Arheiam Arheiam, BDS, MSc, PhD, DDPH RCS (Eng.), University of Benghazi, Libya
Dr Arheiam Arheiam is an associate professor of dental public health and preventive dentistry at the University of Benghazi. He obtained his PhD from the University of Liverpool in the UK. Throughout his career, Dr Arheiam has served on several committees and academic positions, including the dean of the dental school, the founding president of the Libya section of The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR), and a founding member of the Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group (ECCAG). Currently, he holds the position of director of the postgraduate program in dental public health and possesses considerable experience in research focused on oral epidemiology, inequalities, quality of life, and self-reported outcomes.
Rafael Aiello Bomfim, PhD, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil
Dr Rafael Bomfim graduated in Dentistry from the University of São Paulo USP-SP and earned a Master's and PhD in Preventive Dentistry (FO-USP), and a Postdoc in Public Health (2020) at the Public Health School, Brazil (FSP-USP). Since 2014, he has served as a professor at the School of Dentistry at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. He has experience in the areas of Public Health and Dentistry, acting mainly on the following themes: Implementation Science, Fluoridation of public water supply, Epidemiology and Public Health, Health Services Research, Nutrition and Health Inequities.
Arash Ghanbarzadegan, DDS, MPH, PhD, Sydney Dental School, The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Arash Ghanbarzadegan is a lecturer at the University of Sydney and holds an Honorary Adjunct Lecturer position at the University of Adelaide. During his doctoral and post-doctoral research at the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, he investigated socioeconomic inequalities within Australian dental service sectors. Dr Ghanbarzadegan introduced a novel conceptual model, the "Triangle of Inequality in Dental Services," to address dental service disparities. He modified sensitivity analysis approaches for counterfactual multiple mediation, employing the Ratio of Mediator Probability Weighting (RMPW) approach. His research focuses on evidence-based policy, oral health services, digital health, and inequality in vulnerable populations, with a specific focus on older adults.