Dr Julie Satur
CONTACT
E-mail: juliegs@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1530
QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 2003
Thesis entitled: Australian dental policy reform and the use of dental therapists and hygienists. - Master Health Science (Health Promotion and Education) Deakin University1998
Thesis entitled; The Waverley Pilot Preschool Dental Program - Graduate Diploma in Health Education , Deakin University, 1994
- Diploma of Applied Science (Dental Therapy) Melbourne 1977
SHORT HISTORY
- Graduated as a dental therapist in Melbourne in 1977 and spent around 18 years working for the Victorian School Dental Service as a field dental therapist, in management, and the dental health education unit.
- Community Project Officer 1993-1995(designing and implementing the Waverly Pilot Preschool Dental program)
- 1996- Current : Senior Lecturer, School of Dental Science University of Melbourne. Coordinator, Bachelor of Oral Health 3rd year;
- Julie has been involved in curriculum development and teaching in dental therapy and dental hygiene for the Bachelor of Oral Health since 1993.
- Long history of involvement (1976- present) with the Victorian and Australian Dental Therapists Associations having held positions as President (VDTA), Policy Advisor, member of the Education Committee and Conference Committee (2006) and Editor of the Journal of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association
- Active advocate for public oral health at state and national levels
- Also spends one day a week working in a private orthodontic practice
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Dental policy
- Dental therapy and hygiene practice
- Oral health promotion and evaluation
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Reviewing the evidence for oral health promotion effectiveness : 2000-2005
- Changes to the Dental Therapist role since 2000
- Examining the role of dental therapists in providing dental treatment for adults
- The role of dental hygienists in providing oral health services for the aged
- 2005 Oral Health Promotion Projects
- Building capacity to support oral health in a Liver Transplant Unit
- Promoting the oral health of drug and alcohol users: A needs analysis
- Developing resources for oral health promotion of adolescents
- Evaluation of the role of Maternal and Child Health Nurses in promoting oral health
- 2004 Oral Health Promotion Projects
- Smoking Cessation Counselling for adolescents (dental therapists)
- Oral health promotion with Cyclists
- Oral health promotion at Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
- Oral Health promotion for residents of Ashcare (a Scope Partner)
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Evidence for the Effectiveness of Oral Health Promotion (2006) Victorian Department of Human Services, Melbourne
- Dental Therapists: A Global Perspective; a collaborative paper for the Journal of Public Health Dentistry
- Creating Policy for Oral Health: How was the Evidence Used? In Lin v (ed) Evidence Based Health Policy (2003) Oxford University Press, Sydney
- The inaugural oral health therapy educators meeting, Journal of the New Zealand Therapists Association, May 2003
- Managed care and dentistry:are there any benefits? Janaury 2001, Journal of the Australian Dental Therapists Association
- Wright C, Satur J & Morgan M (2000) Evidence Based Health Promotion; Resources For Planning; No 1 Oral Health, Victorian Department of Human Services, Melbourne
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS & POSTERS
- NSW Oral Health forum: The role of the oral health therapist, Nov 2007
- Dental Health Services Victoria Professional Development Program; “Evidence Based Oral Health Promotion: What the new Review is Telling us”. April 2006
- New Zealand Dental Therapists Conference, Waitangi, May 2005, “Health Behaviour Models and their Application to Preventive Counselling; Making our health education more effective”.
- Dental Hygienists Association of Australia, Vic Branch Meeting, Feb 2005, “The Regulation of dental therapists and hygienists: Indicators in regulation for increasing access to dental care…and a few thoughts on education”.
- NSW Dental Therapists Conference, 2004 “Dental Therapists…Under Utilised and Over Regulated”
- 18th International Symposium on Dental Hygiene, Madrid 2004; “The regulation of dental hygienists and therapists: a comparative study of indicators in regulation for increasing access to dental care”.
- 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Education, International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Melbourne, April 2004
- Oral Health Special Interest Group Meeting: The National Oral Health Plan: the Health Promotion Implications, Julie Satur
- Promoting The Oral Health Of Sudanese Refugees , Satur J, Cain M, Cummings M, Dacosta C,Harris R, Oostermeyer S, University Of Melbourne
- I know its fluoridated because I painted the pipes ; Satur J, Farnham N, Stewart H, Traill C, Crawford
- Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI) Congress, Sydney, September 2003
Barriers To The Integration Of Oral And General Health, Authors: Satur J and Rogers J - Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Annual Conference, Brisbane, September 2003 Policy making processes in the review of Victoria's dental practice legislation: Author: Julie Satur
CONSULTANCIES
- The Review of the Victorian Codes of Practice for Dental Therapy and Hygiene Practice; Submission on behalf of the Victorian Dental Therapist Association, Nov 2006 - March 2007;
- The COAG National Health Registration Scheme, submission and advocacy on behalf of ADOHTA
- Victorian Oral Health Promotion Strategy Development project in Conjunction with Dental Health Services Victoria (DHS commissioned project) (2005-6)
- Dental Therapy Workforce Issues for Victorian Department of Human Services (2004)
- Oral Health Labourforce Review: Submission on behalf of the Victorian Dental Therapist Association, March 2000
- National Competition Policy Review of Dental Legislation : South Australian (1999) & Queensland Dental Therapy Associations (1999) Western Australia (2003-5) , Australian capital Territory (2005-6)
- Victorian Dental Therapists Association Response to draft legislation for the Dental Practice Act of Victoria, 1999
- Victorian Dental Therapists Association Submission to the Review of the Dentists Act. 1998
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Role of the Commonwealth in the Delivery of Dental Services, 1998
- AHMAC Pilot Dental Auxiliary Project; Development of Competencies, October 1996
MEMBERSHIPS
- Australian Dental Therapists Association
- Victorian and Australian Capital Territory Dental Therapists Associations
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Oral Health Special Interest Group
- Australian Health Promotion Association
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Bachelor of Oral Health Curriculum Development
- BOH Third Year Co-ordinator, rural outplacement program, Elective Unit and Oral Health Therapy Research
- Currently lectures in Oral Health Promotion, Health Education, Health Policy and Ethics, Community Health Studies and Research Methods.
- Oral Health Promotion research; supervises the design, implementation and evaluation of student oral health promotion projects in the community each year, working mostly with high needs or difficult to reach communities.
- Responsible for developing professional development and post-graduate opportunities for dental therapists and hygienists.
- Currently convening Orthodontics for Dental Therapists, Local Analgesia for Dental Hygienists, Workforce Re-entry for Dental Therapist
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Editor, Australian Dental Therapists Association Journal (current)
- Member Oral Health Advocacy Group, Health Issues Centre Victoria
- Member National Advisory Committee for Oral Health (NACOH) 2003-2005
- Member, Reference Group, Victorian Auditor Generals Office Review of Community Dental Programs
- Member Victorian Dental Practice Board 1999-2001
- Oral Health Promotion Statewide Strategy Working Group (Department of Human Services) June 1998