Faculty of Dentistry e-flash October 5th, 2017

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Issue 88 / October 5th, 2017

THIS WEEK IN DENTISTRY

A look at the 16th Annual White Coat Ceremony

It’s one of the most important events of the year in the Faculty of Dentistry. The excitement and emotions in the room are always palpable. And this year White Coat Ceremony was no different.

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Dr. Ralph Silverstone Award goes to Dr. de Vreeze

Congratulations to Dr. Laura de Vreeze, BScN ’76, DMD ’86, on selected as the recipient of this year’s Dr. Ralph Silverstone Award. This award recognises outstanding contributions by a clinical or laboratory supervisor teaching in the DMD program.
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Dr. Al-Waeli to represent Canada in the 2018 Hatton Competition

Congratulations to Dr. Haider Al-Waeli on placing first in the CADR-NCOHR Student Research Competition. His entry placed first in the Senior Clinical Science category and was selected for entry in the IADR/Unilever Hatton Competition in London, England in July 2018.
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11th Run for Outreach

On September 30, 2017 a record number of participants gathered at the foot of Mount Royal to support the Faculty’s Service to the Community program raising over 7000$. The fundraising page is open until Friday so let’s keep the momentum. Consider giving to this great cause today! Check out photos from the day here.

Dr. Moreau wins 3M Oral Care Graduate Student Award

Congratulations to Dr. Anne-Marie Moreau, former GPR resident at the MCH, and co-authors for winning 1st prize in the 3M Oral Care Graduate Student Research Award presented at the AM of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She presented her project “Oral health status of refugee children in Canada” under the supervision of Drs. Beatriz Ferraz dos Santos and Basma Dabbagh.

NEWS AND EVENTS

In the News

$5.2M invested in the fight to strengthen men's social connections

Dr. Richard Hovey’s project Homebase was one of 13 pilot projects selected as part of the Social Innovation Challenge, funded by the Movember Foundation. The projects aim to strengthening social connections for boys and men across Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Homebase is a research project designed to provoke social-relational interactions for men participating in chronic pain support groups: confronting suffering by disrupting the social isolation trajectory. Homebase will officially launch in the next months.

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 12th: Cleaning Night
October 13th -15th: Homecoming Weekend
October 24th: Research Seminar Workshop: Is migraine associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease mortality?
November 2nd: Alumni Networking Panel: Corporate Dentistry: Friend or Foe?

IN AND AROUND THE FACULTY

Oral Cancer Awareness Project

Drs. Nick Makhoul and Michel El-Hakim participated in an Oral Cancer film project documentary, designed to drive awareness of oral cancer and increasing education to the public. See the video here.

Homecoming 2017!

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at Homecoming 2017, from October 12 - 14. The Ernie Ambrose tradition continues this year with speaker from the Class of 1992: Dr. Peter Shatz and Dr. Jessica Tan. Register today for all Dentistry Homecoming events here.

New 2017-2018 MDGSS Executive Committee

A new committee has been selected for the McGill Dental Graduate Student Society. See all new committee members here.

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