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Sofia Tranaeus serves as Associate Professor/Adjunct Professor at Malmö University's Faculty of Odontology and as Associate Professor in Clinical Oral Sciences at Karolinska Institutet. She also holds the position of head of department for Social affairs at the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU).
Her research interests focus on the intersection of dentistry and public health, with particular emphasis on Health Technology Assessment (HTA), dental health in vulnerable populations, and registry-based research methodology. She has conducted extensive work examining dental health outcomes and care utilization patterns among children in out-of-home care, revealing significant disparities compared to the general population.
Analysis of her recent publications shows a consistent research trajectory in dental epidemiology and health services research, with particular attention to methodological rigor in registry validation studies. Her work bridges clinical dentistry with social determinants of health, creating valuable insights for healthcare policy development.
As an academic supervisor, Dr. Tranaeus has guided doctoral research, including Tita Kirkinen's dissertation on dental health and dental care in children in out-of-home care. Her collaborative research involves multiple Swedish institutions and registries, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary connections across dental science, public health, and social services sectors.
Her work with the Swedish Quality Registry for caries and periodontal diseases (SKaPa) represents significant contributions to dental informatics and quality assessment in oral healthcare delivery.
