Dr Nicole Stormon
Program Convenor, Doctor of Dental Medicine
Senior Lecturer
School of Dentistry
+61 7 336 58116
Researcher biography
Dr Nicole Stormon is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and AHPRA registered Oral health therapist. The current and inaugural Program Convenor for the School of Dentistry's Doctor of Dental Medicine. She is also the Principal Research Fellow for Queensland Health Metro North Community and Oral Health. She is the current President of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (ADOHTA Ltd). An alumnus of the University of Queensland for her undergraduate and postgraduate training, Nicole has become an internationally recognised leader and advocate in Oral Health Therapy.
Nicole Stormon has publications in high quality journals, numerous conference presentation and research collaborations. Health service research is a central theme of her research, with ongoing collaborations with Queensland Health to develop evidence-based and cost-effective models of dental care. She has extensive experience in the analysis of complex quantitative health service data and large longitudinal cohort studies. Additionally, Nicole is experienced in relevant health services research methods including qualitative, scoping methods and consumer engagement. Translating evidence into practice can be challenging, however her research aims to implement innovations and generate new knowledge to better patients oral health outcomes. Being a clinician herself and her effective collaborations to the health service are key to bridging the knowledge-implementation gap.
As President of ADOHTA Nicole Stormon represents the oral health workforce and applies expertise, leadership and governance skills. As an advocate for oral health, she has consulted on a number of national oral health policy issues. Called as an expert witness into the Aged Care Royal Commission into oral health. She has contributed to countless written submissions and representations on national and local advocacy and policy matters. As a leader and advocate for her profession, saw through the recognition and implementation of oral health professionals in obtaining provider numbers and claiming within the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. She has contributed to ongoing public policy issues and has published evaluations of the federal funding policy the Child Dental Benefits.
Book
Stormon, Nicole, Douglas-Miller, Tachae and Shetty, Sowmya (2022). Dentistry environment essentials. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8be74db
Journal Articles
Stormon, Nicole and Sexton, Christopher (2023). Parental recall bias in observational studies: child dental service use. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 33 (5), 450-456. doi: 10.1111/ipd.13051
Hopcraft, MS, McGrath, R, Stormon, N and Parker, G (2023). Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners. Australian Dental Journal, 68 (3), 216-217. doi: 10.1111/adj.12971
Stormon, Nicole and Sowa, Marcin (2023). Child Dental Benefits Schedule Subsidised Existing Utilisation of Dental Care over Addressing Unmet Needs. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023, 1-10. doi: 10.1155/2023/5764573
Hopcraft, MS, McGrath, R, Stormon, N and Parker, G (2023). Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners. Australian Dental Journal, 68 (3), 160-170. doi: 10.1111/adj.12961
Hopcraft, Matthew, Stormon, Nicole, McGrath, Roisin and Parker, Gordon (2023). Factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts by Australian dental practitioners. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12849
Nation, Alison, Pukallus, Margaret, Stormon, Nicole, Foley, Michael and Lalloo, Ratilal (2022). Health professionals delivering oral health interventions in early childhood: a scoping review of Australian and New Zealand literature. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34 (2), 303-315. doi: 10.1002/hpja.678
Stormon, Nicole, Sexton, Christopher, Chen, Cecilia, Hsu, Elizabeth, Chen, Pei‐Chen and McGowan, Kelly (2022). SMS reminders to improve outpatient attendance for public dental services: a retrospective study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (5), e2255-e2263. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13663
Stormon, Nicole, Seysan, Martin, Ford, Pauline J. and Eley, Diann (2022). Different degrees, similar personalities: A four-year comparison of dentistry and medicine students. Focus on Health Professional Education, 23 (2), 60-68. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v23i2.541
Stormon, Nicole, Do, Loc and Sexton, Christopher (2022). Has the Child Dental Benefits Schedule improved access to dental care for Australian children?. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (6), e4095-e4102. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13803
Stormon, Nicole, Sexton, Christopher, Ford, Pauline J. and Eley, Diann S. (2022). Understanding the well‐being of dentistry students. European Journal of Dental Education, 26 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/eje.12666
Stormon, Nicole (2022). The use of consent forms in a "call from class" model of dental care for Australian Indigenous children. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1), 134-137. doi: 10.1002/hpja.575
Stormon, Nicole, Clifford, Susan, Lange, Katherine, Mangoyana, Clare, Ford, Pauline, Wake, Melissa and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50 (4) cdoe.12662, 260-269. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12662
Stormon, Nicole, Beckett, Deanna, Gardner, Suzanne, Keshoor, Smita, Smart, Karen, Wallace, Linda, Ford, Pauline J., Satur, Julie and Eley, Diann (2021). Empathetic, persistent and female: a snapshot of oral health therapy students in Australia and New Zealand. European Journal of Dental Education, 26 (1) eje.12689, 206-215. doi: 10.1111/eje.12689
Stormon, N., Sowa, P.M., Anderson, J. and Ford, P.J. (2020). Facilitating access to dental care for people experiencing homelessness. JDR Clinical and Translational Research, 6 (4), 238008442095235-429. doi: 10.1177/2380084420952350
Low, C.Y., Kim, S.B., Liu, C. and Stormon, N. (2020). Exploring dentistry students’ knowledge of HIV and attitudes towards saliva screening for HIV. European Journal of Dental Education, 24 (3), 483-490. doi: 10.1111/eje.12526
Yokota, Kumiko, Yu, Sheng Wey, Tan, Tara, Anderson, Jan and Stormon, Nicole (2020). The extent and nature of dental anxiety in Australians experiencing homelessness. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28 (6) hsc.13056, 2352-2361. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13056
Stormon, Nicole and Lalloo, Ratilal (2020). Monitoring the extent of water fluoridation coverage in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31 (2), 169-171. doi: 10.1002/hpja.288
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline J. and Lalloo, Ratilal (2020). Family-level predictors of Australian children's dental caries and injuries. Pediatric Dentistry, 42 (1), 28-39.
