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Dr Madeline Yon , BDS, MPhil, MFDS RCPS(Glasg), MFDS RCSEd

Madeline

Clinical PhD student

Email: j.yon@qmul.ac.uk
Room Number: COCR Office, Floor 5, Institute of Dentistry

Profile

Dr Yon qualified in Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong in 2018, and obtained MPhil in 2020 at the same university. She has experience working at the university teaching hospital in the departments of Prosthodontics and Diagnostic Imaging, as well as in private practice.
She has been actively engaged in research funded by the HKU Undergraduate Research Programme covering a wide range of topics, including dental materials science, community oral health and oral radiology, which were subsequently published in referred journals and international conferences.
Dr Yon is a recipient of various research awards which allows her to conduct funded research with prominent academics across the globe. These awards include the Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award in 2016 (University of Birmingham in the field of Dental Materials with Prof William Palin); a visiting researcher in the University of Turku in 2018 with Prof Vallittu, and the J. Morita Award of the Geriatric Oral Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
She is currently completing her PhD under the supervision of Professor Nikolaos Donos at QMUL.
 
 

Research

Research Interests:

Dr Yon’s current research interests includes dental materials science and clinical research involving imaging and mathematical modelling. She has won the Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award in 2016 to support a year of overseas research studies. In 2018, her work was recognised by the J. Morita Award of the Geriatric Oral Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
She has conducted research in multiple areas with publications, and has presented her work in national and international meetings including IADR and several regional meetings.

 

 

Publications



Yon MJY, Tang MHY and Cheung GSP. Defects and Safety of NiTi Root Canal Instruments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Dental Medicine. 2021; 2:747071. doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2021.747071
Botelho MG, Yon MJY, Mak KCK, Lam WYH. A Randomised Controlled Trial of Two-Unit Cantilevered or Three-Unit Fixed-Movable Resin-Bonded Fixed Partial Dentures Replacing Missing Molars. Journal of Dentistry. 2020; 103:103519. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103519
Savoldi F, Yon MJY, Kwok VMK, Yeung AWK, Tanaka R, Tsoi JKH, Matinlinna JP, Bornstein MM. Accuracy of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in the Identification of Mental, Lingual, and Retromolar Foramina: A Comparison with Visual Inspection on Human Dry Mandible. The
International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. (accepted for publication)
Yon MJY, Chen KJ, Gao SS, Duangthip D, Lo ECM, Chu CH. Dental Fear and Anxiety of Kindergarten Children in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17:2827. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082827
Yon MJY, Chen KJ, Gao SS, Duangthip D, Lo ECM, Chu CH. An Introduction to Assessing Dental Fear and Anxiety in Children. Healthcare. 2020; 8(2):86. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8020086.
Yon MJY, Gao SS, Chen KJ, Duangthip D, Lo ECM, Chu CH. Medical Model in Caries Management. Dentistry Journal. 2019; 7(2):37. doi: 10.3390/dj7020037.
Gao SS, Yon MJY, Chen KJ, Duangthip D, Lo ECM, Chu CH. Utilization of a Mobile Dental Vehicle for Oral Healthcare in Rural Areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(7):1234. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071234. 
Chan K, Tsoi JKH, Wu OK, Yon MJY, Wong RWK. Mechanical and biological evaluations of novel electrospun PLLA composite scaffolds doped with oxide ceramics. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2019; 97: 229-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.05.024.
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