June 8th:
Spring Staff Dinner
July 4th – 27th:
Summer Clinic
August 14th:
Classes resume
Wenge Jiang, postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Marc McKee, won the Israel Society for Microscopy image competition. The competition is a unique opportunity to share the beautiful worlds revealed by different microscopy technique. Jiang’s photo is of a biomineral that can sometimes be found pathologically in the human inner ear, that functions in balance and sensing gravity and linear acceleration, and which when problematic causes vertigo.
In the News
Professor Richard Hovey, initiator of the Homebase project, was interviewed by CBC The Current.
What is Hypophosphatasia (HPP)? Professor Marc McKee introduces the disease in the first segment of a four-part series on CDA Oasis Discussions. Stay tuned for the next weekly segment. Listen here.
On Thursday, May 18th the Faculty celebrated the reinauguration of the Hall of Honour with the unveiling of two new inductees. Dr. Ernie Ambrose and Dr. James P. Lund were inducted into the Hall of Honour and will forever be remembered for the significant contributions they made to the welfare and advancement of the Faculty of Dentistry. 
Congratulations to Dr. Marie Dagenais on being chosen to be the next Executive Director and Registrar for the National Dental Examining Board of Canada. “I am very pleased the board is putting their trust in me,” exclaims Dr. Dagenais. Former Associate Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Dagenais will transition to her new position over the next several months. 
On May 7th McGill students and teachers participated in the annual Sharing Smiles Day organised by the Oral Health, Total Health (OHTH), a fun-filled, informative day where the attitudinal barriers between dental students and persons with special needs can be removed and positive relationships fostered. Organized by Maral Aghourian and Jun Li the day was a huge success. 