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Peer Reviewed Articles

Tannous, K., George, A., Ahmed, M.U., Blinkhorn, A., Dahlen, H.G., Skinner, J., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Yaacoub, A., Srinivas, R., Johnson, M., (2021). Economic evaluation of the Midwifery-initiated Oral Health Dental Service program in Australia. BMJ Open. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047072

Dahlen, H.G., Johnson, M., Farley, J., Patterson N.T, Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A, Ellis, S., Srinivas, R., Yaacoub, A., Milat, A, Skinner, J., George, A. (2019). Process Evaluation of the Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service Program: Perceptions of Midwives. Women and Birth; 32(2): e159-e165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.06.021

George, A., Villarosa A., Patterson, T., Farley, J., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A., Srinivas, R., Yaacoub, A., Milat, A., Skinner, J., & Johnson, M. (2019). Perceptions of pregnant women towards the Midwifery-initiated Oral Health Dental Service program: A Process evaluation. Australian Dental Journal. 64(1):55-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/adj.12660

Ajwani, S, Sousa, M.S.,Villarosa, A., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H.G., Hoolsema, J., Blinkhorn, A., Srinivas, R., Yaacoub, A., Milat, A., Skinner, J., George, A. (2019). Process evaluation of the Midwifery-initiated Oral Health Dental Service program: Perceptions of Dental Professionals. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 30(3):333-343. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.224

George, A., Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Ellis E., Yeo, A., Elcome, E., Johnson, M. (2018), ‘Evaluation of a midwifery initiated oral health-dental service program to improve oral health and birth outcomes for pregnant women: A Multi Centre Randomised Controlled Trial’, International Journal of Nursing Studies, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.03.006

George, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Dahlen, H., Reath, J., Korda, A., Ng Chok, H., Miranda, C., Villarosa, A. and Johnson, M. (2017), ‘Knowledge, attitude and practices of dentists towards oral health care during pregnancy : a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia’, Australian Dental Journal, vol 62, 301-310

Duff, M., Dahlen, H., Burns, E., Priddis, H., Schmied, V. and George, A. (2017), ‘Designing an oral health module for the Bachelor of Midwifery program at an Australian university’, Nurse Education in Practice, vol 23 , pp 76 – 81.

George, A., Lang, G., Johnson, M., Ridge, A., De Silva, A., Ajwani, S., Dahlen, H., Yeo, A., Langdon, R. and [and five others], .. (2016), ‘The evaluation of an oral health education program for midwives in Australia’, Women and Birth, vol 29, no 3 , 208 – 213.

George, A., Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Ellis, S., Yeo, A., Elcombe, E., Sadozai, A. and Johnson, M. (2016), ‘Measuring oral health during pregnancy : sensitivity and specificity of a maternal oral screening (MOS) tool’, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol 16

George, A., Dahlen, H., Reath, J., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Korda, A., Ng Chok, H., Miranda, C., Villarosa, A. and Johnson, M. (2016), ‘What do antenatal care providers understand and do about oral health care during pregnancy : a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia’, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol 16.

Johnson, M., George, A., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A.,. Ellis S. & Yeo, A.E (2015) The Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service Protocol: An intervention to improve oral health outcomes for pregnant women. BMC Oral Health, 15: 2. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-15-2

George, A., Ajwani, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Bhole, S., Ellis, S., Zheng, C., Dawes, W. (2014) Developing and Testing of a midwifery Oral Health Screening Tool for Pregnant Women. Health care for Women International. DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.959170

George, A., Duff, M., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis S. Ajwani, S., & Bhole, S. (2014) Piloting of an oral health education program and knowledge test for midwives. Contemporary Nurse, 46 (2): 180-186

George, A., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., Dahlen, H., Ellis, S.,Zheng, C., Ajwani, S., (2013) Improving Maternal Oral Health in Australia through Midwifery and Dental Collaboration Journal of Dental Research, 92 (Special Issue C): 182566 (www.dentalresearch.org)

George, A., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S., Ellis., S. Bhole, S. (2013). Views of pregnant women in South Western Sydney towards dental care and midwives promoting oral health. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 24, 178-184

George, A., Johnson, M., Reath, J., Dahlen, H., Bhole, S., Ajwani, S. & Korda, A., (2013) Oral Health Care During Pregnancy. Australian Nursing Journal (special issue women’s health/midwifery), 21 (3): 42

George, A., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S, Bhole, S., Yeo, A.E. & Ellis, S. (2013) The oral health status, practices and knowledge of pregnant women in South-western Sydney. The Australian Dental Journal. 58 (1): 26-33.

