Dentist and health economist. His research is focused on the analysis and development of digital health solutions and their integration with new forms of dental care provision for high need populations in different income settings. These include social media strategies, AI applied to healthcare and hardware and integration of biosensors for real-time biomarker measurement.
Jesus leads the efforts of a multi-disciplinary team that seeks to improve poor oral health outcomes in nursing homes, as well as understanding the technical limitations in implantable devices from an economic, medical and technical perspective. All his projects demand forward-thinking strategies that seek to expand digitalisation with the final aim of increasing access to higher quality healthcare.