Bilde av Hågå, Margit
Bilde av Hågå, Margit
PhD Research Fellow Department of Clinical Dentistry margit.haga@uit.no +4777645373 Tromsø You can find me here

Margit Hågå


Job description

I am a dentist and PhD Research Fellow affiliated with the Sustainability in Dentistry project. My doctoral project consists of three parts: Mapping the environmental impact of oral healthcare services, exploring how sustainability can be integrated into dental education, and conducting life-cycle assessments of equipment, materials and procedures at the University Dental Clinic in Tromsø.

The work is grounded in the recognition that high-quality healthcare must also safeguard the very foundation of good health: A healthy planet – for patients in the dental chair and for generations to come. Prevention, evidence-based infection control and more conscious, circular use of resources are therefore central to my work. My aim is to contribute knowledge that can make oral healthcare safer, more responsible and resilient in the face of future challenges.


  • Margit Hågå :
    FNs bærekraftsmål i et tannhelseperspektiv
    22. January 2026 DOI / ARKIV
  • Margit Hågå :
    Ny studie fra Tromsø og Bergen: 98 prosent av avfallet hos tannlegestudentene er plast
    07. November 2026 DOI / ARKIV
  • Margit Hågå :
    Hva har tannhelse med miljøet å gjøre?
    05. November 2026 DOI / ARKIV
  • Margit Hågå, Anne Margrete Gussgard, Asbjørn Jokstad :
    Plastic Waste Generated in Oral Healthcare Clinics Composition and Substitution Potential in Norwegian Teaching Clinics
    20. October 2026 ARKIV
  • Anne Margrete Gussgard, Margit Hågå, Asbjørn Jokstad :
    Plastic waste from oral healthcare clinics: leakage pathways and relevance to Arctic and marine environments.
    20. October 2026 ARKIV
  • Margit Hågå, Anne Margrete Gussgard, Asbjørn Jokstad :
    Multilevel Challenges and Solutions in Embedding the SDG Principles into the Dental Student Curriculum
    21. August 2025 ARKIV
  • Anne Margrete Gussgard, Margit Hågå, Asbjørn Jokstad :
    Miljøpåvirkning av polymeravfall i tannklinikker: En oppfordring til bærekraftig klinisk praksis
    Den norske tannlegeforenings Tidende 08. October 2025 DOI / ARKIV

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    Research interests

    • Sustainable clinical dentistry
    • The relationship between health and the environment
    • Life cycle assessment in healthcare
    • Curriculum development
    • Microplastic emissions from clinical dental practice
    • One Health – the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health
    • Periodontology and the relationship between oral and systemic health

    Teaching

    Alongside my research, I teach dental students, primarily in periodontology, and have also served as an examiner for OSCE examinations and as a co-supervisor for a master’s project.


    Member of research group / centre



    CV

    Education:

    2024–present: PhD Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    2018–2023: Integrated Master’s Degree in Dentistry, University of Bergen. Recipient of the Norwegian Dental Association’s Student Researcher Award in 2023 for the master’s thesis Plastic Waste at the University Dental Clinic from an Environmental Perspective.

    Professional Experience:

    2024–present: PhD Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    2024: Volunteer Dentist, Global Dental Relief, Nepal

    2023–2024: Dentist, Tannfeen, Bergen

    2023–2024: Dentist, Os Public Dental Clinic, Vestland County Municipality

    2021–2023: Receptionist and Climbing Instructor, Bergen Climbing Club

    2014–2025: Shepherd and Carcass Detection Dog Handler, Sørhella Grazing Association


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