Personal profile
Research interests
Prabhu is a dental professional and an emerging researcher whose interests primarily focus on reducing oral health disparities, particularly among vulnerable and underserved populations. His research areas are centred around access to oral health care, integration of oral health into primary care, health services research, and health workforce planning, distribution and retention. He has experience in analysing large administrative and linked population health datasets using quantitative and Geographic Information Systems-based analytical methods.
As a Research Fellow at the CRE for Strengthening Health Systems in Remote Australia (CRESTRA), Prabhu's work focuses on promoting strong and sustainable primary health care systems in remote and rural Australia.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Dentistry, La Trobe University
External positions
Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Sydney Dental School, The University of Sydney
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
GBD 2023 Disease and Injury and Risk Factor Collaborators, Oct 2025, In: The Lancet. 406, 10513, p. 1873-1922 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Remote health: what are the problems and what can we do about them? Insights from Australia
Russell, D. J., Humphreys, J., Veginadu, P., Mathew, S., Williams, R., Cooney, S., Menezes, L., Boffa, J., Baghbanian, V., Robinson, A., Zhao, Y., Ramjan, M., DeMasi, K., Murray, W., Taylor, S., Stephens, D. M., Lawrence, K. & Wakerman, J., Dec 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, p. 1-6 6 p., 641.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Optimising remote health workforce retention: protocol for a program of research
Veginadu, P., Russell, D. J., Mathew, S., Robinson, A., DeMasi, K., Zhao, Y., Ramjan, M., Jones, M. P., Boffa, J., Williams, R., Taylor, S., Menezes, L., Cooney, S., Lawrence, K., Humphreys, J., Wakerman, J. & Cass, A., Dec 2024, In: BMC Health Services Research. 24, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 1115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017–2019
Veginadu, P., Russell, D. J., Zhao, Y., Guthridge, S., Ramjan, M., Jones, M. P., Mathew, S., Fitts, M. S., Murakami-Gold, L., Campbell, N., Tangey, A., Boffa, J., Rossingh, B., Schultz, R., Humphreys, J. & Wakerman, J., Dec 2024, In: Human Resources for Health. 22, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 58.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disparities in spatial accessibility to public dental services relative to estimated need for oral health care among refugee populations in Victoria
Veginadu, P., Gussy, M., Calache, H. & Masood, M., Jun 2023, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 51, 3, p. 565 - 574 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors associated with access to dental care among refugees: A systematic review of quantitative studies
Veginadu, P., Gussy, M., Calache, H. & Masood, M., Oct 2023, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 51, 5, p. 729-737 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Patterns and predictors of public dental service utilisation among refugees in Victoria, Australia: A latent profile and multilevel analysis
Veginadu, P., Masood, M., Gussy, M. & Calache, H., Dec 2023, In: BMC Oral Health. 23, 1, p. 201 1 p., 201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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