Johnson, M., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A., Dahlen, H., Ellis, S., George, A. (2013) Promoting Oral Health in Pregnant Women Through Midwifery Practice: An innovative approach. HNE Handover: For Nurses and Midwives Special Issue: Abstracts from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Conference 2013, 6(1), 32

George, A., Shamim, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Yeo, A.E. (2012) How Do Dental and Prenatal Care Practitioners Perceive Dental Care During Pregnancy? Current Evidence and Implications. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 39 (3), 238-247

George, A., Duff, M., Ajwani, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis S. & Bhole, S. (2012) The development of an online education program for midwives in Australia to improve perinatal oral health. Journal of Perinatal Education, 21 (2), 112-122.

George, A., Johnson, M., Duff, M., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A., & Ellis, S. (2012) Midwives and oral health care during pregnancy: Perceptions of pregnant women in South-Western Sydney, Australia. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21, 1087-1096.

George, A., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Blinkhorn, A., Yeo, A.E., & Ellis, S. (2012). Perceptions of Dental and Health Professionals towards Perinatal Oral health. Journal of Dental Research, 91 (Special Issue B): 160412 (www.dentalresearch.org).

George, A. (2011) “Response to ‘Treatment of periodontal infection does not reduce the rates of poor pregnancy outcomes’”. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 9, 451

George, A., Shamin, S., Johnson, M., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis S. & Andrews, K. (2011). Periodontal treatment during pregnancy and birth outcomes: A meta-analysis of randomised trials. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 9, 122-147

George, A., Johnson, M., Duff, M., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S. & Ellis, S. (2011) Maintaining oral health during pregnancy: Perceptions of midwives in Southwest Sydney. Collegian. 18, 71-79

George, A., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis, S., Bhole, S. & Ajwani, S. (2010) Promoting oral health during pregnancy: Current evidence and implications for Australian midwives. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 19, 3324-3333

George, A. & Johnson, M. Ellis, S. Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Bhole, S. & Ajwani, S. (2010) Promoting dental health in pregnant women: A new role for midwives in Australia. Australian Nursing Journal, 18(1), 37

George, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., and Ellis, S. (2010). Promoting Perinatal Oral Health in South-western Sydney: A Collaborative Approach. Journal of Dental Research, 89 (Special Issue C): 142301(www.dentalresearch.org)

Bhole, S., Ajwani, S., George, A., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A. & Ellis S. (2010). Oral Health Care Model for Pregnant Women in Southwest Sydney. Journal of Dental Research, 89 (Special Issue B): 138958 (www.dentalresearch.org)

George, A. & Johnson, M. (2009) Perinatal oral health care: Implications for midwives. Midwifery Matters, 27(4), 22-2

Conference Abstracts

George, A., Bhole, S., Farley, J., Ajwani, S., Dahlen, H., Srinivas, R., Blinkhorn, A., Yaacoub, A., Ellis E., Johnson, M. (2016) Midwifery-Dental intervention to improve oral health: A Process Evaluation. International Dental Journal, Special Issue: Abstracts of the 104Th FDI Annual Word Dental Congress, 66 (S1): 111-163. DOI: 10.1111/idj.12268, IF: 1.628

George A, Johnson M, Dahlen H, Reath J, Ajwani S, Korda A, Bhole S, Miranda C & Ng Chok H (2015) Perinatal oral health: Perceptions of Antenatal Care providers in New South Wales, Australia. E-Posters. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 122: 6–15. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13366, ISSN: 1471-0528, IF: 3.728

