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Celebrating Achievement – Looking to the Future JULY 1 JUNE 30 ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 ate Ou lebr r Pa Ce st 10DALHOUSIE DENTISTRY E e mb ur race The Fut Celebrating Achievement – Looking to the Future Our Faculty of Dentistry Family, 2011-2012 Dean’s Message 2 Faculty of Dentistry Annual Report REPORTS July 1, 2011- July 31, 2012 Applied Oral Sciences 6 Dental Clinical Sciences 16 Acknowledgements Tammy Broussard Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences 36 Deborah David School of Dental Hygiene 46 Rita Davis Dental Clinic and Building Services 56 Lorna Fraser Marilyn Klein Pat MacDonald Jo-Anne Roski Karen Sherwood Jon Bruhm Tammy Chouinard, Assistant Manager, Building Services Mike Conrad, Manager, Finance & Personnel Dianne Crouse, Manager, Continuing Education & Alumni Affairs Audra Hayden, Assistant Manager, Clinical Services Kathy McInnis, Assistant Manager, Patient and Information Services Nancy Webb, Manager, Academic Affairs & Admissions Annual Report 2011-12 1 Dean’s Message Thomas Boran, Dean, DDS, MEd Dean’s Message This report provides the Faculty of Dentistry with an opportunity to inform all our dental family of the outstanding accomplishments of a very dedicated Faculty. Our mission is to promote and provide oral health care as an integral component of overall health for regional, national and international communities through quality education, research and service and to ensure we fulfill our vision to promote integrity, competence and compassion while providing evidence-based ethical oral health care to all populations in collaboration with other health professionals. I am very pleased to present the Annual Report of the Faculty of Dentistry which is a true refection of our mission. This past year is one we will remember for many years to come. Our Centennial Year was a time to celebrate our achievements. May 23-26, 2012 provided an opportunity to share this celebration with our founding fathers, the Nova Scotia Dental Association. Our events included a Meet and Greet at Pier 21, an exceptional array of special Faculty of Dentistry convocation. A special and together and celebrate our past with our alumni, friends, Continuing Dental Education offerings from Faculty unique opportunity for dentistry and dental hygiene to staff and students. It was truly a night to remember. You of Dentistry Family Presenters. This included faculty celebrate our Centennial Graduating Classes. can relive all of our events and promotional videos on members, former faculty members, alumni and children There were many social events as well, class reunions our website : www.dentistry.dal.ca. of faculty members. It truly was a family educational and opportunities for alumni to mingle with our staff In addition, I would like to highlight a special initiative experience. In addition we had various general interest and students through building tours, Live at Five and a that we embarked upon this past year – the year in sessions in order to appeal to all our registrants. Fun Run. Finally on the Saturday we had our explosive which we celebrated our Centennial – to showcase to With the assistance of President Traves we had a finale with our Celebratory Dinner, a last time to come the world, the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie. 2 Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry We didn’t waste any time, this past June 9th, our Staff Academic Dean, Dr. Ron Bannerman started the charge - Paul Hunter, Medical Device Reprocessing with our Curriculum Review and Renewal Action Plan. - Bomin Myung, Medical Device Reprocessing This will coincide with our Clinical Renewal Projects lead - Donna Dickie, Clinic by our Dean of Clinics, Dr. Blaine Cleghorn. The academic - Sandra Pereira, School of Biomedical Engineering year of 2012-2013 should prove to be an exciting year of discovery and innovation. HIghlights This year was another year of outstanding scholarly The past year has seen a few changes to our Faculty accomplishments and genuine commitment to our Family. Three of our long-time colleagues have retired, Faculty Mission. In addition to our report, I would like Ms. Sandy Mansfield, Mr. Bruce Moxley and Ms. Cathy to highlight a few accomplishments of our faculty and Bradley-Thibodeau. I think you will agree it is sad to students. see our friends retire, but we also want each of them to know how much we appreciate their contribution to our 1) Eight Dalhousie Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Faculty and a big thank you. Best wishes from all of us as students presented their summer research at the annual they begin the next leg of life’s journey. Interprofessional Health Research Day (formerly known as Health Trainee Research Day) on November 16, 2011. We are also pleased to welcome new faculty members Coralie Ayer, Samantha Brenton, Benjamin Lamarche, and staff members: Jacqueline