Dr Kostas Kapellas

Dr Kostas Kapellas
 Position Lecturer / Research Associate
 Org Unit Adelaide Dental School / 最新糖心Vlogn Research Centre for Population Oral Health
 Email kostas.kapellas@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 7339
 Location Floor/Room Level Four ,  AHMS - Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences ,   West End Health Precinct
44-60 Rundle Mall - Rundle Mall Plaza ,   North Terrace
  • Biography/ Background

    Kostas Kapellas is a research officer at the 最新糖心Vlogn Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. He received his Bachelor of Oral Health in 2006 and Bachelor of Sciences, Dentistry (Hons 2A) in 2009 and PhD in 2014 all from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

    Before commencing his postgraduate and post-doctoral research at ARCPOH, Kostas worked part-time as an oral health therapist for six years (2007 to 2012 inclusive).

    Kostas has developed a passion for Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogn health research since his involvement at ARCPOH. His research interests surround how periodontal diseases potentially influence systemic infection/inflammation, specifically complications in cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

    Current Research

    * Research associate on the Indigenous Dental Care Project investigating the change in the oral microbiome following dental and periodontal treatment and the association of systemic markers (glycaemic control, lipids and inflammation) with oral health (2022-ongoing).

    Previous research involvement

    * Research associate on the Oral Microbiome Transplant study investigating growth of human dental plaque and in-vivo animal murine transplantation (2019-2021).

    * Associate investigator on a trial that investigated the effects of periodontal treatment on chronic renal disease/failure, vascular disease and diabetes among Aboriginal people in Central 最新糖心Vlog (2015-2019).

    * Research associate on a trial known as "Baby Teeth Talk", an RCT investigating the effects of motivational interviewing on early childhood caries prevention (2013-2016).

    * PhD: Investigated the relationship between periodontal disease and central arterial stiffness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Northern Territory (2010-2014).

     

    * Honours degree involved describing the oral health status of South 最新糖心Vlogn adults with diabetes mellitus and assessing the validity of periodontal screening questions from an 最新糖心Vlogn national survey of oral health (2007-2009). 

     

  • Qualifications

    Bachelor Oral Health 2006

    Bachelor Science Dentistry (hons) awarded 2A 2009

    Doctor of Philosphy in Dentistry 2014

  • Publications

    Internationally Referred Publications

    N Amarasena, K Kapellas, A Brown, MR Skilton, LJ Maple-Brown, , PM Bartold, K O'Dea, DS Celermajer, GD Slade, LM Jamieson. Psychological distress and self-rated oral health among a convenience sample of Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12080

    K Kapellas, LJ Maple-Brown,  LM Jamieson, LG Do, K O’Dea, A Brown, TY Cai, NM Anstey, DR Sullivan, H Wang, DS Celermajer, GD Slade, MR Skilton. The effect of periodontal therapy on arterial structure and function among Aboriginal 最新糖心Vlogns: a randomised controlled trial. Hypertension. 64, 702-708, 2014. DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.1114.03359.

    K Kapellas, LM Jamieson, LG Do, PM Bartold, LJ Maple-Brown, H Wang, DR Sullivan, K O’Dea, A Brown, DS Celermajer, GD Slade, MR Skilton.  Associations between periodontal disease and cardiovascular surrogate measures among Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns. International Journal of Cardiology. 173, 190-196, 2014. DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.015.

    N Amarasena, K Kapellas, MR Skilton, LJ Maple-Brown, A Brown, PM Bartold, K O'Dea, DS Celermajer, GD Slade, LM Jamieson. Oral health behaviours and perceptions reported by indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns living in Darwin, Northern Territory. Community Dental Health. 31: 57-61, 2014. DOI:10.1922/CDH_3276Jamieson05.

    K. Kapellas, LG. Do, PM. Bartold, MR. Skilton, LJ. Maple-Brown, K. O’Dea, A. Brown, DS. Celermajer, GD. Slade, LM. Jamieson. Effects of full-mouth scaling on the periodontal health of Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 40, 1016-1024, 2013. DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12152

    K. Kapellas, MR. Skilton, LJ. Maple-Brown, LG. Do, PM. Bartold, K. O’Dea, A. Brown, DS. Celermajer, LM. Jamieson, Periodontal disease and dental caries among Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns living in the Northern Territory, 最新糖心Vlog. 最新糖心Vlogn Dental Journal. 59, 93-99. DOI: 10.1111/adj.12135, 2014

