About
I am Ke Zhou (周轲), a PhD student at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, supervised by Prof. Mark Ide and Dr. Jing Kang.
Prior to this, I obtained a Specialist degree with First Class Honours in Dentistry from the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.
My current research focuses on investigating the association between periodontal disease and various autoimmune diseases using a data-based approach.
Selected Publications
View All →Periodontal disease and systemic autoimmune disease burden: population-based study on co-occurrence and mortality risk in the United States and the United Kingdom
Ke Zhou, Mark Ide, Jianhua Wu, Jing Kang
Periodontology Journal
In large US and UK population-based cohorts, autoimmune diseases are more common among individuals with periodontal disease, particularly those who were edentulous. Autoimmune diseases were associated with higher mortality, and this risk was further exacerbated by the co-existing periodontal disease.
Lifestyle behaviours can mediate socio-economic and sex inequalities in children's oral health: findings from Children's Dental Health Survey 2013, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Ke Zhou, A Najwa Mohd Khairuddin, J E Gallagher, Mark Ide, Jing Kang
European archives of paediatric dentistry
Inequality was observed for children’s oral health by sex and SES; however, regular dental attendance, having less sugary drink intake and optimal toothbrushing mediated these associations in adolescents.
Genome-Wide Association Studies on Dental Caries: A Systematic Review
Ke Zhou, Chenyi Gao, Jianhua Wu, Avijit Banerjee, Mark Ide, Jing Kang
Caries Research
This study explored the GWAS on dental caries and summarized the heterogeneities of the included studies, leading to inconsistent results. Guideline and more GWAS with larger sample size and multiethnicities are needed to fully understand the genetic basis of dental caries.
News
I have been nominated as the 2026 international Student/Trainee Representative in IADR Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research (BEHSR) Group 🎉
Our work has been accepted by Periodontology Journal 🎉
Our work has been accepted by European archives of paediatric dentistry 🎉
Our work has been accepted by Caries Research 🎉
Starting my PhD at King's College London