Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)

Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) is a multidisciplinary higher education institution located in Auvergne, a territory lying in the heart of the Massif Central that combines rural areas with a wide range of industries, from SMEs to international groups.
The university is composed of 20 faculties, 5 doctoral schools and 39 research laboratories working in the fields of fundamental and engineering sciences, life and health sciences as well as law, human and social sciences.
UCA is committed in several laboratory of excellence, regional clusters and competitiveness centers and has been awarded an I-Site label, namely " Investments for the Future programme" which integrates engineering schools, industry and research laboratories in one of the 12 major research area in France ("CAP 2025" project).
With 40.000 students, including almost 5.500 (14%) international ones and 3.800 staff, it plays a key role in the territorial structuration and the building of a European level region.
UCA is participating in the PRUDENT project on behalf of its Research Unit CROC for “Centre de Recherche en Odontologie Clinique”.

Meet the Team

Stéphanie Tubert-Jeannin

Stéphanie Tubert-Jeannin is a dentist (DDS), full professor of public health at the University Clermont-Auvergne (UCA-France). She is former dean of the dental faculty (UCA) and past president of the Association for Dental Education in Europe. She is a member of the board of the “Platform for better oral health in Europe” and she participates in the activities of the UNESCO chair “Global Health and Education”. She is a member of the the Behavioral, Epidemiological and Health Services Research (BEHSR) Scientific Committee of the IADR (International Association of Dental Research She is the coordinator of the Erasmus + K203 project "O-Health-Edu", aimed at providing a better understanding of the reality of oral health professional’s education in Europe. She works in an Interdisciplinary university research team, involved in the study of the impacts of oral diseases on nutrition as well as in the evaluation of the effects of dental treatments on masticatory function. Her research interests include various aspects of public health interventions, as the evaluation of health needs, the development and validation of health indicators, the implementation and evaluation of (oral) health promotion programs. She thus, has conducted many epidemiological surveys, participated in qualitative research studies and is also highly interested in Evidence Based Dentistry, particularly through systematic reviews.

stephanie.tubert@uca.fr