معرفی
William 'CJ' Carlson-Jones is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Oral Health at the Sydney Dental School, part of the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. He holds a PhD Candidate status at the University of Queensland, focusing on the evolution of Australia's oral health workforce. His clinical background includes rural public and private dental practice, and he has contributed to undergraduate and postgraduate oral health education at the University of Adelaide.
Education: BOralHlth (Adelaide), GCertOralHlthSc (Adelaide), GCertEdStudies (Sydney), MBA (Accounting, Southern Cross), MAICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors), FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy), and ongoing PhD studies.
Research Interests: Oral Health Workforce Dynamics, Advocacy, Governance, Dentistry, and Interprofessional Practice. Current projects include analyzing workforce transitions and supervising honors and DMD students on topics like oral health in non-dental practice and economic impacts of interventions.
Awards: Includes the 2023 University of Sydney Award, 2024 Outstanding Young Dental Professional Award, and ADOHTA Life Membership (2024). Grants include the UQ-Colgate Student Research Grant (2022) and FMH Travel Award (2023).
Professional Roles: Immediate Past President of ADOHTA, Board Director with governance experience, and advocate for oral health equity. Active in Colgate Advocates for Oral Health, contributing editorials on rural practice, mental health in dentistry, and sustainability.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on workforce research and participates in national/international associations like AICD, ANZAHPE, and IADR.
