Rate My Professor Julie Satur

Satur's research focuses on dental policy, oral health workforce regulation, policy, practice, and oral health promotion and evaluation. Her projects include examining parental influences on preschoolers' oral health and weight gain, the impact of oral health practitioners on dental practice, oral health promotion for people with mental illness, Horn of Africa migrants via ethnic radio, and capacity building for diabetic clients at community health services. Key publications comprise 'Models for individual oral health promotion and their effectiveness: a systematic review' (Australian Dental Journal, 2009), 'Patterns of dental therapists' scope of practice and employment in Victoria, Australia' (2009), and contributions to books such as 'Oral health and dental services' in Understanding the Australian Health Care System (2023). She holds editorial roles as Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy and leadership positions including Chair of the Australia-Pacific Taskforce on Global Child Oral Health, member of Health Workforce Australia Professions Advisory Committee, and Australian Dental Council accreditation teams. Satur advises internationally, including for the US Government Accountability Office and University of Fiji. Her contributions extend to Indigenous oral health through partnerships like Miwatj Health Service in East Arnhem Land. In 2024, she received the ADOHTA Oral Health Practitioner of the Year Members’ Choice Award. Satur maintains clinical practice one day weekly in private orthodontics.