Dentistry & Health Sciences
Associate Professor Barbara Taylor
BDS MDSc FRACDS
Position Associate Professor in Dentistry, Coordinator of Oral Health Therapy
Campus Wagga Wagga
Office Building 4 Room 118
Phone (02) 69332397
Fax (02) 69332835
Biography
Associate Professor Taylor received her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Adelaide. She practiced as a general dentist prior to undertaking postgraduate specialist training, and receiving a Master of Dental Science (Periodontics) degree, at the University of Sydney. A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, she is also a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and a recipient of the Australian Dental Association Service Medallion.
From 1991 until 2008 Associate Professor Taylor was in specialist periodontal practice at the Sydney Dental Hospital where she gained extensive experience in clinical practice, administration, teaching and research. An acknowledged authority in the management of medically compromised patients, she designed the Department of Periodontics and was responsible for leading its development as a clinical, educational and research facility.
During this time, Associate Professor Taylor was also involved in undergraduate and postgraduate didactic and clinical teaching, both as a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Coordinator for the Master of Dental Science (Periodontics) specialist training program at the University of Sydney, and as a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle.
Associate Professor Taylor’s research interests are in the association between oral health and general health, particularly in the relationship between inflammation, periodontal disease, and cardiovascular risk. She established and leads a multidisciplinary research group that has conducted two clinical trials to date, one of which was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, which form the basis for her doctoral studies at the University of Oslo in Norway.