Ke Zhou

Ke Zhou

PhD Student

King's College London

Research Interests

Medical Statistics
Epidemiology
Dentistry

About

I am a PhD student at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences , King's College London, advised 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

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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, M Ide, J 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

2026-01

Our work has been accepted by European archives of paediatric dentistry 🎉

2025-10

Our work has been accepted by Caries Research 🎉

2024-02

Starting my PhD at King's College London