Editorial Board

Dr. Olaniyi Olufemi Taiwo

Dr. Olaniyi Olufemi Taiwo
Head of Department
Basic Sciences and Research
ICOH
Nigeria

Biography :

Dr Taiwo is a Principal Research Fellow and the Head, Department of Basic Sciences and Research with the Intercountry Center for Oral Health (ICOH) for Africa, located in Jos, Nigeria. He graduated as a Dentist in 1999 from the University of Ibadan. He had his Masters in Public Health (MPH) from University of Lagos, Nigeria and another Masters in Clinical Research (MSc) from the University of Liverpool where he was presented the prestigious Dissertation of the year award. His PhD program was in Public Health (Epidemiology track) with Walden University, USA. Dr Taiwo is a Trainee of the Johns Hopkins African Bioethics Training program USA and a student of several Bioethics courses. Passionate about research and pedagogy, he has been involved in many studies including Oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS, Dental caries, Dental trauma, Research ethics and Oral health awareness. He has facilitated several training programs including voluntary ones on research methodologies, epidemiology, biostatistics and oral health sciences. He enjoys mentoring students on their research assignments and participating in research projects. He is widely travelled with many abstracts presented in scientific conferences in different parts of the world and scientific publications in peer reviewed journals. He loves going for long walks in his free time.

Research Interest :

Oral Manifestations of HIV/AIDS, Dental caries, Dental trauma, Research ethics and Oral health awareness.