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline J., Kisely, Steve, Bartle, Emma and Eley, Diann S. (2019). Depression, anxiety and stress in a cohort of Australian dentistry students. European Journal of Dental Education, 23 (4) eje.12459, 507-514. doi: 10.1111/eje.12459
Cindy Zhou, Jeannine Shen, Hsuan-Yau Wen and Nicole Stormon (2019). Reported oral side effects of antiepileptic medications. Australia New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy, 7 (3), 11-16.
Stormon, N., Ford, P. J. and Lalloo, R. (2019). Community‐level predictors of Australian children’s dental caries and injury. Australian Dental Journal, 64 (3) adj.12706, 263-272. doi: 10.1111/adj.12706
Pradhan, Archana, Stormon, Nicole and Lalloo, Ratilal (2019). Oral and aural problems in Australian Special Olympics athletes. Special Care in Dentistry, 39 (5) scd.12406, 478-484. doi: 10.1111/scd.12406
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline J. and Lalloo, Ratilal (2019). Oral health in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: an age, period and cohort analysis. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 29 (4) ipd.12485, 404-412. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12485
Stormon, Nicole, Kazantzis, Nicholas, Ford, Pauline J. and Lalloo, Ratilal (2019). Children's oral health in Australia: the past decade's research agenda. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 47 (2), 153-161. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12438
Sowa, P. Marcin, Keller, Elena, Stormon, Nicole, Lalloo, Ratilal and Ford, Pauline J. (2019). The impact of a sugar-sweetened beverages tax on oral health and costs of dental care in Australia. European Journal of Public Health, 29 (1), 173-177. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky087
Sexton, Christopher, Lalloo, Ratilal, Stormon, Nicole, Pateman, Kelsey, van der Mei, Ingrid, Campbell, Janet and Ford, Pauline (2019). Oral health and behaviours of people living with Multiple Sclerosis in Australia. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology , 47 (3), 201-209. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12445
Stormon, Nicole, Pateman, Kelsey, Smith, Phil, Callander, Annemaree and Ford, Pauline J. (2019). Evaluation of a community based dental clinic for youth experiencing homelessness in Brisbane. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12644
Stormon, N., Pradhan, A., McAuliffe, A. and Ford, P.J. (2018). Does a facilitated pathway improve access to dental services for homeless and disadvantaged adults?. Evaluation and Program Planning, 71, 46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.08.002
Stormon, Nicole and Pradhan, Archana (2018). Motivations to volunteer in the dental profession. Australia New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy, 2 (2), 6-10.
