/dentistry/taxonomy/term/109/all en /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research-students/17th-research-day-showcases-remarkable-research-graduate-and-dmd-students <p>The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences held its 17th annual Research Day on April 18th, providing an opportunity for its graduate and undergraduate students to present their research and findings. The event was a success, showcasing the exceptional research within the faculty and highlighting the importance of continued advancements in the field of dental medicine and oral health sciences.</p> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:47:59 +0000 cassandre.leynaert@mcgill.ca 3091 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/best-luck-dr-martine-levesque <p><img height="342" width="513" style="width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/dentistry/files/dentistry/martine_levesque_sept_10th_12pm_2018_eng_cropped.jpg" alt="" />The Faculty of Dentistry wishes the best to Dr. Martine Lévesque, who is finishing her postdoctoral fellowship and moving on to a new stage in her research as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine School of Rehabilitation at Université de Montréal. </p> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:35:55 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2539 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/grant-successes-dentistry-researchers <p>Researchers in the Faculty of Dentistry have received a number of important grants from both the <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp">Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada</a> (NSERC) and <a href="http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html">Canadian Institutes of Health Research </a>(CIHR).</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:53:41 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2535 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/dr-mckee-receives-asbmr-adele-l-boskey-award <p>Faculty of Dentistry Professor <a href="/dentistry/marc-d-mckee">Dr. Marc McKee</a> has received the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Adele L. Boskey Award. The award recognizes outstanding and major scientific contributions, leadership, and mentorship in the area of bone and mineral research.  "<a href="https://www.asbmr.org/Meetings/ASBMRAwards/Detail.aspx?cid=e73ab457-a16d-4c9d-88a7-217c7353cfbc">Dr.</a></p> Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:51:17 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2528 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/dentistry-awarded-two-canada-research-chairs <p>The Faculty of Dentistry counts two new Canada Research Chairs granted by the<a href="http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html"> Canadian Institutes of Health Research</a> among its ranks. </p> Thu, 02 May 2019 17:42:27 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2486 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/alumni-faculty-news-research-students/building-tool-around-power-data <p><span>When Sreenath Madathil was a practicing dentist in India, he frequently saw patients that had oral health issues related to their betel quid chewing habit – a product containing smokeless tobacco</span>, <span>betel leaf and betel nut that is popular in South East Asian Countries, and India in particular, and poses a huge risk for oral cancers. He could see the ill effects on the oral health of betel quid users—both in his family, and his patients—but lacked the tools to effectively communicate the health risks these habits pose.</span></p> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:14:23 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2517 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/alumni-community-faculty-news-research-students/dr-feine-receives-honorary-doctorate-universite-laval <h3>At Unversité Laval, like other universities, Honorary doctorates are presented to people whose accomplishments are considered remarkable and exemplary. </h3> <p><a href="https://www.ulaval.ca/en/about-us/awards-and-distinctions/universite-laval-honorary-doctorates/2019/jocelyne-sheila-feine.html"><i>From Université Laval:</i></a></p> Mon, 13 May 2019 13:43:07 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2491 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research-students/14th-annual-graduate-research-day <p>The Faculty of Dentistry Research Day provides an excellent opportunity for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, research associates and residents to showcase their research work in academic posters and oral presentations.</p> <p>On April 12, students presented their research in the form of presentations and posters in the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Faculty Club for the 14th annual research day. Over 50 oral and poster covered the wide gamut of research interests included in the Faculty's four research clusters.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:03:01 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2482 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/cihr-funds-biomedical-engineering-research-dentistry <p>The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are funding a Collaborative Health Research Project lead by Dentistry researchers Drs. Maryam Tabrizian, and Monzur Murshed, in partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).</p> Thu, 02 May 2019 18:35:57 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2488 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/grant-success-graduate-researchers <p>Faculty lecturer Dr. Sreenath Arekunnath Madathil and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Martine Lévesque have both received postdoctoral awards from the FRQS (Fonds de recherche: Santé). Dr. Madathil is also the recipient of a postdoctoral award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). In addition, Dentistry graduate and current PhD student in Experimental Medicine has received a doctoral award from the FRQS.</p> Thu, 02 May 2019 17:58:46 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2487 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/french-side-dentistry-research <h4>Having recently completed an intensive immersion french language program at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Dr. Luda Diatchenko reflects on the importance of bilingualism in the vibrant research communities at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and in Montreal.</h4> Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:34:01 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2485 at /dentistry /dentistry/research/research-clusters/population-oral-health <h2><b>Research </b></h2> Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:29:56 +0000 robert.just2@mail.mcgill.ca 2437 at /dentistry /dentistry/research/research-clusters/biomaterials-nanobiotechnology-and-tissue-engineering <h3><b>Research </b></h3> <p>Biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and tissue engineering is an emerging area of excellence for ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Dentistry. Outstanding new researchers investigate nanometre-scale bone cements/biomaterials, synthetic tissue-engineered scaffoldings and controlled-release systems for bone reconstruction and salivary gland regeneration, and the bioactivation of implants by surface nanostructuring and protein nanopatterning.</p> Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:30:09 +0000 robert.just2@mail.mcgill.ca 2438 at /dentistry /dentistry/research/research-clusters/mineralized-tissues-and-extracellular-matrix-biology <h3><b>Research </b></h3> <p>Skeletal, dental, and connective tissue biology research at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û is, and has long been, world-class. A large group of researchers has been assembled to consolidate our strength in researching fundamental questions pertaining to mineralized tissue and extracellular matrix biology, the influence of the skeleton in organ and tissue cross-talk, and translational research and clinical trials in these fields.</p> Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:30:16 +0000 robert.just2@mail.mcgill.ca 2439 at /dentistry /dentistry/research/research-clusters/pain-and-neuroscience <h3><b>Research </b></h3> <p>Pain research at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û is ranked amongst the best in the world based on its critical mass of exceptional pain researchers and on a tradition of outstanding accomplishments in the neurosciences. The legacy of Ron Melzack’s 1965 gate-control theory of pain continues to this day with ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û pain studies researchers publishing in the most influential international journals.</p> Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:30:26 +0000 robert.just2@mail.mcgill.ca 2440 at /dentistry