Dr Nicole Stormon is a Lecturer at the University of Queensland and AHPRA registered Oral Health Therapist. 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).
As an early career researcher, Nicole Stormon has publications in high quality journals, numerous conference presentation and research collaborations. During her PhD research, she collaborated with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on the NHMRC funded Child Health Checkpoint study to assess the dental health of Australian children. Large scale data management and advanced quantitative statistical skills were central to this ongoing collaboration. 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 for children and disadvantaged groups, including people experiencing homelessness. Experienced in relevant HSR research methods including qualitative and scoping methods. 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. Recently called as an expert witness into the Aged Care Royal Commission into oral health. She has also contributed to the various Dental Board of Australia stakeholder consultations and national guidelines such as the 2019 Fluoride Guidelines and Ankyloglossia consensus guidelines. She has contributed to ongoing public policy issues such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics Occupation review, Health Professionals Award review and represents Oral health therapists on the Australian Health Policy Collaboration and the National Oral Health Alliance.
Journal Article: Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners
Hopcraft, MS, McGrath, R, Stormon, N and Parker, G (2023). Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners. Australian Dental Journal. doi: 10.1111/adj.12961
Journal Article: Factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts by Australian dental practitioners
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
Journal Article: Parental recall bias in observational studies: child dental service use
Stormon, Nicole and Sexton, Christopher (2023). Parental recall bias in observational studies: child dental service use. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. doi: 10.1111/ipd.13051
(2023–2026) NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
The evolution of the oral health workforce
Doctor Philosophy
Predictors of Early Childhood Caries in South Australian Children
Doctor Philosophy
Does early access to public oral health services from 6 months of age prevent caries experience in children?
Doctor Philosophy
Dentistry environment essentials
Stormon, Nicole, Douglas-Miller, Tachae and Shetty, Sowmya (2022). Dentistry environment essentials. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8be74db
Australian Oral Health Workforce
Stormon, Nicole Lauren, Tran, Carol and Suen, Bill (2021). Australian Oral Health Workforce. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners
Hopcraft, MS, McGrath, R, Stormon, N and Parker, G (2023). Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners. Australian Dental Journal. doi: 10.1111/adj.12961
Factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts by Australian dental practitioners
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
Parental recall bias in observational studies: child dental service use
Stormon, Nicole and Sexton, Christopher (2023). Parental recall bias in observational studies: child dental service use. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. doi: 10.1111/ipd.13051
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
SMS reminders to improve outpatient attendance for public dental services: a retrospective study
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
Different degrees, similar personalities: A four-year comparison of dentistry and medicine students
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
Has the Child Dental Benefits Schedule improved access to dental care for Australian children?
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
Understanding the well‐being of dentistry students
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
Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents
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
Facilitating access to dental care for people experiencing homelessness
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
Exploring dentistry students’ knowledge of HIV and attitudes towards saliva screening for HIV
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
The extent and nature of dental anxiety in Australians experiencing homelessness
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
Monitoring the extent of water fluoridation coverage in Australia
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
Family-level predictors of Australian children's dental caries and injuries
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.
Depression, anxiety and stress in a cohort of Australian dentistry students
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
Reported oral side effects of antiepileptic medications
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.
Community‐level predictors of Australian children’s dental caries and injury
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
Oral and aural problems in Australian Special Olympics athletes
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
Oral health in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: an age, period and cohort analysis
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
Children's oral health in Australia: the past decade's research agenda
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
The impact of a sugar-sweetened beverages tax on oral health and costs of dental care in Australia
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
Oral health and behaviours of people living with Multiple Sclerosis in Australia
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
Evaluation of a community based dental clinic for youth experiencing homelessness in Brisbane
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
Does a facilitated pathway improve access to dental services for homeless and disadvantaged adults?
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
Motivations to volunteer in the dental profession
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.
DREEM-ing of dentistry: students' perception of the academic learning environment in Australia
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
Non-alcoholic beverage marketing in 100 highest grossing movies 2010-2014
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
Oral health impacts of medications used to treat mental illness
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
Oral health related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis
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
Hyperpalatable beverages: consumer behaviours and views
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.
Managing the oral side effects of medications used to treat multiple sclerosis
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
Beverage consumption in Australian children
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
Survey of patients attending dental clinics: Smoking and preferences for cessation support
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
The use of consent forms in a “call from class” model of dental care for Indigenous children
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.
The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model
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.
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.
Dental anxiety in Australians experiencing homelessness
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.
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.
Optimising access to dental care for people experiencing homelessness
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.
Oral side effects of common medications
Stormon, Nicole (2019). Oral side effects of common medications. ADOHTA Queensland Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29-30 March 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.
The Importance of Oral Health and How Psychiatrists Can Help
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.
The well-being of oral health students: a transnational investigation
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.
A volunteer-run dental rescue service for homeless youth
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.
Children’s Oral Health trends: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
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.
Children’s oral health in Australia: the past decades research agenda
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.
Depression, anxiety and stress in a cohort of Australian dentistry students
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.
Improving access to dental services for homeless and disadvantaged adults
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.
What influences children's oral health? From family to practitioner
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.
A volunteer-run dental rescue service for homeless youth
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.
Beverage consumption trends in Australian children: 2004-2014
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.
Dental service access for disadvantaged groups
Cockburn, Nicole (2017). Dental service access for disadvantaged groups. Metro North Oral Health Services Staff Development and Recognition Day, Brisbane, Australia, 7 July 2017.
Dental service access for disadvantaged groups
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.
Multiple Sclerosis: oral health and access to care
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.
Nutritional status and oral health of residents of aged care facilities
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.
Smoking and preferences for cessation support for dental patients
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.
Smoking and preferences for cessation support among dental patients
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.
Predictors of oral health in Australian children
Stormon, Nicole (2021). Predictors of oral health in Australian children. PhD Thesis, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0171f57
EXHIBIT 17-10 - statement of Nicole Stormon
Stormon, Nicole (2020). EXHIBIT 17-10 - statement of Nicole Stormon. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
A community based dental clinic for homeless youth in Brisbane Youth Service
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.
(2023–2026) NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission
The evolution of the oral health workforce
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Predictors of Early Childhood Caries in South Australian Children
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Does early access to public oral health services from 6 months of age prevent caries experience in children?
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: