Wondwossen Fantaye (D.D.S, PhD)
Department of Dentistry
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Full Name | Wondwossen Fantaye (D.D.S, PhD) |
Education attended | 1.(1979-1985) Czech (Palacky University) former Czechslovakia. Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)2. (2000 -2005) Norway (Bergen University, Faculty of Dentistry)
Dental Public Health (PhD). |
Academic Rank | Assistant Professor |
Working for AAU since | 2005 |
Administrative positions held if any/ past and present | Head, department of Dentistry, School of
Medicine, College of Health Sciences (since 2011) |
Awards ——recognitions — memberships of international bodies/ journals – editorial roles/ initiatives etc |
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Address | Campus: Dental Health service and Training Center. School of Medicine.Building name ….
Floor number Office room no. Office tel.0 11 1 55 39 60 /61 Mobile: +0911 65 26 77 University email ID: dentistry.som@aau.edu.et Alternative email ID: fawondwossen@yahoo.com |
Research interest/ not more than hundred words | Engage in advocacy efforts to raise awareness about importance of Oral Health for health outcomes and quality of life impoverished communities in sub-Saharan Africa.Assess the prevalence of Oral diseases and factors affecting the prevalence and demand for dental treatment as well as attitude toward dental health.
Evaluation of means of improving dental health in the community including oral health education, in KG, Primary & Secondary Schools. |
Publications on reputable journals
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1) Prevalence of dental fluorosis in the Wonji-Shoa Sugar Estate. (Wondwossen Fantaye, Shifera G, Tekle Haimanot R) In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Fluorisis and Defluoridation of Water. Ed.Dahi E and Nielsen JM. Internat. Soc Fluoride Res 39-43. 1997 2) Perception of Dental Fluorosis among Adolescents in urban Areas of
Ethiopia, (Wondwossen F, Astrom A N, Bardsen A, Melaku Z, Teklehaymanot R & Bjorvatn K. Ethiopian Med Jour; 41: 1: 35-44. 2003 3) Perception of Dental Fluorosis amongst Ethiopian children and their mothers. Wondwossen F, Åstrom A N, Bårdsen A, Bjorvatn K Acta Odonto Scand; 61:81-86.2003 4)The relationship between dental caries and dental fluorosis in a moderate- and high fluoride area in Ethiopia. Wondwossen F, Åstrøm AN, Bjorvatn K, Bårdsen A. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol ; 32 (5): 337-44. 2004 5) Socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of severe dental fluorosis. Int. J Paediatr Dent; 16 (2) : 95-103, 2006. 6) The geographic distribution of fluoride in surface and groundwater in Ethiopia with an emphasis on the Rift Valley. Redda Tekle-Haimanot, Zenebe Melakua, Helmut Kloosb, Clemens Reimannc,Wondwossen Fantayea, Legesse Zerihuna, Kjell Bjorvatn.Science of The Total Environment. Volume 367, Issue 1, 15 August 2006, Pages 182–190 7) Lead Levels in Primary Teeth in Children from Urban & Rural Areas in Ethiopia. Helene M. Tvinnereim, Wondwossen Fantaye, Rolf Isrenn, Kjell Bjorvatn, Zenebe Melaku, ReddaTeklehaimanot. 2011, Ethiop Med J, Vo. 49, No. 1. 8) Dental Anxiety: Prevalence and associated Factors, among children who visited Jimma university specialized hospital dental clinic. Selamawit Bezabih, Wondwossen Fantaye, Markos Tesfaye 2013, Ethiop Med J, Vo. 51, No. 2. |