Rate My Professor Jeroen Kroon

Professor Jeroen Kroon serves as a Professor in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at Griffith University, leading the public oral health research team. He earned his BChD (Hons), MChD in Community Dentistry, and PhD in 2008 from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Kroon joined Griffith University in March 2006, following his association with the University of Pretoria. His academic career encompasses teaching and research in preventive dentistry, epidemiology, and public health dentistry. He contributes to higher degree by research supervision, with completions including PhD theses on topics such as predicting dental caries using salivary biomarkers and social cognitive factors in preschoolers' oral hygiene behaviors.

Kroon's scholarly output includes numerous peer-reviewed articles addressing oral health disparities, caries risk factors, and interprofessional education. Key publications feature 'Impact of parent-related factors on dental caries in the permanent dentition of adolescents: an ecological study' (Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2016, cited 157 times), 'Relationship between body mass index and dental caries among adolescent children in China' (BMC Oral Health, 2020, cited 89 times), 'Factors associated with regular dental attendance by aged care residents with dementia' (Gerodontology, 2022, cited 18 times), 'Predicting dental caries increment using salivary biomarkers and past caries experience' (Clinical Oral Investigations, 2021, cited 10 times), and 'Passive smoking and oral health of infants, preschoolers, and school-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2023, cited 20 times). With over 326 citations on Google Scholar, his work examines social determinants of oral diseases, caregiver influences on child caries, BMI associations, and barriers to dental care in vulnerable groups like aged care residents and remote communities. Kroon has advanced community initiatives, including dental students' oral health promotion in local preschools since 2013, and contributed to discussions on reducing dental waiting lists through non-financial strategies.