Research areas

• Oral health
• Global health
• Implementation science
• Human resources for health
• Personalised medicine

Academic background

• 2019 – 2024 MSc in International Health, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health
• 2012 – 2017 Degree in Dental Surgery (DDS), University of Tartu, Institute of Dentistry

Publications

• Põld, A., Kientega, D.F., Garé, J.V. et al. A mixed methods evaluation of the effectiveness of an oral health training program for disability care workers in Burkina Faso. BMC Oral Health 24, 33 (2024).
• Miranda, A. V., Feng, K., Põld, A., Tagari, M. Y., Meilianti, S., Sharief, S., … & Afolabi, R. (2023). Youth‐inclusive framework for a sustainable future in planetary health action: A conference summary. Public Health Challenges, 2(2), e81.
• Riad A, Põld A, Kateeb E and Attia S (2022) Oral Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination: Analysis of VAERS Reports. Front. Public Health 10:952781. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.952781Wong, B.L.H., Khurana, M.P., Smith, R.D. et al. Harnessing the digital potential of the next generation of health professionals. Hum Resour Health 19, 50 (2021).
• Riad, A., Boccuzzi, M., Pold, A., & Krsek, M. (2021). The alarming burden of non‐communicable diseases in COVID‐19 new normal: Implications on oral health. Oral Diseases, 27.

Current projects

• A cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of community health workers addressing population oral health needs in Nouna, Burkina Faso. (since 2024)
  • Funding organization: Aktionsgemeinschaft Zahnarzthilfe Brasilien plus e.V.

Past projects

• A mixed methods evaluation of the effectiveness of an oral health training program for disability care workers in Burkina Faso. (2022)
  • Funding organization: The Borrow Foundation