Ankur Singh
University of Sydney, The University of Melbourne, The University of Adelaide, University College London, Public Health Foundation of India
About
Ankur Singh graduated in dental surgery from India and completed his MSc in Dental Public Health with distinction from University College London, UK. His Master's dissertation focused on social inequalities in clustering of oral health behaviours among British adults. He has previously worked as a Research Associate with the Department of Health Promotion and Tobacco Control at Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and has contributed extensively to various projects during his tenure. He joined Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide in 2014 as a PhD student and his project aims to explore the theoretical explanations and empirical evidence for the association between social inequalities and population oral health outcomes. He has research interests in oral health inequalities, societal determinants of population oral health, socio-epidemiological theories, oral health promotion, tobacco control and evidence synthesis.
Employment
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University of Sydney Chair of Lifespan Oral Health/ Associate Professor2024 - Present
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The University of Melbourne Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology2017 - 2024
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Public Health Foundation of India Research Associate2012 - 2014
Education
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The University of Adelaide PhD2014 - 2017
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University College London MSc2011 - 2012
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (76)
- Changes in disability status and oral healthcare affordability among working-age Australians Save
- Does Tooth Loss Lead to School Bullying? Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Save
- Smoking inequalities among culturally diverse populations in Australia: A secondary dataset analysis of the HILDA survey 2002–2019 Save
- Dental Visits and Changes in Oral Health over Time among Australian Adults Save
- The protective effect of housing affordability on childhood asthma risk: a longitudinal fixed-effects analysis Save
- Multilevel geographic determinants of smoking and smokeless tobacco use among young men in India: evidence for targeted addiction prevention policies Save
- The Impact of Front‐of‐Pack Labeling on Social Inequality in Sugar Consumption and Purchase: A Systematic Review Save
- The Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Tooth Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Save
- Financing, Coverage and the Structural Gaps in Universal Oral Health Provision for Older Adults: A Cross‐Country Review Save
- Effect of Becoming Unemployed on Affordability of Oral Health Care among Australian Adults Save