Tan Nguyen (He/Him), Health Economist
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Tan Nguyen (He/Him), Health Economist
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Chair, National Oral Health Alliance, Australia, Oral Health Therapist, Health Economist, Deakin Health Economics, PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Great to be at ISPOR RWE Summit 2025. Sharing my 3rd PhD paper, and awarded in the top 5% for abstract research quality.

Holds importance implications for value-based healthcare.

Many thanks to Cathy Mihalopoulos @longkdle.bsky.social Hanny Calache for their guidance.
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Early bird registration closes this Friday 1st October!

Much appreciation for IHT in sponsoring 20 consumer participants to attend.

Register here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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Oral Health Victoria
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July 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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New Program - Mental Health & Oral Health Symposium
📅 31 Oct 2025 | 📍 MCEC, Melbourne
Join us to improve youth mental health through oral health with an research priority-setting workshop.
🎟️ Includes access to DHSV Public Oral Health Conference 2025
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June 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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New economic evaluation paper on dental caries preventive interventions in Latvia. Thankyou to international colleagues for involving me in this work.
With Ilze Maldupa Sergio Uribe Olga Slepcova Egita Senakola Brinkmane Anda Nicola Innes Rodrigo Mariño

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Benefit–Cost Analysis of Noninvasive Early Childhood Caries Interventions among Latvian Children - I. Maldupa, S.E. Uribe, O. Sļepcova, E. Senakola, A. Brinkmane, T.M. Nguyen, N. Innes, R. Mariño, 202...
Objectives: Analyze the benefit–cost analysis of noninvasive early childhood caries (ECC) management in Latvian preschoolers versus placebo, from a health care ...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Thankyou for CHF for supporting the story on oral healthcare access and affordability in regional and rural areas.

#oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity

Starts from 12:30 mins.

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Land for long-awaited housing project becomes homeless campground - ABC listen
The site of a regional social housing project promised seven years ago has become a squat for the homeless in Bendigo, Victoria.
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May 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Australian Labor has retained government. I expect major oral health reforms to occur, as promised over the last term of government.

This is a call for all oral health advocates to keep them accountable.

#oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity
May 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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New PhD paper.

Dental caries preventive interventions for children were NOT cost-effective.

The 'catch'? Results sensitive to including other healthcare costs and time horizon.

Many thanks for my PhD supervisors.

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Economic evaluation on dental caries preventive interventions for Australian children using a priority-setting approach - The European Journal of Health Economics
This study aims to economically evaluate three preventive interventions for dental caries among Australian children from low household income. The interventions included: (1) anticipatory guidance pro...
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April 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Academics in this room, what are your thoughts on meaningful and appropriate acknowledged peer-reviewed? Should major edits that improves a paper so significantly, that peer-reviewers should be named as authors? Thoughts @docsamantha.bsky.social @profsarahbaker.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Still time to vote for the People's Choice Poster Prize, 2025 Value-Based Health Care Congress.

You can find our poster towards the end of the page or search 'Deakin University'.

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#oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity
April 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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"The Whole Tooth" captures the stark reality of unaffordable oral healthcare in Australia. Thankyou @rachelwithers.bsky.social for interviewing me and shedding light on this important issue, in the most recent The Big Issue.
#oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity

Article here:
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The Whole Tooth | Tan Nguyen
"The Whole Tooth" captures the stark reality of unaffordable oral healthcare in Australia. Thankyou Rachel Withers for interviewing me and shedding light on…
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March 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Federal Budget 2025/26 failed Australians for #oralhealth.

FFA extended for 12 months at $107.8M, not INDEXED.

$39M reduction in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule?

