Professor Dr. Dr. Stefan Listl
Full Professor of Translational Health Economics & Director of the Oral Health Section
Stefan Listl is Professor of Translational Health Economics and Director of the Oral Health Section at Heidelberg Institute of Global Health. His research focuses on health economics and improvement science with particular emphasis on identifying and implementing better governance, financial, and healthcare delivery arrangements to optimize people’s oral and general health both globally and locally.
Stefan has been Principal Investigator on several research grants. His research activities have been supported by funding organizations such as the European Commission, the European Union, the US National Institutes of Health, the German Innovation Fund, the German Agency for International Cooperation, and the Dutch Research Council.
Stefan is a member of the WHO Working Group for Prioritization of Cost-Efficient Oral Health Interventions and of the Lancet Oral Health Commission. He previously served on the Steering Committee for the WHO Global Oral Health Status Report. In addition, he contributed to the FDI World Dental Federation Vision 2030 Report, the World Economic Forum White Paper on Oral Health, and the US National Institutes of Health Report on Oral Health in America. He also served as consultant for Harvard University's Malaysia Health Systems project and contributed to the oral health standard set of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement. Stefan spoke at oral health policy events at United Nations High-Level Meetings and in the EU Parliament.
Stefan also is Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) and at Radboud University (Netherlands) and was a Visiting Professor at McMaster University (Canada).
Education
Education:
2002-08: Dentistry (Exam), Universität Regensburg, Germany
2003-09: M.A. Economics, Universität Regensburg, Germany
2006-07: M.Sc. Health Economics, University of York, UK
2007-09: Dr.med.dent., Universität Regensburg, Germany
2009-11: Ph.D. Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany
2009-12: Habilitation, Heidelberg University, Germany
Postgraduate Training:
2009-10: Residence in Special Needs and Pediatric Dentistry, Heidelberg University Hospital
2009-11: Research Fellow, Health Economics & Econometrics, University of Mannheim
2010-12: Residence in Periodontology, Heidelberg University Hospital
2011: RAND Summer Institute, RAND Headquarters Campus, Santa Monica
2012: Visiting Professor in Health Economics, McMaster University, Centre for Health Economics (CHEPA)
2012-22: MEA Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Policy
2017: Research Visit, Harvard University, Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology
2018: Research Visit, New York University, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Other Faculty Appointments (current):
Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Professor, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Contributions
Projects & Grants
National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA): Dental Coverage Transitions, Utilization & Retirement; 2012-2013
EU Horizon 2020: ADVOCATE - Added Value for Oral Care; 2015-2019; cordis.europa.eu/project/id/635183
German Innovation Fund (G-BA): Dent@Prevent: Implementation of Routine Data and PROMs into evidence-informed and intersectoral (oral) health care; 2017-2020; www.oralsystemicintegration.com
GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation: Economic evaluation of WASH in Schools in the Philippines; 2021-2022
Dutch Ministry of Health (VWS): Financial barriers in access to dental care in the Netherlands; 2022-2023
German Innovation Fund (G-BA): Paro-ComPas - Patient Companion for Periodontitis Care; 2022-2025; www.parocompas.de
German Innovation Fund (G-BA): DigIn2Perio – Digitally Integrated Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontitis Care; 2022-2025; www.digin2perio.com
EU Horizon Europe: DELIVER - DELiberative ImproVEment of oRal care quality; 2022-2026; deliverproject.eu
EU Horizon Europe: PRUDENT - Prioritization, Incentives and Resource Use for Sustainable Dentistry; 2023-2027 www.prudentproject.eu
Dutch Research Council (NWO-NWA): DESTRESS: timely detection and early intervention on stress signals to promote organizational and individual resilience; 2024-2032; www.destress-project.nl
Other scientific projects and initiatives
Lancet Oral Health Commission
WHO Working Group for Prioritization of Cost-Efficient Oral Health Interventions
WHO Global Oral Health Status Report
FDI World Dental Federation Vision 2030 Report
World Economic Forum - White Paper on Oral Health
NIH Report on Oral Health in America
NIHR Global Health Group on Oral Health
Harvard Malaysia Health Systems Project
Cost-effectiveness of Cleft Lip and Palate Care in India
Publications
Key publications:
Listl S, Galloway J, Mossey PA, Marcenes W. Global Economic Impact of Dental Diseases. J Dent Res. 2015 Oct;94(10):1355-61. doi: 10.1177/0022034515602879.