George, A., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., Dahlen, H., Ellis, S.,Zheng, C., Ajwani, S., (2013) Improving Maternal Oral Health in Australia through Midwifery and Dental Collaboration Journal of Dental Research, 92 (Special Issue C): 182566 (www.dentalresearch.org) ISSN: 0022-0345, IF: 4.139

Johnson, M., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn,A., Dahlen, H., Ellis, S., George, A. (2013) Promoting Oral Health In Pregnant Women Through Midwifery Practice: An Innovative Approach. HNE Handover: For Nurses and MidwivesSpecial Issue: Abstracts from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Conference 2013, 6 (1), 32, ISSN: 2201-179X

George, A., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Blinkhorn, A., Yeo, A.E., & Ellis, S. (2012). Perceptions of Dental and Health Professionals towards Perinatal Oral health. Journal of Dental Research, 91 (Special Issue B): 160412 (www.dentalresearch.org), ISSN: 0022-0345, IF: 4.139

George, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., and Ellis, S. (2010). Promoting Perinatal Oral Health in South-western Sydney: A Collaborative Approach. Journal of Dental Research, 89 (Special Issue C): 142301(www.dentalresearch.org), ISSN: 0022-0345, IF: 4.139

Bhole, S., Ajwani, S., George, A., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A. & Ellis S. (2010). Oral Health Care Model for Pregnant Women in Southwest Sydney. Journal of Dental Research, 89 (Special Issue B): 138958 (www.dentalresearch.org), ISSN: 0022-0345, IF: 4.139

Villarosa, A., Ramjan, L., Maneze., D., George, A. (2021) Conducting population health research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts and recommendations International Sustainability, 13(3), 3320 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063320

Villarosa A, Ramjan L, Maneze D, Camilleri M, Srinivas R, George A. Expanding the role of dental practitioners to address childhood overweight and obesity. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2021;20(3):172. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s4172

George, A., Sousa, MS., Kong, AC., Blinkhorn, A., Norrie T.P., Foster, J., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Johnson, M. (2019) Effectiveness of preventive dental programs offered to mothers by non-dental professionals to control Early Childhood Dental Caries: A review. BMC Oral Health.19: 172
28. Villarosa, AR., George, D., Ramjan, LM., Srinivas, R., George, A. (2019) Guideline implementation strategies in the dental setting: a systematic review protocol. BMC Implementation Science. 14, 106. doi:10.1186/s13012-019-0954-7

Alqudah, M., Cowin, L, George, A. Johnson, M., (2019) Understanding presentations of children with fever to a Sydney Emergency Department. Journal of Nursing Research and Practice. 3(1); 1-4

Baker, J., Raman, S., Kohlhoff, J., George, A., Kaplun, C., Dadich, A., Best, C., Arora, A., Zwi, K., Schmied, V., Eapen, V. (2019). Optimising Refugee Children’s Health/Wellbeing in Preparation for Primary and Secondary School: A Qualitative Inquiry. BMC Public Health

Alqudah, M., Cowin, L, George, A. Johnson, M., (2018) Child fever management: A Comparative Study of Australian Parents with Limited and Functional Health Literacy. Nursing and Health Sciences. 21(2): 157-163

Villarosa, A. R., George, D., Ramjan, L., Srinivas, R., & George, A. (2018). The role of dental practitioners in addressing childhood overweight and obesity: a scoping review of current interventions and strategies. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice. 12(5): 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.07.002

Veale, M., Ajwani, S., Johnson, M., Nash, L., Patterson, T. and George, A. (2016), ‘The early childhood oral health program : a qualitative study of the perceptions of child and family health nurses in South Western Sydney, Australia’, BMC Oral Health, vol 16 .

