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Projects:

No.	Title	Year	Funding
1.	Mugonzibwa Emeria: General Small Grant for Oral Health Education Project for Teachers in Tanzania.	2017-9	Academy of Dentistry International,
2.	Mugonzibwa Emeria: New Fellow Small Grant for Oral Health Education Project for Pregnant Mothers in Tanzania.	2017-9	Academy of Dentistry International,
3	Emugonzibwa EA. FINTAN Global Health Course	2012/14	Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Helsinki, Finland
4	D.M.S. Lundvig, M. Mtava-Mlangwa, E.A. Mugonzibwa, F.A.D.T.G. Wagener, J.W. Von den Hoff, A.M. Kuijpers-Jagtman. Novel Therapies to Reduce Scarring and Quality of Life Assessment in Orofacial Clefting.	2012	TASENE/WTO/COSTECH
5	MugonzibwaEA and Kahabuka FK. Emergence Status of Third Molars in Tanzanian Youths. Dar es Salaam, 2012	2010	SIDA/SAREC/MUHAS
6	Kahabuka FK, Mwalutambi S, Mugonzibwa EA and Kikwilu EN. Re-Assessment and Intervention of Nylon Teeth MugonzibwaEA and Kahabuka FK. Myth and its Associated Practices in Tanzania.	2010	SIDA/SAREC/MUHAS
7	Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Van’t Hof MA, Kikwilu EN. Demand for Orthodontic Treatment demand among 9-18-year-old children seeking dental care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian.	2001/2	SIDA/SAREC/MUHAS
8	Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Van’t Hof MA, Kikwilu EN. Need for Orthodontic Treatment need among Tanzanian Children.	2001/2	SIDA/SAREC/MUHAS
9.	Mugonzibwa EA. Kikwilu E, Rugarabamu PGN, Ntabaye MK. Factors influencing career choice among high school students in Tanzania.	1998/99	SIDA/SAREC/MUHAS

Publications:

A         Book/Thesis

1. Mugonzibwa EA. Need and Demand for Orthodontic Treatment in Tanzania. PhD Thesis. University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Benda BV, Nijmegen 2004.
2. E. Kikwilu, G. Mandari, Mugonzibwa E, E. Mumghamba, U. Nyandindi, J. Nyerere, P. Rugarabamu. Ilala Oral Health survey: Study Design and Methods. Publications of the University of Kuopio, Community Health: Statistics and Reviews 2/1987, Kuopio. 1987.

B         Chapter in a Book

1. Mugonzibwa EA. Orofacial Sports Injuries In Kahabuka FK and Kida IE: Dental and Maxillofacial Trauma–Challenges in Low and Middle Income Countries. 2018: Pages
2. Mugonzibwa EA and Mtaya Mlangwa M. Management of Orthodontic Conditions in Socially Disadvantaged Communities in Kahabuka FK: Oral Health Care for Socially Disadvantaged Communities. ISBN 978-1-61470-896-4;Nova Science Publishers New York 2012
3. Mugonzibwa EA. The Human Body and Common Diseases: Oral Health In Killewo J, et al. Students’ Manual for the Youth Health Corps in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam. Youth Health Corps Project. February 2009
4. E. Kikwilu, G. Mandari, Mugonzibwa E, E. Mumghamba, U. Nyandindi, J. Nyerere, P. Rugarabamu. Ilala Oral Health survey: Study Design and Methods. Publications of the University of Kuopio, Community Health: Statistics and Reviews 2/1987, Kuopio. 1987.