Chalkley M, Listl S. First do no harm - The impact of financial incentives on dental X-rays. J Health Econ. 2018 Mar;58:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.12.005.
Gabel F, Jürges H, Kruk KE, Listl S. Gain a child, lose a tooth? Using natural experiments to distinguish between fact and fiction. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2018 Jun;72(6):552-556. doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-210210.
Watt RG, Daly B, Allison P, Macpherson LMD, Venturelli R, Listl S, Weyant RJ, Mathur MR, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Celeste RK, Peres MA, Kearns C, Benzian H. Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action. Lancet. 2019 Jul 20;394(10194):261-272. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31133-X.
Peres MA, Macpherson LMD, Weyant RJ, Daly B, Venturelli R, Mathur MR, Listl S, Celeste RK, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Kearns C, Benzian H, Allison P, Watt RG. Oral diseases: a global public health challenge. Lancet. 2019 Jul 20;394(10194):249-260. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31146-8.
Matsuyama Y, Jürges H, Listl S. The Causal Effect of Education on Tooth Loss: Evidence From United Kingdom Schooling Reforms. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 Jan 1;188(1):87-95. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy205.
Ahern S, Woods N, Kalmus O, Birch S, Listl S. Needs-based planning for the oral health workforce - development and application of a simulation model. Hum Resour Health. 2019 Jul 15;17(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s12960-019-0394-0.
Listl S, Grytten JI, Birch S. What is health economics? Community Dent Health. 2019 Nov 28;36(4):262-274. doi: 10.1922/CDH_4581Listl13.
Listl S. Value-Based Oral Health Care: Moving Forward With Dental Patient-Reported Outcomes. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2019 Sep;19(3):255-259. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2019.101344.
Gabel F, Kalmus O, Rosing K, Trescher AL, Listl S. Implementation of altered provider incentives for a more individual-risk-based assignment of dental recall intervals: evidence from a health systems reform in Denmark. Health Econ. 2020 Apr;29(4):475-488. doi: 10.1002/hec.3997.
Listl S, Quiñonez C, Vujicic M. Including oral diseases and conditions in universal health coverage. Bull World Health Organ. 2021 Jun 1;99(6):407. doi: 10.2471/BLT.21.285530.
Hagenaars LL, Jeurissen PPT, Klazinga NS, Listl S, Jevdjevic M. Effectiveness and Policy Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes. J Dent Res. 2021 Dec;100(13):1444-1451. doi: 10.1177/00220345211014463.
Jevdjevic M, Wijn SRW, Trescher AL, Nair R, Rovers M, Listl S. Front-of-Package Food Labeling to Reduce Caries: Economic Evaluation. J Dent Res. 2021 May;100(5):472-478. doi: 10.1177/0022034520979147.
Matsuyama Y, Jürges H, Dewey M, Listl S. Causal effect of tooth loss on depression: evidence from a population-wide natural experiment in the USA. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2021 May 25;30:e38. doi: 10.1017/S2045796021000287.
Listl S, Lavis JN, Cohen LK, Mathur MR. Engaging citizens to improve service provision for oral health. Bull World Health Organ. 2022 May 1;100(5):294-294A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.22.287944.
Gkekas A, Varenne B, Stauf N, Benzian H, Listl S. Affordability of essential medicines: The case of fluoride toothpaste in 78 countries. PLoS One. 2022 Oct 19;17(10):e0275111. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275111.
Kalmus O, Smits K, Seitz M, Haux C, Robra BP, Listl S. Evaluation of a Digital Decision Support System to Integrate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontitis Care: Case-Vignette Study in Simulated Environments. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Oct 2;25:e46381. doi: 10.2196/46381.
Winkelmann J, Listl S, van Ginneken E, Vassallo P, Benzian H. Universal health coverage cannot be universal without oral health. Lancet Public Health. 2023 Jan;8(1):e8-e10. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00315-2.
Listl S, Baltussen R, Carrasco-Labra A, Carrer FC, Lavis JN. Evidence-Informed Oral Health Policy Making: Opportunities and Challenges. J Dent Res. 2023 Nov;102(12):1293-1302. doi: 10.1177/00220345231187828.
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