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A little bit about Kelsey

  • Kelsey is an Oral Health Therapist with an interest in public oral health. 
  • Kelsey completed her PhD in 2017.  Her thesis was titled, 'Oral health after head and neck cancer: supportive care needs and quality of life implications'. 
  • Kelsey worked in clinical practice  and academia at the University of Queensland, Australia.
  • Kelsey is passionate about qualitative research methods its value to dentist


Podcast Episode 3


Topics we covered in this podcast

Qualitative Research in Healthcare

Qualitative Research in Healthcare

qualitative research healthcare dentistry arosha weerakoon kelsey pateman

  • Why is it necessary?
  • How to overcome commonly experienced challenges
  • Qualitative research in a quantitative heavy paradigm (Oral Health).

Patient-centred care

Qualitative Research in Healthcare

  • Reaching a mutually beneficial consensus with your patient/practitioner.
  • Challenging the World Dental Federation's definition of 'oral health'.
  • Lessons for new graduates and students

Managing oral health post head & neck cancer

  • Recently published findings
  • How can you help yourself as a survivor?
  • How can dental professionals better support their patients?

Overcoming issues within an Oral Health System

What happens when your career takes a different turn?

  • Health services research
  • Educating our health professionals
  • Bridging the gaps in our system

What happens when your career takes a different turn?

What happens when your career takes a different turn?

What happens when your career takes a different turn?

The effect an early-onset diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis had on Kelsey's career aspirations as an Oral Health Therapist. 

Not sure what to do with yourself?

What happens when your career takes a different turn?

What happens when your career takes a different turn?

Some salient advice for dental practitioners and students who are standing at a fork in their journey.


A Culture Shock in Dental Hygiene

Pateman KA, Weerakoon AT, Batstone MD, Ford PJ. A culture shock in dental hygiene: Exploring the management of oral health after head and neck cancer. Int J Dent Hygiene. 2018;00:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.12376

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