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

摘要 口腔疾病在全球范围内对健康构成重大挑战，并影响人们的一生。这些疾病 与其他主要慢性非传染性疾病和疾病(NCDs)具有共同的风险因素。这个 建立良好的口腔-系统健康联系也表明，口腔疾病的预防和治疗 这是维持良好的整体健康和福祉的关键组成部分。然而，由于缺乏人员，进入 在东南部，培训、研究方法的知识和资金、口腔保健和研究仍然有限 亚洲。东南亚国家在地理、社会结构和文化上的巨大差异强调 有必要进行当地相关研究，以确定风险因素和口腔健康管理战略，从而 在每个国家都要有效。这项应用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培养 地区研究人员。该计划建议在现有的两个培训项目“临床、 泰国公共卫生和行为口腔健康研究培训“(D43TW007768和D43TW009071， Pi：Derouen)，这是华盛顿大学牙学院之间的合作努力 昆健大学(KKU)和法政大学(TU)牙科(UW)及其附属学院 泰国。瓦拉努赫·皮蒂法特博士，KKU牙学院院长，本项目(PD)主任是一名 以前培训项目的主要合作者和副主任。拟议的计划还将 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 马尼拉大学和越南医科大学医药学系。目前正在进行五个级别的培训 建议：(1)短期培训。一系列为期五天的临床研究方法研讨会，于 泰国或其他东南亚国家每年(n=120)；(2)中期培训。为期8周的 西雅图威斯康星大学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(n=18)；(3)中期培训。短期课程 泰国KKU每年提供研究方法论和生物统计学方面的培训。这是一场密集的 受训人员将参加授课课程，并在结束时制定个人研究方案的计划 疗程4个月(n=20)。中期学员可申请下一阶段的培训；(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以下研究 一名当地导师以及威斯康星大学和泰国教职员工的指导(n=16)；(5)长期培训。该计划 将支持来自东南亚的五名牙医在两所泰国大学攻读口腔科学博士学位。之后 在泰国完成为期一年的课程后，博士生将在西雅图的暑期学院学习并工作 与威斯康星州大学的导师一起制定一份在本国进行的学位论文研究提案。

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.