Dr Afolabi OYAPERO

BDS (Lagos), MPH (Lagos), FMCDS (Nig.)

afolabi.oyapero@lasucom.edu.ng

Academic Background, Trainings, Skills, Positions, Teaching, Achievements (in Summary).

Dr Oyapero Afolabi is a Dental Public Health Specialist who obtained distinction and credits at every level in his undergraduate preclinical and clinical training. He also obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and he is a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. He is also a Mayo Clinic certified Tobacco cessation Treatment Specialist. He has had employment and collaboration experience with Ministries of health, Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Federal government agencies and with international bodies in nations (Nigeria/Japan/Canada/Germany/ United States of America),and establishments ( Global bridges- Mayo Clinic/ The John Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health/ Ontario Tobacco Research unit/ Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco/ University of Iowa). He is presently a Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in the Faculty of Dentistry at the Lagos State University and the lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Afolabi has published over 50 full-length peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, contributed 2 chapters to textbooks, written 2 published policy documents, 21 conference abstracts and has attended over 50 scientific conferences where he presented papers at over 20 of such conferences. He is skilled in epidemiology, tobacco control, policy drafting, public health program planning and evaluation. He has held positions in professional organizations and has won many distinctions, scholarships and awards

Research Interests/Specialisations

Tobacco Cessation and Control, Oral health Policy, Oral Disease and Quality of life.

Publications

1. Olatosi, O.O., Li, M., Alade, A.A. Oyapero, A., Busch, T., Pape, J., et al.
Replication of GWAS significant loci in a sub-Saharan African Cohort with early childhood caries: a pilot study. BMC Oral Health 21, 274 (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01623-y

Replication of GWAS significant loci in a sub-Saharan African Cohort with early childhood caries: a pilot study. BMC Oral Health 21, 274 (2021).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01623-y

2. Olatosi OO, Alade AA, Naicker T, Busch T, Oyapero A, Li M, Pape J, Olotu J, Awotoye W, Hassan M, Adeleke C, Adeyemo WL, Shaffer J,
Marazita ML, Butali A. Dental Caries Severity and Nutritional Status of Nigerian Preschool Children. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2021 Mar 25:23800844211002108. doi: 10.1177/23800844211002108. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33764218.

Marazita ML, Butali A. Dental Caries Severity and Nutritional Status of Nigerian Preschool Children. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2021 Mar 25:23800844211002108. doi: 10.1177/23800844211002108. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33764218.

3. Oyapero A, Olatosi OO, Olagundoye O.
Are Nigerian oral health workers overlooking opportunities to promote interventions for tobacco smoking cessation? Popul. Med. 2021;3(February):6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/132292

Are Nigerian oral health workers overlooking opportunities to promote interventions for tobacco smoking cessation? Popul. Med. 2021;3(February):6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/132292

4. Oyapero A, Adenaike A, Edomwonyi A, Adeniyi A, Olatosi O.
Association between dental caries, odontogenic infections, oral hygiene status and anthropometric measurements of children in Lagos, Nigeria. Braz. J. Oral Sci. [Internet]. 2021Jan.5 [cited 2021Jun.1];19:e201431.
Available from: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8661431

Association between dental caries, odontogenic infections, oral hygiene status and anthropometric measurements of children in Lagos, Nigeria. Braz. J. Oral Sci. [Internet]. 2021Jan.5 [cited 2021Jun.1];19:e201431. Available from: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8661431

5. Olatosi OO, Mgbemere OJ, Oyapero A, Omotuyole AS, Okolo CC.
Awareness and Preferred Mode of Getting Information on First Aid Management of Avulsed Permanent Teeth: Survey of Nigerian Mothers. Pesqui. Bras. Odontopediatria Clín. Integr. 21;2021.
https://doi.org/10.1590/pboci.2021.008

Awareness and Preferred Mode of Getting Information on First Aid Management of Avulsed Permanent Teeth: Survey of Nigerian Mothers. Pesqui. Bras. Odontopediatria Clín. Integr. 21;2021. https://doi.org/10.1590/pboci.2021.008

6. Oyapero A, Bakare TI, Goncalves TF.
Advancing oral health policy for mandatory dental screening before admission into public primary and secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria. J Family Med Prim 2020;9:5988-94.
https://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2020/9/12/5988/305585

Advancing oral health policy for mandatory dental screening before admission into public primary and secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria. J Family Med Prim 2020;9:5988-94. https://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2020/9/12/5988/305585

7. Adeniyi AA, Oyapero A.
Predisposing, enabling and need factors influencing dental service utilization among a sample of adult Nigerians. Population Medicine 2020;2(44):1-9.
DOI: 10.18332/popmed/128504

Predisposing, enabling and need factors influencing dental service utilization among a sample of adult Nigerians. Population Medicine 2020;2(44):1-9.
DOI: 10.18332/popmed/128504

8. Opaleye, T., Okoturo, E., Adesina, O.A. Oyapero, A. Salami, Y.A., Wemambu, J.C.
Salivary Cortisol as a Stress Monitor During Third Molar Surgery. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01480-2

Salivary Cortisol as a Stress Monitor During Third Molar Surgery. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01480-2

9. EOyapero A, Edomwonyi AI, Adeniyi AA, Olatosi OO.
Can oral health-related quality of life be worsened by dental appointments?. Dent Res J 2020;17:395-403.
https://www.drjjournal.net/text.asp?2020/17/5/395/294326

Can oral health-related quality of life be worsened by dental appointments?. Dent Res J 2020;17:395-403.
https://www.drjjournal.net/text.asp?2020/17/5/395/294326

Dr Afolabi OYAPERO