# Bridging the Gap:  Improving Access to Equitable Dental Care for Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background (2026-2029)

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/70487
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/16238

# Bridging the Gap: Improving Access to Equitable Dental Care for Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background (2026-2029)

## Experts

### Associate Professor Sobia Zafar

Affiliate of Child Health Research Centre
:   Child Health Research Centre
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Clinical Associate Professor
:   School of Dentistry
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

[Sobia Zafar](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/22311)

### Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh

Emeritus Professor
:   School of Dentistry
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

[Laurence Walsh](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/261)

### Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht

Affiliate of University of Queensland Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR)
:   Centre for Hearing Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Research Fellow
:   School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

[Mansoureh Nickbakht](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/26927)

### Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan

Affiliate of University of Queensland Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR)
:   Centre for Hearing Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Assoc Professor in Biostatistics
:   School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

[Asaduzzaman Khan](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1742)

### Professor Lauren Ball

Affiliate of Centre for Cardiovascular Health and Research
:   Centre for Cardiovascular Health and Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Affiliate Professor of Mater Research Institute-UQ
:   Mater Research Institute-UQ
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Affiliate of Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
:   Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
:   Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Centre Director of Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing
:   Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Professor in Community Health and Wellbeing
:   School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Professor in Community Health and Wellbeing
:   School of Public Health
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

[Lauren Ball](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/16238)

### Professor Alina Morawska

Affiliate of ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
:   ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
:   Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Affiliate of Centre for Health Outcomes, Innovation and Clinical Education (CHOICE)
:   Centre for Health Outcomes, Innovation and Clinical Education
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Centre Director of Parenting and Family Support Centre
:   Parenting and Family Support Centre
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Director of Parenting and Family Support Centre and Professor in Family Psychology and Parenting
:   School of Psychology
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

[Alina Morawska](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/545)

Grant type
:   NHMRC Targeted Call for Research - Oral Health Care in Australia 2024

Funded by
:   National Health and Medical Research Council