Michelle Dion retires
Michelle Dion, Assistant to the Dean, recently announced that she will be retiring after eight years with the Faculty. During her time with the Faculty Michelle has been in charge of organizing numerous committees and events, and assisting the Dean in his tasks. Michelle will be remembered for her positive attitude and her dedication and […]
Welcome Cristina Longo
At the beginning of this month, the Faculty welcomed its newest member, Cristina Longo. Cristina will be working alongside Iren as HR Administrator to support the HR activities of the Faculty. Prior to joining McGill, Cristina worked primarily in the private sector specialising in recruitment and general human resources administration. She has spent the last […]
The Faculty Welcomes Dr. Samim
The Faculty of Dentistry would like to welcome its newest member, Dr. Firoozeh Samim who joined the Faculty at the beginning of December. Dr. Samim is a Canadian and American Board Certified specialist in Oral Medicine & Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. “Firoozeh is friendly and sociable, open and communicative,” says Dr. Samim. “She is an extravert who is thrilled to be alive and does not mind who knows it. She is an individualist and is prepared to make a lot of effort to accomplish her goals: her will-power and ambition are unshakable. This is exactly me!” Continue reading.
Public Forum on Chronic Pain Self-Management
Public Forum How can self-management support be made more accessible and acceptable for men and adolescents living with chronic pain? A gender sensitive approach to self-management support Homebase, a Movember Foundation funded initiative led by Dr. Richard Hovey (Associate Professor, Division of Oral Health and Society, Faculty of Dentistry McGill University), is hosting a […]
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Read More Posts From This Section »Smiles of Dentistry – Marc McKee
I have studied biomineralization and osteopontin for almost 30 years now, a protein present in bones and teeth, but also almost everywhere in the body with an important role in our natural tissues and organs During this time, there was a small startup biotech company in Montreal working on bone disease that was headed by […]
Smiles of McGill Dentistry – Bahar Madani
Bahar Madani, DMD Class of 2018 “I had braces for 3 years and I hated it for most of the time that I had them. But the day that I got them removed, I was at my orthodontist’s office and they had put up the picture of the day I got my braces) on the […]
Read More Posts From This Section »A successful Sharing Smiles Day
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. Read all about the day.
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The Oral Health Research Day was a huge success! The day provided DMD IV students an opportunity to present the findings from their Oral Health Research Projects; the culmination of their research work throughout their third and fourth years of study. 10 groups of DMD IV students presented their work along with 8 Summer Research Students who displayed their research posters and presented them to the judges. 
Almost 15 years ago the need to bring together qualitative health researchers and create a supportive community for them to thrive in became apparent. It was with this goal in mind that a group of qualitative researchers, led by Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald, created the McGill Qualitative Health Research Group (MQHRG). 
A unique collaboration among Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada, CHU Sainte-Justine and McGill University has enabled researchers to identify genetic mutations involved in a rare disease that causes scoliosis and bone malformations. The findings, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, are likely to help doctors recognize the genetic disease, and could someday lead to therapies for the condition. 
We are developing a new PhD in Oral Health Sciences. Broadly conceived to represent the Biomedical and Oral Health and Society divisions of our Faculty, the program will build upon our stellar research reputation and Ad hoc PhD program, which was closed to new enrolment at the end of 2016. 
The topics of palliative care and euthanasia have long been the focus of many debates in the public sphere in connection to healthcare and quality of life. They raise complex and challenging questions and naturally, tend to conjure in our minds the idea of death rather than life. Konstantinos Mastorakis has spent most of the last decade researching these topics. “Hope not only has to do with living two, three or six more months but it also has to do with feeling esteemed and loved until the very last moment”, says Mastorakis. Listen to the 
Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. Claudie Laprise and PhD student Dr. Haider Al-Waeli for being awarded the Alpha Omega Foundation of Canada Graduate Student Grant. They were amongst two of thirteen projects selected for the 2017 award.
Held March 5-7, 1924 at the Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, the first annual meeting of the American Association of Dental Schools was packed with lectures, reports, a symposium and a round table conference. Interestingly enough, many topics are still relevant today. Can you spot the representative from Montreal? Look for him 