C         Papers Published, Accepted for Publication or in Press

1. Tungaraza JP, Mtaya-Mlangwa M, Mugonzibwa AE. Assessment of early orthodontic treatment need and its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics among Tanzanian children using index for preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment need. International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation. 2019 Apr 1;10(2):57.
2. Twalha Hamisi Mituro, Emeria Abella Mugonzibwa and Febronia Kokulengya Kahabuka. A retrospective study of root apices closure of permanent incisors and first molars in Tanzanian children’s digital Orthopantomographs. Manuscript accepted for publication. Journal of Oral Biology and Dentistry.1st March 2018.
3. Mugonzibwa EA, Kahabuka FK, Mwalutambi SC, Kikwilu EN. Current status of nylon teeth myth in Tanzania: a cross sectional study. BMC oral health. 2018; 18 (1):9. https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12903-017-0462-6
4. Mugonzibwa EA. Maximal Mandibular Movements among Tanzanian Children. IJRDO-Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing: Volume-2 | Issue-6 | June, 2017. ISSN: 2456-298X. June 2017: http://ijrdo.org/index.php/hsn/article/view/1034/967
5. Cytoprotective responses in HaCaT keratinocytes exposed to high doses of curcumin. Lundvig DM, Pennings SW, Brouwer KM, Mtaya-Mlangwa M, Mugonzibwa E, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Wagener FA, Von den Hoff JW. Exp Cell Res. 2015 Jun 10. pii: S0014-4827(15)30011-2. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.20106.002. [Epub ahead of print]
6. Kahabuka, Febronia K., Emeria A. Mugonzibwa, Samwel Mwalutambi, and Emil N. Kikwilu. "Diseases and conditions falsely linked with “nylon teeth” myth: a cross sectional study of Tanzanian adults." Tanzania Journal of Health Research 17, no. 2 (2015).
7. Curcumin induces differential expression of cytoprotective enzymes but similar apoptotic responses in fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. Lundvig DM, Pennings SW, Brouwer KM, Mtaya-Mlangwa M, Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Von den Hoff JW, Wagener FA. Exp Cell Res. 2015 Jan 15;330(2):429-41. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.10.006. Epub 2014 Oct 17
8. Mugonzibwa EA.Third molars emergence status among 15 to 16 year-old Tanzanian youths. Odontostomatol Trop (Tropical Dental Journal). 2014 Sep;37(147):43-50.
9. Maro, D., H. Roberts, F. Machibya, F. K. Kahabuka, and E. A. Mugonzibwa. "Previous toothache, dental visits and caries presence among primary school children in Dar es Salaam." Tanzania Dental Journal 17, no. 2 (2013): 50-55.
10. Mugonzibwa EA. Editorial: A reminder on Infection Control in Dentistry. Tanzania Dental Journal 2010; 16: V-VII.
11. Mugonzibwa EA. Editorial: The Impact of Global Health on General and Oral Health. Tanzania Dental Journal 2012; 17: V.
12. Kahabuka FKA. Mugonzibwa EA. Risk Factors for Injuries to Upper Lip and Maxillary Incisors among School Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2009 Mar; 19(2):148-54.
13. Mugonzibwa EA and Omari Khamisi. Self-perceived oral malodour among youths. Tanzanian Dental Journal 2008; 15: 5-9.
14. Mugonzibwa EA, Eskeli R., Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Laine-Alava MT, Van ‘t Hof MA. Spacing and crowding among African and Caucasian children. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2008; 11:82-89.
15. Mugonzibwa EA. The role of Tanzania Dental Association in improving the quality of oral health care in Tanzania. Tanzania Dental Journal 2006; 12: 70-74.
16. Athumani AP, Mugonzibwa EA. Perception of diastema medialle (Mwanya) among Dental Patients attending Muhimbili National Hospital Dental Clinic. Tanzania Dental Journal 2006; 12: 50-55.
17. Fadhili OK, Mugonzibwa EA. Perception on Halitosis among Dental Patients attending Muhimbili National Hospital. Tanzania Dental Journal 2005; 12: 13-17.
18. Mugonzibwa EA. Status of Oral Health Care in Tanzania: What is The Way Forward? Tanzania Dental Journal 2005; 11(Special issue): 1-3.
19. Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Van’t Hof MA, Kikwilu EN. Demand for Orthodontic Treatment demand among 9-18-year-old children seeking dental care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian. East African Medical journal 2004; 81:3-9.
20. Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Van ‘t Hof MA, Kikwilu EN. Need for Orthodontic Treatment need among Tanzanian Children. East African Medical journal 2004; 81:10-5.
21. Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Van ‘t Hof MA, Kikwilu EN. Opinion on Dental Attractiveness and Perception of Orthodontic Treatment Need among Tanzanian Children. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2004; 125:426-35.
22. Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Van ‘t Hof MA, Kikwilu EN. Comparison of Opinion of Tanzanian Children and their Parents on Dental Attractiveness. Angle Orthodontist 2004; 74:63-70
23. Mugonzibwa EA, Eskeli R., Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Laine-Alava MT, Van ‘t Hof MA. Occlusal characteristics during different stages of the permanent dentition in Tanzanian Bantu and Finnish children. European Journal of Orthodontics 2004; 26:251-60.
24. Kahabuka FKA. Mugonzibwa EA. Parents’ Awareness on their Pre-School Children’s Experience of Injuries to Oral Tissues. Tanzania Medical Journal 2003; 6:13-15.
25. Mugonzibwa EA, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Laine-Alava MT, Van ‘t Hof MA. Emergence of permanent teeth in Tanzanian children. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2002; 30:455-62.
26. Wanga C, Mugonzibwa EA. Information Technology and Management in Dentistry – The 21^st Century Challenge. Tanzania Dental Journal 2002; 9:33-40.
27. Mugonzibwa EA, Kimoi E N. Orthodontic Treatment Demand among children aged 5-18 years old: A pathfinder study. Tanzania Health Research Bulletin 2002:4: 19-21.
28. Mugonzibwa EA. Dental caries status among pre-school children in urban Dar es Salaam. Proceedings of the 19^th Annual Scientific Conference of Tanzania Public Health Association. 2000: 181-5.
29. Mugonzibwa EA. Kikwilu E, Rugarabamu PGN, Ntabaye MK. Factors influencing career choice among high school students in Tanzania. Journal of Dental Education. 2000:64: 422-28.
30. Kikwilu E., Mugonzibwa EA, Rugarabamu PGN, Ntabaye MK. The High School Students Attitude towards Five University Professions Courses. East African Medical Journal.  2000; 77 (3): 143-6.
31. Mugonzibwa EA, PGN Rugarabamu. Eruption Pattern of Permanent Teeth in Tanzanian children and Adolescents in Dar es Salaam.  Tanzania Dental Journal 1996:39-46.
32. Mugonzibwa EA. Occlusion survey in a group of Tanzanian adults. African Dental Journal 1993:7:6-10.
33. Mugonzibwa EA. Variation in Occlusal and Space characteristics in a series of children and adolescents age 6-18 years old, in Ilala District, Tanzania.  African Dental Journal. 1992:6:17-22.
34. Tuominen R, Ranta K, Mugonzibwa EA. Tanzania Dental Teams' knowledge of AIDS and HIV-infection: A follow-up study.  Community Dental Health. 1992:63-8.
35. Mugonzibwa EA, E. Mumghamba, PGN Rugarabamu, and S. Kimaro. Occlusal and Space Characteristics among 12-year-old schoolchildren in Bukoba and Moshi, Tanzania.  African Dental Journal 1990: 4:6-10.