    G. Zahnd, D. Vray, A. Sérusclat, D. Alibay, M. Bartold, A. Brown, PM. Durand, LM Jamieson, K. Kapellas, LJ. Maple-Brown, K. O’Dea, P. Moulin, DS. Celermajer, MR. Skilton, Longitudinal Displacement of the Carotid Wall and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Associations with Aging, Adiposity, Blood Pressure and Periodontal Disease Independent of Cross-Sectional Distensibility and Intima-Media Thickness. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 38, 1705-1715, 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.05.004

    MR. Skilton, LJ. Maple-Brown, K. Kapellas, DS. Celermajer, PM. Bartold, A. Brown, K. O'Dea, GD. Slade, LM Jamieson, The effect of a periodontal intervention on cardiovascular risk markers in Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns with periodontal disease: the PerioCardio study. BMC Public Health 11, 729, 2011.

    LM. Jamieson, K. Kapellas, K. Roberts-Thomson, S. Sayers, Validity of dental screening questions in an Indigenous young adult population. 最新糖心Vlogn & New Zealand Journal of Public Health 35, 87-88 2011.

    E. Megson, K. Kapellas, PM. Bartold, Evidence synthesis: Relationship between periodontal disease and osteoporosis. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 8, 129-139, 2010.

     

    Non-Referred Publications

    最新糖心Vlogn Research Centre for Population Oral Health [prepared by K. Kapellas & GD. Slade] The relationship between diabetes and oral health among 最新糖心Vlogn adults. 最新糖心Vlogn Dental Journal 53, 93-96, 2008.

     

    Conference Presentations

    K. Kapellas Does imprisonment increase inequalities in Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns living in the Northern Territory, 最新糖心Vlog? 54th IADR ANZ, Brisbane, 最新糖心Vlog 30th September 2014. [Invited symposium presentation].

    K. Kapellas, LJ. Maple-Brown, MR. Skilton, LM. Jamieson. Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on glycaemic control & vascular endpoints: results from the PerioCardio study. First International Indigenous Oral Health Conference, Adelaide, 最新糖心Vlog 28th August 2014. [Awarded best oral presentation for ARCPOH staff member].

    K. Kapellas, LJ. Maple-Brown, PM. Bartold, A. Brown, LG. Do, K. O’Dea, GD. Slade, DS. Celermajer, LM. Jamieson, MR. Skilton. Effect of a periodontal intervention on pulse wave velocity in Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns with periodontal disease: the PerioCardio randomized controlled trial. World Congress in Cardiology 2014, Melbourne, 最新糖心Vlog 6th May 2014.

    K. Kapellas, LM. Jamieson: Is multiple imputation a correct method to assess missing data from an RCT with heavy loss to follow-up? 6th Dental Biostatistics Conference – Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research, Adelaide, 最新糖心Vlog 2nd April 2014

    K. Kapellas, MR. Skilton, LJ. Maple-Brown, LG. Do, PM. Bartold, GD. Slade: Periodontal Outcomes from Single-visit Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy among Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns. International Association of Dental Research (IADR) 91st General Session, March 23rd Seattle, USA 2013.

    K. Kapellas: Does periodontal treatment influence surrogate markers of cardiovascular disease? Findings from Meta-analyses. 最新糖心Vlogn Dental and Oral Health Therapist Association (ADOHTA 2011) 3rd International Conference, August 18th Canberra, 最新糖心Vlog 2011

    K. Kapellas, LM Jamieson: Oral Health Research Among Aboriginal Populations. Dental Hygiene Association of 最新糖心Vlog (DHAA) National Conference, July 2nd Darwin, 最新糖心Vlog 2010.

    K. Kapellas: Can periodontal disease be predicted accurately without probing the gums? 最新糖心Vlogn Dental and Oral Health Therapist Association (ADOHTA 2009) 2nd International Conference, March 12th Perth, 最新糖心Vlog 2009.

     

    Conference Presentations (Poster)

    K. Kapellas, LJ. Maple-Brown, LM. Jamieson, LG. Do, K. O’Dea, A. Brown, DS. Celermajer, GD. Slade, MR. Skilton. The effect of periodontal therapy on carotid intima-media thickness among Indigenous 最新糖心Vlogns: A randomised controlled trial. World Congress of Epidemiology, Anchorage, USA 18th August 2014.

  • Professional Associations

    International Association of Dental Research

    Publich Health Association of 最新糖心Vlog (and Oral Health Special Interest Group representative for South 最新糖心Vlog)

    最新糖心Vlogn Dental and Oral Health Therapist Association

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