Australia clearly needs a Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer, with with relevant skills and experience in population health.
March 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Missed the Health Equity Learning Lab Oz Webinar?
Federal Election priorities for health and social equity
#oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity

Catch-up with the conversation with me and colleagues here:
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Health Equity Learning Lab Oz Webinar – Federal Election priorities for health and social equity
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March 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Vote for our project for VBHC People’s Choice Poster!
Our project with Your Community Health and CoTreat is enhancing Victorian public oral healthcare using AI technology.
#oralhealth #publichealth
Cast your vote: ow.ly/2bAx50Vl8sb
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March 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Officially of X. Feels good.
March 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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NEW PAPER: Many Australians in rural and remote areas still miss out on access to community water fluoridation at optimal levels for health. We all need to step up to support government action for #oralhealth equity.
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Why policy relevant research still matters for community water fluoridation
Community water fluoridation is one of the most important public health interventions. Despite reliable systematically revised evidence supporting the associated health and economic benefits, its imp...
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March 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Half of Australians have deferred a visit to see their dental practitioner in the last 12 months.
#oralhealth

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March 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Join us as we discuss why we need to focus on health equity this Federal election 2025, including #oralhealth

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Health Equity Learning Lab Oz (HELLO)
Date: Monday 17 March 2025
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (ACDT) 12:30-1:30pm (AEDT)
Register here: lnkd.in/gmBu9tWe
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: HELLO Webinar (March). After… | Connie Musolino
Webinar: Federal Election priorities for health and social equity Stretton Health Equity, Stretton Institute, University of Adelaide is running a webinar as…
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March 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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We can't refute that #oralhealth isn't essential. But not all dental services are... What dental services should be government funded or not, and if any, cost-sharing, is important for equitable oral healthcare. And also includes oral healthcare by doctors, etc.

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The Project on X: "As both of Australia’s major parties promise massive funding for Medicare if they are elected, there is a push for them to take it even further and add dental to the list of services Aussies can get for free. GP Dr Max Mollenkopf joins us. https://t.co/FREc1CRIGc" / X
As both of Australia’s major parties promise massive funding for Medicare if they are elected, there is a push for them to take it even further and add dental to the list of services Aussies can get for free. GP Dr Max Mollenkopf joins us. https://t.co/FREc1CRIGc
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February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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If you missed it, you can catch-up with the conversation here.

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February 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Had great fun on 3RRR talking about #oralhealth #economics, my PhD research, why we should have a #sugartax and AI in dentistry today. Thanks @drshanerrr.bsky.social for the opportunity.
February 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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New paper, using real-world evidence.
Nguyen TM et al. (2025). A 24-month follow-up of a professional development program and an audit and feedback system to promote Minimal Intervention Dentistry in a community dental agency. Aust N Zeal J Dent Oral Health Ther. 12(2):6-14.
February 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Will this Australian government support what many peak organisations asking for, a Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer?
#oralhealth #publichealth
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Putting a wellbeing economy, oral health leadership and workforce priorities on the Federal Budget agenda
Alison Barrett writes: Peak Australian health organisations are urging the Federal Government in its upcoming budget to invest in preventive
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February 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Oral cancer costs the Australian economy $2.1 billion annually. 95% is due to productivity losses (DALYs). We urgently need oral cancer prevention.
#oralhealth #publichealth

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Cost of Illness Study on Oral Cancer in Australia
Objectives The aim of this study is to estimate the economic burden of oral cancer in Australia from the societal perspective. Methods The population consisted of the prevalence of lip and oral ca.....
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January 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Happy to share I have been appointed for a 3rd three-year term to the Dental Board of Australia. I look forward to working with our newly appointed and re-appointed Board colleagues and Chair Dr Simon Shanahan.

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January 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Dental Health Services Victoria health promotion messages for oral health: A modified Delphi study.

Please to share this paper as senior author with Shelley Pham Kelli Evans Kishita Patel Fiona Gallagher

#oralhealth #publichealth

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Dental Health Services Victoria health promotion messages for oral health: A modified Delphi study
Issue Addressed The 2022 Oral health messages for Australia were reviewed, revised and published in 2023. This study adapted these messages from a value-based communication perspective to support De.....
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December 19, 2024 at 4:13 AM