Email tosha_k@nus.edu.sg

Tosha Ashish Kalhan is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. She is a dentist by training with more than 6 years of experience in clinical practice and has research interests in the areas of cardiometabolic diseases and integration of oral-general healthcare. During her MSc and PhD programs at NUS (2015-2021), her research work focused on investigating potential links between oral conditions (such as dental caries) and systemic conditions such as atopic dermatitis, gestational diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk in young children. Currently, her work at SSHSPH is primarily focused on Type 2 diabetes and its related complications involving large-scale cohort studies.

• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

• Cardiometabolic diseases
• Atopic dermatitis
• Oral-systemic link
• Early childhood caries

• Doctor of Philosophy (2021), Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Master of Science (2016), Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (2008), K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Gujarat University, India

• 2021-present: Postdoctoral fellow, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

• Kalhan TA, Loo EXL, Shek LPC, Kramer MS, Un Lam C, Karunakaran B, Van Bever H, Goh A, Chong YS, Lee BW, Tan KH, Saw SM, Godfrey KM, Hsu CYS. Evaluation of caregiver-reported criteria for diagnosing eczema in young children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2021 (Accepted Author Manuscript) https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.13675
• Kalhan TA, Un Lam C, Karunakaran B, Chay PL, Chng CK, Nair R, Lee YS, Fong MCF, Chong YS, Kwek K, Saw SM, Shek L, Yap F, Tan KH, Godfrey KM, Huang J, Hsu CS. Caries Risk Prediction Models in a Medical Health Care Setting. J Dent Res 2020;99:787-796
• Kalhan TA, Loo EXL, Kalhan AC, Kramer MS, Karunakaran B, Un Lam C, Van Bever H, Shek LP, Goh A, Chong YS, Lee BW, Gluckman P, Kwek K, Saw SM, Godfrey K, Hsu CY. Atopic dermatitis and early childhood caries: Results of the GUSTO study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017;139:2000-2003
• Kalhan TA, Lin YT, Kalhan AC, Lin YJ, Chou CC, Hsu CS. Dental plaque pH in predicting caries relapse after general anaesthesia – an exploratory study. Int Dent J 2019;69:419-427
• Lin YT, Kalhan AC, Lin YJ, Kalhan TA, Chou CC, Gao XL, Hsu CS. Risk assessment models to predict caries recurrence after oral rehabilitation under general anaesthesia: a pilot study. Int Dent J 2018;68:378-385