Dr Josefina ValenzuelaPostdoc Research AssistantEmail: m.j.valenzuela@qmul.ac.uk Room Number: Room 4, Floor 4, Institute of Dentistry ProfileTeachingResearchPublicationsProfileJosefina completed a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree at the Universidad de los Andes, Chile in 2010. Following her graduation she practiced as a general dentist for almost two years in private healthcare centres in Santiago and for three years in the healthcare sector for older people in York. She earned her Masters degree in Public Health at the University of York in 2016 and completed her PhD at York in the Department of Health Sciences in 2021. In 2022, she started a postdoctoral research position at QMUL.TeachingDental Public Health Tutorials – Years 2 and 3ResearchResearch Interests:Josefina’s interests are in general and oral health inequalities, dental public health, healthcare systems and health policy.PublicationsValenzuela, M.J., Waterhouse, B., Aggarwal, V.R., Bloor, K. and Doran, T. (2021). Effect of sugar- sweetened beverages on oral health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Public Health, 1;31(1):122-129. Valenzuela, M. J., Aggarwal, V., Bloor, K., Taylor, J. and Doran, T. (2018). Attitudes to the Sugar- Tax in Chile: Implications for Oral Health. Journal of Dental Research, 97 (Spec Iss B): abstract no. 0769. Valenzuela, M. J., Waterhouse, B., Aggarwal, V.R., Bloor, K. and Doran, T (2018). The effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on oral health: a systematic review. PROSPERO: International prospective register of systematic reviews, CRD42018088720. Valenzuela, M. J. (2015). Looking for an improvement in the oral health of the elderly: Is a reform to the GES-60 needed? Revista Chilena de Salud Pública, 19(2): 181-187. Valenzuela, M. J. (2015). “Reimagining global health: An introduction” by Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Arthur Kleinman, and Matthew Basilico. Revista Chilena de Salud Pública, 19(1): 104-105.