Peer Reviewed Articles

Kong, AC., Dickson, M., Ramjan, L., Sousa, M., Jones, N., Srinivas, R., Chao, J., Goulding, J., George, A. (2021) Aboriginal Health Workers promoting oral health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during pregnancy: Development and pilot testing of the Grinnin’ Up Mums & Bubs program, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 9576. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189576

Kong, AC., Sousa, M; Ramjan, L., Dickson, M., Gouldin, J., Jones, N., Srinivas, R., George, A. (2021) A qualitative study exploring the experiences and perspectives of Australian Aboriginal women about oral health during pregnancy, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(15), 8061; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158061

George A., Villarosa, A., Ingram, S., Fatema, K., Elliott, K., Grace, R., Kemp L., Scharkie, S., Anderson C., Bucknall, N., Wright, D.C., Comino, E. (2021) The oral health status, behaviours, food and beverage consumption practices of young Aboriginal school children in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.354

Kong, AC., Sousa, M; Ramjan, L., Dickson, M., Gouldin, J., Gwynne, K., Talbot, F., Jones, N., Srinivas, R., George, A. (2020) Got to build that trust”: Aboriginal Health Workers’ perspectives and experiences of maternal oral health. International Journal for Equity in Health

George A., Villarosa, A., Ingram, S., Fatema, K., Elliott, K., Grace, R., Kemp L., Scharkie, S., Anderson C., Bucknall, N., Wright, D.C., Comino, E. (2020) The oral health status, behaviours, food and beverage consumption practices of young Aboriginal school children in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.354

Villarosa, AC., Ramjan, LM., Sousa, MS., Srinivas, R., Jones, N., George, A., (2019) Oral health knowledge, attitudes, practices and challenges of Indigenous pregnant women: a mixed systematic review. Women and Birth, IF: 2.079

Kemp, L.,Grace, R.,Comino, E.,Jackson PL.,McMahon, C.,Harris, E.,Harris, M., George, A., Mack, H (2018). The effectiveness of a sustained nurse home visiting intervention for Aboriginal infants compared with non-Aboriginal infants and with Aboriginal infants receiving usual child health care: a quasi-experimental trial. BMC Health Services Research 18: 599. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3394-1

Villarosa, AC., Villarosa, AR., Salamonson, Y., Ramjan, LM., Sousa, MS., Srinivas, R., Jones, N., George, A., (2018) The role of Indigenous health workers in promoting oral health during pregnancy: A scoping review. BMC Public Health 18:381

George A., Grace, R., Elcombe, E., Villarosa, A., Mack, H.A, Kemp, L., Ajwani, S., Wright, D.C., Anderson, C., Bucknall, N., Comino, E., (2018)’ The oral health behavior and fluid consumption practices of young urban Aboriginal preschool children in South-Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia’ Health Promotion Journal of Australia. https://doi.org/10.1.1002/hpja.29

Saraswat, N., Prabhu, N., Pillay, R., Everett, B., George, A. (2021-inpress) Oral Cancer Risk Behaviours of Indian Immigrants in Australia: A Qualitative Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13183

Saraswat, N.; Pillay, R.; Prabhu, N.; Everett, B.; George, A. (2021) Perceptions and Practices of General Practitioners towards Oral Cancer and Emerging Risk Factors among Indian Immigrants in Australia: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health., 18, 11111. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111111

Saraswat, N., Everett, B., Pillay, R., George, A. (2020- inpress) Knowledge, attitude and practices of south Asian migrants in developed countries regarding oral cancer risk behaviours: an integrative review. BMC Cancer

Saraswat, N., Everett, B., Pillay, R., Prabhu, N., George, A. (2020)Knowledge, attitude and practices of General Medical Practitioners in developed countries regarding oral cancer: An integrative review. Family Practice https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmaa026

Poudel, P., Griffiths, R., Arora, A., Wong, VW., Flack, JR., Barker, G., George, A. (2021) The oral health status, behaviours and knowledge of patients with Diabetes in Sydney Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health . 18(7):3464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073464

Poudel, P., Griffiths, R., Wong, V. W., Arora, A., Flack, J. R., & George, A. (2020). Oral health care among patients with diabetes in Australia: A snapshot. European Journal of Public Health, 30(Supplement_5), ckaa166-1105. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1105

Poudel, P., Griffiths, R., Wong, VW., Flack, JR., Arora, A., Khoo, CL., George, A. (2020) Perceptions and practices of general practitioners on providing oral health care to people with diabetes – A qualitative study. BMC Family Practice 21:34 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-1102-9

Poudel, P., Griffiths, R., Wong, V.W., Arora, A., Flack, J.R., Khoo, C.L., George, A. (2018).’Perceptions and practices of diabetes educators in providing oral health care: A qualitative study’,The Diabetes Educator. DOI: 10.1177/014572171879605.

