Lauren Carpenter

Breastmilk influences development and composition of the oral microbiome

Catherine A Butler, Geoffrey G Adams, Jordan Blum, Samantha J Byrne, Lauren Carpenter, Mark G Gussy, Hanny Calache, Deanne Catmull, Eric C Reynolds, Stuart G Dashper

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF ORAL MICROBIOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Human microbiomes assemble in an ordered, reproducible manner yet there is limited information about early colonisatio..

Health promotion competencies for promoting child-oral health: Victorian multidisciplinary workforce perspectives.

Adina Y Lang, Lauren M Carpenter, Andrea M de Silva, Susan L Kearney, Shalika Hegde

Journal article  |  2021  |  Health Promot J Austr

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Population oral health (OH) improvements depend on successful, coordinated execution of oral health promotion (OH..

Promoting Resilience While Mitigating Disease Transmission: An Australian COVID-19 Study

Freya M Shearer, Niamh Meagher, Katitza Marinkovic Chavez, Lauren Carpenter, Alana Pirrone, Phoebe Quinn, Eva Alisic, James M McCaw, Colin MacDougall, David J Price, Lisa Gibbs

Book Chapter  |  2021

Nutrition and oral health in early childhood: associations with formal and informal childcare

Lauren Carpenter, Lisa Gibbs, Anthea Magarey, Stuart Dashper, Mark Gussy, Hanny Calache

Journal article  |  2021  |  PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between childcare type and nutrition and oral health indicators. DESIGN: Cross-sectional data e..

Distancing measures in the face of COVID-19 in Australia Summary of national survey findings

Freya Shearer, Lisa Gibbs, Eva Alisic, Katitza Marinkovic, Niamh Meagher, Phoebe Quinn, Lauren Carpenter, Colin MacDougall, David Price

Report  |  2020

Natural history of dental caries: Baseline characteristics of the VicGen birth cohort study

Amit Chattopadhyay, Bradley Christian, Mohd Masood, Hanny Calache, Lauren Carpenter, Lisa Gibbs, Mark Gussy

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

BACKGROUND: Early-life dental caries is a major global health problem. Children's first dental visit is recommended at 2 years age..

Family-centred oral health promotion through Victorian child-health services: a pilot.

Adina Y Heilbrunn-Lang, Lauren M Carpenter, Andrea M de Silva, Lisa K Meyenn, Gillian Lang, Allison Ridge, Amanda Perry, Deborah Cole, Shalika Hegde

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health Promot Int

Maternal and Child Health Services (MCHS) provide ideal settings for oral disease prevention. In Victoria (Australia), child mouth..

Identifying predictors of early childhood caries among Australian children using sequential modelling: Findings from the VicGen birth cohort study

Mark Gussy, George Mnatzaganian, Stuart Dashper, Lauren Carpenter, Hanny Calache, Helen Mitchell, Eric Reynolds, Lisa Gibbs, Shalika Hegde, Geoff Adams, Shae Johnson, Emily Amezdroz, Bradley Christian

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this birth cohort study was to identify concurrent associations between early childhood caries and putative..

Temporal development of the oral microbiome and prediction of early childhood caries

SG Dashper, HL Mitchell, K-A Le Cao, L Carpenter, MG Gussy, H Calache, SL Gladman, DM Bulach, B Hoffmann, D Catmull, S Pruilh, S Johnson, L Gibbs, E Amezdroz, U Bhatnagar, T Seemann, G Mnatzaganian, DJ Manton, EC Reynolds

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Human microbiomes are predicted to assemble in a reproducible and ordered manner yet there is limited knowledge on the development..

Feasibility and development of a cariogenic diet scale for epidemiological research

Emily Amezdroz, Lauren Carpenter, Shae Johnson, Victoria Flood, Stuart G Dashper, Hanny Calache, Mark Gussy, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

BACKGROUND: Diet cariogenicity plays a major role as both a protective and risk factor in the development of early childhood carie..