Clinical and public health research training in oral health for Southeast Asia

摘要 口腔疾病在全球范围内构成重大健康挑战，并影响人们的一生。这些疾病 这些疾病与其他主要慢性非传染性疾病和病症有着共同的风险因素。的 良好的口腔-全身健康联系也表明，预防和治疗口腔疾病是 这是维持良好的一般健康和福祉的关键组成部分。然而，由于缺乏人员， 培训，研究方法的知识，和资金，口腔保健和研究仍然是有限的，在东南 亚洲东南亚国家在地理、社会结构和文化上的巨大差异， 需要进行当地相关研究，以确定风险因素和口腔健康管理策略， 在每个国家都有效。这项申请的目标是可持续地加强口腔健康研究 通过在泰国建立培训中心和建立一个 区域研究员。该计划建议建立和扩大两个既定的培训方案“临床， 泰国公共卫生和行为口腔健康研究培训”（D43 TW 007768和D43 TW 009071， PI：DeRouen），这是华盛顿大学牙科学院 (UW)以及孔敬大学（KKU）和法政大学（TU）的附属牙科学院， 泰国Waranuch Pitiphat博士，KKU牙科学院院长，该计划（PD）的主任是一位 主要合作者和副主任以前的培训计划。该计划还将 包括4个主要合作机构：印度尼西亚大学、马来亚大学、菲律宾大学 马尼拉和越南的坎托医药大学。目前正在进行五个级别的培训 建议：（1）短期培训。一系列为期5天的临床研究方法研讨会， 泰国或其他东南亚国家每年（n=120）;（2）中期培训。8周 位于西雅图的华盛顿大学COHO临床研究方法研究所的项目。学员将参加 在线培训6周，西雅图培训2周（共18例）;（3）中期培训。一个短期课程 泰国KKU每年提供研究方法和生物统计学培训。这是一个密集 一种计划，受训者将参加教学课程，并在最后提出个人研究建议 4个月疗程（共20例）。中期学员可申请下一级培训;（4）非学位 研究训练。研究奖学金计划允许受训人员在本国进行研究， 当地导师以及UW和泰国教师的指导（n=16）;（5）长期培训。程序 将支持五名来自东南亚的牙医在两所泰国大学攻读口腔科学博士学位。后 在泰国完成为期一年的课程后，博士生将参加西雅图的暑期学院， 与华盛顿大学的导师制定论文研究计划，在他们的祖国进行。

ABSTRACT Oral diseases pose a major health challenge globally and affect people throughout their lifetime. These diseases share common risk factors with other major Chronic Non-communicable Diseases and Disorders (NCDs). The well-established oral-systemic health connections also indicate that prevention and treatment of oral diseases is a critical component in maintaining good general health and well-being. Yet, due to the lack of personnel, access to training, knowledge of research methods, and funding, oral health care and research is still limited in Southeast Asia. The large diversities in the geography, social structure and cultures in Southeast Asian nations emphasize the need for locally relevant research to identify risk factors and oral health management strategies that would be effective in each country. The goal of this application is to sustainably strengthen the oral health research capacity among LMICs in Southeast Asia by establishing a training hub in Thailand and fostering a network of regional researchers. The plan proposes to build upon and expand two established training programs “Clinical, Public Health, and Behavioral Oral Health Research Training for Thailand” (D43TW007768 and D43TW009071, PI: DeRouen), which have been collaborative efforts between the University of Washington School of Dentistry (UW) and affiliated Faculties of Dentistry at Khon Kaen University (KKU) and Thammasat University (TU) in Thailand. Dr. Waranuch Pitiphat, Dean of KKU Faculty of Dentistry, the Director of this Program (PD) was a major collaborator and Associate Director of the previous training programs. The proposed program will also include 4 major collaborating institutions: University of Indonesia, University of Malaya, University of Philippines Manila, and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Vietnam. Five levels of training are being proposed: (1) Short-term training. A series of 5-day workshops on clinical research methods, conducted in Thailand or other Southeast Asian countries annually (n=120 total); (2) Intermediate-term training. An 8-week program at the UW COHO Institute in Clinical Research Methods in Seattle. The trainees will participate in the program online for 6 weeks and in Seattle for 2 weeks (n=18 total); (3) Medium-term training. A Short Course Training in Research Methodology & Biostatistics offered annually at KKU in Thailand. This is an intensive program in which the trainees will take didactic courses and develop an individual research proposal at the end of the 4-month course (n=20 total). Medium-term trainees can apply for the next level of training; (4) Non-degree research training. A research fellowship program allows the trainees to do research in home country under guidance of a local mentor as well as UW and Thai faculty (n=16 total); (5) Long-term training. The program will support five dentists from Southeast Asia to pursue PhD in Oral Sciences at the two Thai universities. After completing 1-year coursework in Thailand, PhD students will attend the Summer Institute in Seattle and work with UW mentors to develop a dissertation research proposal to be carried out in their home country.