Levangie, Katherine Logan, Sarah Orser and Michelle Ravlo gave poster presentations and Danny Faculty Pond gave a platform presentation. Kudos to all on a job - Dr. Terry Ackles, Part-Time, Division of Comprehensive well done and congratulations to Samantha Brenton Care, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences who was awarded first place in her research category. - Dr. David Archer, Part-Time, Division of Comprehensive Care, Department of Dental Clinical • Coralie Ayer, Micro-hardness testing to determine Sciences the effect of different amounts of energy on the - Dr. Kirk Blanchard, Part-Time, Division of Periodontics, polymerization of dental resins when irradiated by Department of Dental Clinical Sciences different dental curing lights. (supervisor: Dr. Richard - Dr. Michael Brown, Part-Time, Division of Removable Price) The American Dental Education Association’s ADEA/ Prosthodontics, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences • Samantha Brenton, Effects of xerostomic medications GIES Foundation presents a series of annual awards - Dr. Ronald Chafe, Part-Time, Division of Endodontics, on the oral health of older Nova Scotians. (supervisors: called “The William J. Gies Awards” to recognize Department of Dental Clinical Sciences Dr. Mary McNally, Dr. Debora Matthews) exceptional contributions to and support of oral health - Dr. Lindsay, Dietrich, Part-Time, Division of • Benjamin Lamarche, Developing Antimicrobial Dental and dental education around the world. In October of Comprehensive Care, Department of Dental Clinical Implant Surfaces (supervisor: Dr. Mark Filiaggi) 2011, with the assistance of several valued members Sciences • Jacqueline Levangie, Stimuli Responsive Glass of our Faculty Family, I made our submission to the - Dr. Sarah Foley, Part-Time, Division of Comprehensive Ionomer Cements: a Preliminary Evaluation of Clinical selection committee for the 2012 William J. Gies Award Care, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences Handling and Mechanical Properties (supervisor: Dr. for Outstanding Achievement as an Academic Dental - Dr. Ursula Lozowoski, Part-Time, Division of Daniel Boyd) Institution in support of dental education. Our successful Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Dental • Katherine Logan, Is outpatient oral and maxillofacial submission was acknowledged at the Annual ADEA Clinical Sciences procedural sedation using propofol alone safe and Convention on March 19, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. - Dr. Marla MacAulay, Part-Time, Division of efficacious? (supervisor: Dr. Ben Davis) We shared this special honor with all members of our Periodontics, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences • Sarah Orser, The effect of maxillomandibular Faculty Family during our Centennial Celebrations in - Dr. Amanda Miller, Part-Time, Division of advancement surgery on blood pressure. (supervisors: May 2012. Comprehensive Care, Department of Dental Clinical Dr. Susan Bourque, Dr. Reginald Goodday) This is without a doubt the highest level of Sciences • Danny Pond, Investigation into the Factors Influencing acknowledgement a dental institution can receive. - Dr. Heather Johnson, Part-Time, Division of Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Sqamous Comprehensive Care, Department of Dental Clinical Cell Carcinoma. (supervisor: Dr. Chad Robertson) With the extraordinary successes of the Gies Award Sciences • Michelle Ravlo, Should Tobacco Dependency and our Centennial Celebrations we are energized to - Dr. Arturo Merino, Full-Time, Division of Endodontics, Education Curriculum Contain a Cultural Specific tackle the various action plans of our academic plan Department of Dental Clinical Sciences Component? (supervisors: Prof Heather Doucette, Prof and raise the bar as we embark on the next 100 years of Peggy Maillet) excellence. Annual Report 2011-12 3 2) Equally as popular and outstanding was our Annual Again this year our Faculty Family has had a great deal in support of dental education. We were formally Faculty of Dentistry Table Clinic Presentations. Again this of inspiring accomplishments. Here are some of the recognized at the Gies Award Celebration on March 19, year we witnessed extraordinary talents and skills by our highlights. 2012 at the ADEA Annual Session in Orlando, Florida. dentistry and dental hygiene students. Special thanks to Drs. Matthews and McNally who hosted the “Closing Professor Peggy Maillet and the Table Clinic Team The Dean’s Kudos List: Ms. Natasha Chishti who was honoured at the Pierre the Gap Workshop, Celebrating 10 years of Oral Health Research on Older Nova Scotians”. The workshop opened Winners of the 2012 Dalhousie Student Fauchard Academy Luncheon on Friday, August 5, 2011 as Dalhousie’s Student Clinician representative at the with greetings from the Minister of Health Honorable Table Clinics, Feb. 10, 2012
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