Poudel, P., Griffiths, R., Wong, V.W., Arora, A., Flack, J.R., Khoo, C.L., George, A. (2018-in press)’Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and care practices of people with diabetes: A systematic review’. BMC Public Health, 18 (577).

Poudel, P., Griffith, R., Wong, V., Arora, A., George, A., (2017)’Oral health care of people with diabetes: Current evidence and implications for diabetes care providers. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol 12, no. 130, pp 266-277. DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.06.004

Poulos, R., Boon, MY., George, A., Lui, K., May, M., Maurice, C., Palesy, D., Pont, L., Poulos, C., Ramsey, S., Simpson, P., Steiner, G., Villarosa, A., Watson, K., Parker, D. (2020- inpress) Preparing for an ageing Australia: the development of multidisciplinary core competencies for the Australian health and aged care workforce . Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.

Kong A., George, A., Villarosa, A., Srinivas, R., Agar, M., Harlum, J., Wiltshire, J., Parker, D., (2020) Oral health and Palliative care: Perceptions of Hospital and Community Nurses. Collegian https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2020.04.001

Patterson Norrie, T., Villarosa, AR., Clark, S., Villarosa, AC., Macdonald, S., Srinivas, R., Anlezark, J., George, A. (2020) Oral Health in Residential Aged Care: Perceptions of Nurses and Management Staff. Nursing Open, 7(2). 536-546

Villarosa, AR., Wang, D., George, A. (2018) Oral Health in Residential Aged Care: Are Nurses bearing the brunt of a multidisciplinary solution? Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal ; 25, (7), 7.

Villarosa, A.R., Clark, S., Villarosa, A.C., Patterson Norrie, T., Macdonald, S., Anlezark, J., Srinivas, R. , George, A., (2018-in press)’Promoting oral health care among people living in residential aged care facilities: Perceptions of care staff.’ Gerontology.

Wilson, N.J., Lin, Z., Villarosa, A., Lewis, P., Philip, P., Sumar, B. & George, A., (2019). Countering the poor oral health of people with intellectual and developmental disability: A scoping literature review. BMC: Public Health. 19, 1530. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7863-1

Wilson, N., Lin, Z., Villarosa, A., George, A.,(2018)’The oral health status and reported oral health problems in people with intellectual disability: A literature review.’Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2017.1409596.

Norrie, T.P., Ramjan, L., Sousa, M., Sank, L., George, A., (2020). Eating disorders and Oral Health – A scoping review on the role of Dietitians. Journal of Eating Disorders. 8, 49 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00325-0

Rojo., J., George, A., Smith., B., Ramjan., L., Hunt, L., Hartnett, E., Salamonson., Y. (2021) Integration of oral healthcare into undergraduate curricula: A scoping review. Collegian. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.01.002

Lombardo, L., Ferguson, C., George, A., Villarosa, A., Villarosa, B., Kong, A., Wynne, R., Salamonson, Y., (2021) Interventions to promote oral health in critical care: A systematic review. Australian Critical Care. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.08.010 Q1

George, A., Rojo, J., Alomari, A., Marks, A., Villarosa, A., Kong, A., (2020) Oral Health Matters: Enhancing the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal: 26 (9), 46.

George A, Kong A, Villarosa A, Duff M, Sheehan A, Burns E, Priddis H, Chua C, Dahlen H. (2020) Implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of an oral health module for the Bachelor of Midwifery program at an Australian university. Nurse Education Today https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104457

Philip, P., Villarosa, A., Gopinath, A., Elizabeth, C., Norman, G., George, A. (2019) Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangalore, India: A Cross Sectional Survey. Contemporary Nurse. 55 (2-3): 261-274. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2019.1647790