A scope of practice comparison of two models of public oral health services for Aboriginal people living in rural and remote communities

Dr Kylie Gwynne

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer

Kylie Gwynne has thirty years’ experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of human services for vulnerable Australians. She has held senior leadership roles in service delivery, program development, system reform, research and public policy. Kylie's focus is on the co-design of health care and human services to improve effectiveness, efficiency and outcomes. Her goal is to improve outcomes of Australians through co-design and delivery of culturally safe, timely and relevant services. Since 2012 she has secured $11.5m in funding to co-design, deliver and evaluate services with Aboriginal people including new approaches to oral health, allied health and cardiovascular disease. In 2018 she secured $23.5m for paediatric precision medicine. Kylie holds a Master of Human Services from Griffith University and a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Sydney. She is currently an independent consultant, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and a Senior Lecturer in Health Leadership at Macquarie University.

Dr Katrina Poppe

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Senior Research Fellow

Ms Debbie McCowen

qualifications: BSocSci

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: CEO

Yvonne Dimitropoulos

qualifications: Grad Dip Dental Therapy

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: PhD Candidate

Australia

Yvonne trained as an Oral Health Therapist and has 3 years' experience providing dental services for Aboriginal children in rural and remote. Her research involves collaborating with Aboriginal communities to develop and implement oral health promotion to help improve the oral health of Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia.

Mr Boe Rambaldini

contribution: Acquisition of data, Critical revision

position: Director

Dr John Skinner

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Senior Research Fellow

Anthony Blinkhorn

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Emeritus Professor

Australia

Health services research as applied to disadvantaged population groups with a focus on oral health