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Dr Ioana-Ruxandra Moraru, Reader in Inter-professional Dental Education DMD, PhD, MSc (Clin) Stom , MA, PGCap, FGDent, SHEA

Ioana-Ruxandra

Programme Lead for BSc Oral Health ( Dental Therapy and Hygiene) Reader in Inter-professional Dental Education

Email: i.r.moraru@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 20 7882 8667
Room Number: Office 4, Floor 4 Institute of Dentistry Turner Street, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom,

Profile

Dr. Ioana Ruxandra Moraru, FGDent, SFHEA, is Programme Lead for the BSc (Oral Health) at Queen Mary University of London.

She graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” in Bucharest, where she began her academic career as an Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation (Postgraduate). She later obtained the Consultant title in General Stomatology and went on to lead the Department of Oral Health and Behavioural Sciences before joining QMUL in 2009.  From 2009 to 2020, she served as Academic Clinical Lead for the Southend Academic Dental Clinic, Outreach for Dentistry.

Her PhD focused on the prevention of periodontal disease and dental caries in institutionalized teenagers with learning difficulties, integrating clinical, behavioural, and preventive dimensions.

Her current work builds on her experience as an educator for dental and DHT students, with a strong commitment to professional and interdisciplinary integration and collaboration.

Her research spans dental education, AI in healthcare, ethics of AI, narrative medicine, digital culture and medical education, treatment planning, outreach teaching, and oral health–related quality of life.

She also contributes as a reviewer and mentor with the Teaching Recognition Panel of QM Academy, supporting professional development and recognition in higher education.

Centre: Dental Public Health and Primary Care

Research

Research Interests:

Dental education, AI in healthcare, Ethics of AI, Narrative medicine, Digital culture and medical education, Treatment planning, Outreach teaching, and Oral health–related quality of life.

Publications

Communication and Education in Oral health, Cerma Publishers, Bucharest 2003, ISBN 973-9266-67-3

Behavioural Sciences-lecture Notes, Cerma Publishers, Bucharest, 2006, ISBN 973-87013-6-8

Evaluation of oral health knowledge among personnel in an institution for the rehabilitation of disabled young adults, Moraru, R,  Ghannad, P, et al (2007) JDOH vol 8, (3 )13-16

The oral health of Romanian young adults with multiple disabilities, in Bucharest, Sector 2 ,  Moraru R, Ghannad, P et al (2007) JDOH vol 8,  (3 ). 105-107

Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Stress in Dental Undergraduates: A Multinational Survey, Pau, A, Rowland, ML, Naidoo, S, et al (2007) J Dent Educ. 71(2): 197-204

Cone beam computed tomography as a method of qualitative and quantitative analysis of alveolar crest in the frontal mandibular area, Georgescu C et al, (2010) Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology, 51(4):713–717

Perceptions of Intimidation and Bullying in Dental Schools: a Multi-National Study , Rowland, ML, Naidoo,S, AbdulKAdir,R et al,(2010) Int Dent J vol60,(2)106-112

Validation of a Romanian version of the short form of the oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) for use in an urban adult population, Slusanschi O , Moraru R et al( 2013), Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry, 11 (3): 235-42

Outstanding Publications:

Evolution of CPITN Index in Relation to Clohexidine Mouthwash Use in Patients with Deflective Occlusal Contacts: Nicolae, X, Preoteasa, E, Murariu Magureanu, C, Moraru, R, Preotesa, C (2025) Bioengineering-3908091

Supervision

Oral health impact and oral health related behaviours and attitudes in Closed Communities

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