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline J and Eley, Diann S (2018). DREEM-ing of dentistry: students' perception of the academic learning environment in Australia. European Journal of Dental Education, 23 (1), 35-41. doi: 10.1111/eje.12384
Pateman, Kelsey A., Cockburn, Nicole L., Batstone, Martin D. and Ford, Pauline J. (2018). Quality of life of head and neck cancer patients in urban and regional areas: an Australian perspective. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26 (3), 157-164. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12340
Stormon, N., Ford, P. J. and Eley, D. S. (2018). Exploring personality in Australian dentistry students: Implications for coping with a challenging degree. European Journal of Dental Education, 23 (1), 8-13. doi: 10.1111/eje.12368
Cockburn, Nicole, Gartner, Coral and Ford, Pauline J. (2018). Smoking behaviour and preferences for cessation support among clients of an Indigenous community-controlled health service. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37 (5), 676-682. doi: 10.1111/dar.12691
Cockburn, Nicole, Schubert, Lisa, Nguyen, Nam-Phuong Quoc and Ford, Pauline (2018). Non-alcoholic beverage marketing in 100 highest grossing movies 2010-2014. British Food Journal, 120 (4), 839-851. doi: 10.1108/BFJ-05-2017-0304
Cockburn, N., Pateman, K., Campbell, J., Pradhan, A. and Ford, P. J. (2017). Oral health related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Disability and Oral Health, 18 (4), 111-116. doi: 10.443/JDOH/Cockburn_06
Cockburn, N., Pradhan, A, Taing, M. W., Kisely, S. and Ford, P. J. (2017). Oral health impacts of medications used to treat mental illness. Journal of Affective Disorders, 223, 184-193. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.07.037
Cockburn, Nicole, Yang, Chun-Shun, Schubert, Lisa and Ford, Pauline J. (2017). Hyperpalatable beverages: consumer behaviours and views. Australia New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy, 6 (1), 6-11.
Cockburn, N., Pateman, K., Taing, M. W., Pradhan, A. and Ford, P. J. (2017). Managing the oral side effects of medications used to treat multiple sclerosis. Australian Dental Journal, 62 (3), 331-336. doi: 10.1111/adj.12510
Pateman, K., Cockburn, N., Campbell, J. and Ford, P. J. (2017). How do Australians living with MS experience oral health and accessing dental care? A focus group study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 45 (1), 84-91. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12263
Cockburn, Nicole, Lalloo, Ratilal, Schubert, Lisa and Ford, Pauline (2017). Beverage consumption in Australian children. European Journal of Clincial Nutrition, 72 (3), 401-409. doi: 10.1038/s41430-017-0021-x
Hugo, Cherie, Cockburn, Nicole, Ford, Pauline, March, Sandra and Isenring, Liz (2016). Poor nutritional status is associated with worse oral health and poorer quality of life in aged care residents. Journal of Nursing Home Research, 2, 118-122. doi: 10.14283/jnhrs.2016.18
Ford, Pauline, Tran, Peter, Cockburn, Nicole, Keen, Brittany, Kavanagh, David J. and Gartner, Coral (2016). Survey of patients attending dental clinics: Smoking and preferences for cessation support. Australian Dental Journal, 61 (2), 219-226. doi: 10.1111/adj.12345
Conference Papers
Stormon, Nicole, Lawrenson, Peter, Rahmann, Ann and Gavin, Nicole (2023). Creating change through innovation and research in public ora health services. Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association National Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 29-30 July 2023.
Stormon, Nicole (2023). Innovative models of dental care for people experiencing homelessness. Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association National Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 29-30 July 2023.
Pritchard, Lyndal and Stormon, Nicole (2023). Oral health in the longitudinal study of Indigenous children: an age, period and cohort analysis. Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association National Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 29-30 July 2023.
Stormon, Nicole (2022). The use of consent forms in a “call from class” model of dental care for Indigenous children. 12th Health Services Research Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 30 November - 2 December 2022.
Stormon, Nicole (2022). Getting to know ADOHTA. ADOHTA Leadership Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 - 30 October 2022.
Stormon, Nicole (2022). Understanding children oral health: from population-level Influences to practical prevention strategies for patients. IDEM 2022, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, 7-9 October 2022.
Stormon, Nicole (2022). Australian Children's Oral Health: Understanding social influences of caries to practical prevention strategies. Dental Hygienists Association of Australia Symposium 2022, Darwin, NT Australia, 2-4 June 2022.
Stormon, Nicole , Ford, Pauline and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model. ADOHTA Conference, Perth, Australia, 2-3 September 2021.
Stormon, Nicole, Anderson, Jan, Butson, Chris and Ford, Pauline J. (2019). Optimising access to dental care for people experiencing homelessness. 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 4-6 December 2019.
Stormon, Nicole , Ford, Pauline and Eley, Diann (2019). The well-being of oral health students: a transnational investigation. Annual Meeting of the College of Oral Health Academics, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, 25-26 November 2019.
Yokota, Kumiko, Ping, Tara Tan, Yu, Sheng Wey and Stormon, Nicole (2019). Dental anxiety in Australians experiencing homelessness. School of Dentistry Student Research Conference 2019, UQ Oral Health Centre, 14 November 2019.
Stormon, Nicole, Sexton, Christopher, Peres, Karen and Hong, Chuen Lin (2019). Taking the long view of dental longitudinal research: opportunities, challenges and real world implications. 4th Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research Asia Pacific Region, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 November 2019.
