GAO Xiaoli
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Joint)
- NUS Faculty of Dentistry (Primary)
Research Areas
- Epidemiology of oral diseases
- Health disparity and social determinants
- Health behaviours
- Biopsychosocial modelling for predicting chronic diseases
Teaching Areas
- Dental public health
- Biostatistics
- Research design and critical appraisal
- Health behaviours and communication
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- BDS (1993) Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
- MSc (2003) National University of Singapore
- PhD (2008) National University of Singapore
- FRACDS(DPH) (2014) Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeon
Awards/Honours
- International Association for Dental Research (IADR) John Clarkson Fellowship (2018)
- IADR William J. Gies Award (2011)
- IADR Lion Dental Research Award for Young Investigators (2007)
- Research Output Prize, University of Hong Kong (2014)
- Best Presentation Award (staff), University of Hong Kong (2016)
- Faculty Knowledge Exchange Awards, University of Hong Kong (2011, 2012 & 2014)
Career History
- Registrar and Lecturer (1993-2000 & 2003), School of Stomotology and Affiliated Dental Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China
- Post-doctoral fellow (2008-2011), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong
- Research Assistant Professor (2011-2019), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong
Selected Publications
- Wu L, Gao X, Lo ECM, Ho SMY, McGrath C, Wong MCM. Motivational interviewing to promote oral health in adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 2017; 61(30): 378-384.
- Gao X, Lo EC, McGrath C, Ho SM. Face-to-face individual counseling and online group motivational interviewing in improving oral health. Trials 2015; 16(1):416.
- Gao X, Hamzah SH, Yiu CK, McGrath C, King NM. Dental fear and anxiety in children and adolescents: qualitative study using YouTube. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2013; 15(2):e29.
- Gao XL, Hsu CY, Xu YC, Loh T, Koh D, Hwarng HB. Behavioral pathways explaining oral health disparity in children. Journal of Dental Research 2010; 89(9):985-990.
- Gao XL, Hsu CY, Xu Y, Hwarng HB, Loh T, Koh D. Building caries risk assessment models for children. Journal of Dental Research 2010; 89(6):637-643.