Mario Vianna Vettore

Professor of Oral Epidemiology and Public Health

  • Vennelyst Boulevard 9

    8000 Aarhus C

    Denmark

20022025

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Research

Our research aims to enhance the understanding of the social determinants and individual behavioural and psychosocial predictors of oral health conditions and oral health-related quality of life. We focus on epidemiologic studies using primary and secondary data and robust statistical methods.

Profile

I have bachelor degree in Dentistry and MSc in Periodontology. My PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health was at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Brazil) and University College London (UK). I am Fellow at the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK since 2015. Since 1996 I have been teaching, carrying out research, coordinating courses and taking leadership roles in Higher Education. I have international reputation on innovative and interdisciplinary teaching and research in dentistry, epidemiology, public health and biostatistics with special focus on dental public health, oral epidemiology, behavioural sciences, and health services research.

Job responsibilities

I am the chair in Oral Epidemiology and Public Health at the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University. I conduct international collaborative research in population oral health, oral epidemiology involving deprived and socially disadvantege people. In addition, I act as mentor for postdocs and junior academics. My teaching contributions are in social determinants of health, oral epidemiology and periodontology. 

Education/Academic qualification

Epidemiology and Public Health, PhD, Periodontitis and preterm low birth weight: a case-control study, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz

Award Date: 3 Apr 2007

Dentistry, Master of Science, The relationship of stress and anxiety with chronic periodontitis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

1 Mar 19991 May 2001

Award Date: 1 May 2001

Dentistry, BDS, University of Grande Rio (UNIGRANRIO)

1 Feb 198931 Aug 1994

Award Date: 16 Jan 1995

External positions

Associate Editor - International Dental Journal, International Dental Journal

1 May 2019 → …

Areas of expertise

  • Oral Epidemiology
  • Public Health

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