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Prof. Dr. Ir. Monique van der Veen (1967) was trained at the University of Groningen as applied physicist with a focus on optics. She then moved to dentistry working on the development of optical tools for caries and plaque assessment. She held positions as researcher and lecturer at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IN, USA), Liverpool University (UK) and since 2007 at Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) and University for Applied Sciences Inholland (Amsterdam). Next to diagnostic sciences, her research focuses on a transdisciplinary approach to health amplition and the diminishing of health equalities via participatory action research and systems thinking.
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