/dentistry/taxonomy/term/108/all en /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/channels/news/emami-bedos-esfandiari-grant-success-240026 <p>Congratulations to Elham Emami, Christophe Bedos and Shahrokh <span>Esfandiari</span> for:</p> <p><strong>E. Emami</strong>, J. Wootton, <strong>C. Bedos</strong>, A. Bayani, A. Charbonneau, M. Chartier, F. Girard, R. Voyer, Y. Courturier and <strong>S. Esfandiari</strong>. <em>Intégrer la médecine dentaire aux soins de santé communautaires de première ligne: une étude de portée</em></p> <p>CIHR - Knowledge Synthesis Grant</p> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:04:45 +0000 james.morris@mcgill.ca 1474 at /dentistry /dentistry/channels/news/op-ed-dean-paul-allison-montreal-gazette-238625 <h2>Canadians have a duty to increase access to dental care</h2> <p></p> <p><big>September 1st, 2014</big></p> Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:55:27 +0000 james.morris@mcgill.ca 1443 at /dentistry /dentistry/channels/news/dr-jocelyne-feine-receives-iadr-distinguished-service-award-225611 <p>Last week, Dr. Jocelyne Feine was honoured with IADR’s Distinguished Service Award in Seattle, WA. The award is presented to an individual member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) for outstanding instances of service to the Association or distinguished service over a period of time. It is intended to recognize members who have not served as officers of the IADR official. Read the official press release <a href="/dentistry/files/dentistry/channels/attach/jfeine2013_iadr_press_release.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:39:09 +0000 james.morris@mcgill.ca 1327 at /dentistry /dentistry/channels/news/graduate-student-akanksha-srivastava-featured-febmarch-2013-edition-journal-de-l%E2%80%99ordre <p>Graduate student Akanksha Srivastava is featured in the February/March 2013 edition of the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec. Last November 9<sup>th</sup>, during the Journée scientifique annuelle du Réseau de recherche en santé buccodentaire et osseuse (RSBO), Akanksha Srivastava was presented with an award by the Académie dentaire du Québec for her poster presentation on her research project titled: "Willingness to pay for mandibular two-implant overdentures: a social perspective," supervised by Dr. Jocelyne Feine and Dr. Shahrokh Esfandiari.</p> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:25:47 +0000 james.morris@mcgill.ca 1318 at /dentistry /dentistry/channels/news/graduate-student-khady-ka-wins-cadr-research-award-219791 <p>Graduate student Khady Ka won first place in the Senior Clinical Research Category of the <i>Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR)</i> student research award competition. This award was for her project "Clustering of metabolic abnormalities and periodontal inflammation in children," supervised by Dr. Belinda Nicolau. This research study will now be entered into the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)/Unilever Hatton Award Competition to be held in Seattle, Washington, USA on March 19, 2013 as part of the IADR annual meeting.</p> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:29:12 +0000 james.morris@mcgill.ca 1313 at /dentistry