Dr Leanne Teoh Receives Melbourne Dental School Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women 2023
The Melbourne Dental School proudly announces Dr Leanne Teoh as a recipient of the Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women 2023.
The Melbourne Dental School is delighted to announce Dr Leanne Teoh as a recipient of the Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women, recognising her outstanding academic endeavours and potential for future career advancements.
Dr Leanne Teoh is a Senior Lecturer of Dental Therapeutics at the Melbourne Dental School, as well as a practising dentist and registered pharmacist. Her research interest is focused on dental prescribing practices and dental antibiotic stewardship. During her PhD, she developed a dental clinical decision tool, titled “Drugs4dent®,” aimed at providing timely decision support for dentists and improving prescribing. She was successful in securing the NHMRC Investigator grant one year post-PhD and has published 36 peer-reviewed publications and one book chapter. Recently, she also co-authored a book, “Handbook of Dental Therapeutics,” which is due to be published in February 2024. She has also been part of the expert writing group for the national dental guidelines, Therapeutic Guidelines Oral and Dental Version 2.
Dr Teoh has been an invited speaker at a range of forums, including the Australian Government Therapeutic Goods Administration, FDI World Dental Federation, and the International Association of Dental Research. She is the current Vice Chair of the Therapeutics Committee for the Australian Dental Association.
About the Scheme
Launched in 2019, the Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women scheme (SGOW) aims to support high-performing early- and mid-career women in academia in advancing their careers towards senior academic and leadership roles.
Offered biennially, the scheme supports recipients over a two-year period to undertake activities intended to increase their academic capability, productivity, and profile with the intention of progressing their careers.
How This Funding Will Help
The funding will support Dr Teoh with a research assistant to help with several projects that she is currently leading. This will enable her to focus on preparing funding grant applications, the conception of new projects, developing new collaborations, and manuscript preparation. She will also be able to spend more time on her leadership roles, such as her role as the Australian Dental Association representative for the review of the National Prescribing Curriculum with the University of Tasmania and Australian Government, and her role as the current Chair of the Global Antibiotic Resistance Dental Network for the FDI World Dental Federation.