Professor Folake B. LAWAL

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	Name: Folake B. Lawal
	Designation: Professor
	Faculty: DENTISTRY
	Department: Periodontology and Community Dentistry
	Phone Number: +2348023658988
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Brief Biography: I graduated from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in 2003 and had my residency training in Community Dentistry at the University College Hospital, Ibadan; I was certified as Fellow after passing the final examinations of both the West African College of Surgeons and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in the specialty of Community Dentistry in April and May 2012, respectively. I also had a Master of Dental Science Degree from the University of Ibadan in 2007 with my dissertation based on oral health care practices. I completed a PhD program at the University of Ibadan in 2021 with my thesis entitled "Comparison of peer-led, dentist-led and teacher-led school-based oral health promotion strategies among adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria". I was appointed a Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in the Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry of the University of Ibadan and University College Hospital in 2012. Since October 2015, I have been a Senior Lecturer in the Department and my research focuses on patient reported outcomes, school oral health promotion, community oral health, oral health related quality of life, health care systems and health care of underserved communities. I teach, conduct research, provide oral health care service to the community and train dental students, medical students, community health care practitioners and dentists at both postgraduate and residency training levels. I collaborate with researchers within and outside my country to solve community and global oral health challenges.

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Research

1. Oral health care practices of adult inhabitants of a traditional African community.

2. Sociodemographic status of patients seeking routine scaling and polishing in Ibadan, Nigeria.

3. Factors influencing awareness, attendance and perception of traditional oral health care practices by residents of a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.

4. Psychometric properties of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 measure in an adult Nigerian patient population.  

5. Comparison of Oral Health Impact Profile -14 and Oral Impact on Daily Performances measures

6. Global self-rating of oral health as a tool to summarise the oral health status of individuals.

7. Oral health education conducted at markets in Igboora.

8. Oral health related quality of life of schoolteachers in Ibadan.

Publications

1. Lawal, F. B., Fagbule, O. F., Lawal, T. A., and Oke, G. A. (2022)."Oral health as an important milieu for social and mental health": Perspectives of adolescents emerging from a qualitative study. Frontiers Oral Health. Click here

2.  Sekulić, S., John, M. T., Bekes, K., Al-Harthy, M. H., Michelotti, A., Reissmann, D. R., Nikolovska, J., Sanivarapu, S., Lawal, F. B., List, T., Čelebić, A., Strajnić, L., Casassus, R., Baba, K., Schimmel, M., Amuasi, A., Jayasinghe, R. D., Strujić-Porović, S., Peck, C. C., Xie, H., … Rener-Sitar, K. (2021).Frequency of Four-dimensional Oral Health Problems across Dental Fields - a Comparative Survey of Slovenian and International Dentists. Slovenian Journal of Public Health. Click here

3. Lawal, F. B., and Dosumu, E. B. (2021). Self-reported and clinically evident gingival bleeding and impact on oral health-related quality of life in young adolescents: a comparative study. Malawi Medical Journal. Click here

4. Bekes, K., John, M. T., Rener-Sitar, K., Al-Harthy, M. H., Michelotti, A., Reissmann, D. R., Nikolovska, J., Sanivarapu, S., Lawal, F. B., List, T., Peršić Kiršić, S., Strajnić, L., Casassus, R., Baba, K., Schimmel, M., Amuasi, A., Jayasinghe, R. D., Strujić-Porović, S., Peck, C. C., Xie, H., … Sekulić, S. (2021). Pediatric patients' reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions. Health Quality Life Outcomes. Click here

5. Lawal, F. B.,and Oke, G. A. (2021).Satisfaction with dental condition and oral health-related quality of life of school-age children with dental pain in Ibadan, Nigeria. SAGE Open Medicine. Click here

6. Lawal, F. B., and Oke, G. A. (2020). Clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices of adolescents in Nigeria. SAGE Open Medicine. Click here

7.  John, M. T., Sekulić, S., Bekes, K., Al-Harthy, M. H., Michelotti, A., Reissmann, D. R., Nikolovska, J., Sanivarapu, S., Lawal, F. B.,List, T., Peršić Kiršić, S., Strajnić, L., Casassus, R., Baba, K., Schimmel, M., Amuasi, A., Jayasinghe, R. D., Strujić-Porović, S., Peck, C. C., Xie, H., … Rener-Sitar, K. (2020).The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. Click here

8. Lawal, F. B.,and Fagbule, O. F. (2020).Knowledge of School-Going Adolescents About the Oral Effects of Tobacco Usage in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. Click here

9. Lawal, F. B.,and Oladayo, A. M. (2019).Sources and Factors Related to Oral Health-Care Information Among Dental Patients of a Teaching Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. Click here

10. Lawal, F. B., and Taiwo, J. O. (2018).Making a Case for Formal School-Based Oral Health Promotion: Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pupils in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. Click here

11. Lawal, F.,and Alade, O. (2017).Dental caries experience and treatment needs of an adult female population in Nigeria. African Health Sciences. Click here

12. Ibiyemi, O., and Lawal, F. B. (2017).A short report on tooth replacement in an older suburban population in Nigeria. Gerodontology. Click here

13. Lawal, F. B.,Ibiyemi, O., Taiwo, J. O., and Oke, G. A. (2016).Dental care seeking behaviour of children in a rural Nigerian community. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Click here

14. Lawal, F. B.,Taiwo, J. O., and Oke, G. A. (2015).Impact of Oral Health on The Quality of Life of Elementary School Teachers. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. Click here

15. Lawal, F. B.,and Arowojolu, M. O. (2015).Sociodemographic Status of Patients Seeking Routine Scaling and Polishing in a Resource Challenged Environment. West African Journal of Medicine. Click here

16. Lawal, F. B.,Taiwo, J. O., and Oke, G. A. (2015).Factors influencing awareness and attendance of traditional oral health care practices by residents of a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. African Health Sciences. Click here

17. Lawal, F. B., Taiwo, J. O., and Arowojolu, M. O. (2015).Comparison of two oral health-related quality of life measures among adult dental patients. Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry. click here

18. Lawal, F. B.,and Taiwo, J. O. (2014).An audit of school oral health education program in a developing country. Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. Click here

19. Lawal, F. B.,Taiwo, J. O., and Arowojolu, M. O. (2014).How valid are the psychometric properties of the oral health impact profile-14 measure in adult dental patients in Ibadan, Nigeria? Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. Click here

20. Lawal, F. B., and Bankole, O. O. (2014).Oral health awareness and practices of primary school teachers in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of the West African College of Surgeons. Click here

Supervision

CURRENT STUDENTS

    Masters Level

1. Dr. Maryam Salako

 Fellowship Level

1. Dr. O.F. Fagbule (WACS)
2. Dr. E. Idiga (WACS)
3. Dr. O. Igbineweka (WACS)
4. Dr. O.O. Oni (NPMCN)

PREVIOUS STUDENTS

1. Dr. Olusola Ipeaiyeda (NPMCN)

Grants

Current Research and Capacity Building Projects including Grants

Title: School Oral Health Promotion Techniques. 
Funder: Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA Re-entry Grant)
Brief Summary: The study aims to evaluate different options of deploying oral health promotion among in-school adolescents.
Role: Principal Investigator

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Other Interest/Hobbies

Reading novels and watching movies.