Life Long Oral Health – research group

Esben Boeskov Øzhayat

Project leader and Professor at the Department of Odontology. Esben is a dentist and focused on optimizing dental care for vulnerable groups in society, benefiting both the individual and society. Esben holds overall responsibility for the project.
eboz@sund.ku.dk

Astrid Pernille Jespersen

Professor at Copenhagen Centre for Health Research in the Humanities (CoRe) and academic lead for the project's qualitative research. Astrid is an ethnologist who applies a cultural analysis perspective to health, aging, everyday life, and co-creation processes.
apj@hum.ku.dk

Louise Folker Christensen

Postdoc at CoRe; PhD from the Department of Odontology. Louise has a particular interest in the field of medical humanities, as well as quality of life, emotions, and cultural changes in relation to health. She conducts the in-depth interviews with older adults and their relatives for the project.
folker@hum.ku.dk 

Christina Andersen

PhD student at the Department of Odontology. Christina is a dentist with a Master’s degree in Public Health and has worked as a caregiver at a nursing home for a number of years. She is responsible for the clinical dental examinations and the questionnaire surveys in the project.
christina.andersen@sund.ku.dk 

Linnea Eisemann de Almeida

PhD student at the Department of Odontology. Linnea is an ethnologist working within the field of cultural analysis in health research in the humanities. She is responsible for the focus group interviews, individual interviews, and observations in the project
linnea.almeida@sund.ku.dk