Ghazal Aarabi

Ghazal Aarabi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontology, Preventive Dentistry and Dental Conservation within the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). She actively participates in clinical research projects and publications focusing on oral-systemic health connections.

• Researcher in periodontal epidemiology
• Key contributor to the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS)
• Principal investigator in migration health research (MuMi Study)

Research Focus spans three main areas:

• Periodontal-Brain Interactions through inflammatory pathways
• Oral Health Literacy among migrant populations
• Oral-Cardiovascular Links in aging populations

Selected Publications (2018-2022) demonstrate her work in:

• Periodontal disease and cerebral microangiopathy
• Dental care utilization during pandemics
• Oral health disparities in migration contexts

Current Projects include:

• PAROCARD: Oral health and cardiovascular surrogate markers
• MuMi: Migrant oral health promotion
• Cerebral Microangiopathy study in periodontitis patients