Katarina Jerkovic-Cosic

Katarina Jerkovic-Cosic serves as Endowed Professor in "Public Health and Oral Care" at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), a position funded by Hogeschool Utrecht. As a dental hygienist and clinical epidemiologist, she develops targeted preventive oral care interventions for vulnerable populations through service reorganization and timely deployment strategies.

Her research spans public health dentistry, oral epidemiology, and community-based preventive care, utilizing methods like semistructured interviews to analyze health and well-being from client perspectives. Current work investigates social prescribing models for complex multiple-problem clients and role optimization within Dutch dental teams.

Recent publications reveal a trend toward interdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare professionals and community stakeholders, focusing on vulnerable neighborhood interventions and evidence-based dental practice organization. Her fingerprint data highlights strong connections to periodontal treatment, client-centered care, and statistical analysis in oral health contexts.

Professor Jerkovic-Cosic supervises PhD research and maintains active external roles including committee membership at Capaciteitsorgaan (2020-2025), editorial work at BSL uitgever, and ongoing positions at Hogeschool Utrecht and KIMO since 2012 and 2018 respectively.