Stormon, Nicole (2019). Oral side effects of common medications. ADOHTA Queensland Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29-30 March 2019.
Kisely, S., Cockburn, N., Pradhan, A., Taing, M-W and Ford, P. (2019). The Importance of Oral Health and How Psychiatrists Can Help. RANZCP 2019 Congress, Cairns, QLD Australia, 12–16 May 2019. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Low, Chui Yi Sarah, Liu, Cyril, Justin Kim, Sung-Beom and Stormon, Nicole (2019). Exploring student knowledge and attitudes towards saliva screening for HIV in a dental setting: a mixed methods study. School of Dentistry Student Research Conference 2019, UQ Oral Health Centre, 14 November 2019.
Ma, Fiona , Lim, Li Y. , Zhang, Haotian , Lalloo, Ratilal and Stormon, Nicole (2019). Association between infant feeding practices and early childhood caries in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. School of Dentistry Student Research Conference 2019, UQ Oral Health Centre, 14 November 2019.
Stormon, Nicole, Kazantzis, Nicholas, Ford, Pauline and Lalloo, Ratilal (2018). Children’s oral health in Australia: the past decades research agenda. The 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research ANZ Division, Perth, WA, Australia, 22-25 September 2018.
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline, Kisely, Steve, Bartle, Emma and Eley, Diann (2018). Depression, anxiety and stress in a cohort of Australian dentistry students. The 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research ANZ Division, Perth, WA, Australia, 22-25 September 2018.
Stormon, Nicole, Smith, Phillip, Callander, Annemaree and Ford, Pauline (2018). A volunteer-run dental rescue service for homeless youth. The ADOHTA 5th International Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 27-29 September 2018.
Stormon, Nicole, Ford, Pauline and Lalloo, Ratilal (2018). Children’s Oral Health trends: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. The 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research ANZ Division, Perth, WA, Australia, 22-25 September 2018.
Stormon, Nicole (2018). What influences children's oral health? From family to practitioner. The Australian New Zealand Society for Paediatric Dentistry Queensland Committee CPD event, Brisbane, Australia, 12 November 2018.
Stormon, Nicole and Anderson, Jan (2018). Improving access to dental services for homeless and disadvantaged adults. Metro North Health Forum, Brisbane, Australia, 19 June 2018.
Cockburn, Nicole, Pateman, Kelsey, Campbell, Janet and Ford, Pauline (2017). Multiple Sclerosis: oral health and access to care. Australian Society for Special Care in Dentistry, 2017 Walkabout conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23-24 September 2017.
Stormon, Nicole (2017). Dental service access for disadvantaged groups. The Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association Queensland conference 2016, Brisbane, Australia, 14 October 2017.
Stormon, Nicole, Smith, Phillip, Callander, Annemaree and Ford, Pauline (2017). A volunteer-run dental rescue service for homeless youth. 10th Health Services & Policy Research Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 1-3 November 2017.
Cockburn, Nicole (2017). Dental service access for disadvantaged groups. Metro North Oral Health Services Staff Development and Recognition Day, Brisbane, Australia, 7 July 2017.
Stormon, Nicole, Lalloo, Ratilal, Schubert, Elizabeth and Ford, Pauline (2017). Beverage consumption trends in Australian children: 2004-2014. The 29th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, Sydney, Australia, 24-28 September 2017.
Cockburn, Nicole, Hugo, Cherie, Ford, Pauline, March, Sandra and Isenring, Liz (2016). Nutritional status and oral health of residents of aged care facilities. 6th International McDonnell Symposium Addressing Global Challenges, Brisbane, Australia, 23-24 September 2016.
Cockburn, Nicole, Sharma, Ratika, Peardon, Shelley and Kavanagh, David (2016). Smoking and preferences for cessation support for dental patients. The Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association Queensland conference, Brisbane, Australia, 14 October 2016.
Ford, P., Tran, P., Cockburn, N., Brittany, K., Kavanagh, D. and Gartner, C. (2015). Smoking and preferences for cessation support among dental patients. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.
Thesis
Stormon, Nicole (2021). Predictors of oral health in Australian children. PhD Thesis, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0171f57
Research Reports
Stormon, Nicole Lauren, Tran, Carol and Suen, Bill (2021). Australian Oral Health Workforce. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Stormon, Nicole (2020). EXHIBIT 17-10 - statement of Nicole Stormon. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Stormon, Nicole (2018). A community based dental clinic for homeless youth in Brisbane Youth Service. Blueprint for a post-2020 national health agreement Deakin, ACT, Australia: Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association.