Malaysian Association of Paediatric Dentistry
  • Developmental Dental Defects Group (D3G)
Clinical
I am a clinical supervisor for the paediatric dentistry module for BDS and DClinDent Paediatric Dentistry students. I am also treating children aged 18 and below.

Research

My research is focused on children with developmental dental defects particularly molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) and early carious lesions. My PhD project explored the impact of aesthetic management of hypomineralised anterior teeth affected by MIH on children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). I am involved in a multi-centred study evaluating the co-existing of other dental anomalies with MIH. I am supervising postgraduate students in the area of aesthetic management of early carious lesions and translation and validation of OHRQoL questionnaires to Malay language.

I have ongoing research collaborations with the University of Sheffield, UK and Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Publications

Alsaid, M., Heng, N. C. K., Ekambaram, M., & Hasmun, N. N. (2026). Oral microbiome signatures of molar-incisor hypomineralisation: Insights from a pilot study. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40368-026-01285-w Journal - Research Article

Alsaid, M., Ekambaram, M., Heng, N. C. K., & Hasmun, N. N. (2026). Mapping the oral microbiome in children with oral diseases using next-generation sequencing: A systematic review. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 18(1), 2723644. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2026.2723644 Journal - Research Other

Hasmun, N. (2025, October). Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) matters: Aesthetics, anomalies and oral health outcomes. Verbal presentation at the Pan-Pacific Leading Dental Schools Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Hanson, L., Morgaine, K. C., Hasmun, N. N., Carrington, S. D., & Broadbent, J. M. (2025, September). A story to smile about: A tool to enhance preschool oral health. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Mohd Rom, R., Ma, S., & Hasmun, N. (2025, September). A peg, a gap, and a plan: Collaborative care in adolescent restorative dentistry. Verbal presentation at the Faculty of Dentistry Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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