Līga Kroniņa

Līga Kroniņa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health at Riga Stradins University (RSU). Her research focuses on pediatric dentistry, dental public health, and clinical medicine, with a particular emphasis on dental anomalies, oral hygiene practices, and patient social contexts. She leads the Nordic-Baltic Oral Health project (NBOH/2019), funded by a Nordplus grant, which aims to enhance preventive dental care through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Her work addresses critical issues such as hypodontia prevalence in adolescents, fluoride toothpaste usage in Europe, and parental roles in infant oral hygiene. Recent studies include radiological evaluations of retained primary molars and retrospective analyses of non-syndromic tooth agenesis. She actively participates in international conferences, presenting findings on topics like supernumerary teeth and parental knowledge gaps in oral prophylaxis.

Key research themes include dental fear mitigation, cross-country comparative studies on oral health practices, and improving clinical interventions for pediatric dental patients. Her contributions bridge clinical research and public health policy, emphasizing evidence-based approaches to oral health equity.