SPEAKER PROFILE
Ms Kelsey A Pateman
BOH
Oral Health Therapist
AUSTRALIA
Kelsey is an Oral Health Therapist and PhD candidate based at the University of Queensland, School of Dentistry. Her PhD study, titled “support needs and quality of life implications in head and neck cancer” is focussed on exploring the changes to oral health that occur as a result of treatment for cancers to the head and neck, and how these changes affect quality of life, including psychosocial consequences. The results of this research have described unmet oral health and psychosocial support needs and will be used to identify strategies to enhance supportive care for people treated for head and neck cancer. Kelsey is also employed as a research assistant as part of the Dental Public Health research group.
Professional Biography
Kelsey is an Oral Health Therapist and PhD candidate based at the University of Queensland, School of Dentistry. Her PhD study, titled “support needs and quality of life implications in head and neck cancer” is focussed on exploring the changes to oral health that occur as a result of treatment for cancers to the head and neck, and how these changes affect quality of life, including psychosocial consequences. The results of this research have described unmet oral health and psychosocial support needs and will be used to identify strategies to enhance supportive care for people treated for head and neck cancer. Kelsey is also employed as a research assistant as part of the Dental Public Health research group.
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