/dentistry/taxonomy/term/287/all en /dentistry/article/faculty-news/nancy-scholefield-creates-first-impression-patients-arriving-clinic <img alt=" Ioana Dumitru" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/02/BEST_Nancy_7999edited-1024x682.jpg" width="420" height="280" />Nancy Scholefield will be celebrating 14 years with the Faculty of Dentistry in March. She joined ƻ����Ժ after a long career as a flight attendant. Welcoming patients was natural for her after all of her customer service experience. Every day she goes above and beyond her duties as Receptionist to offer a caring environment for patients making them feel at ease. When she is not manning the front desk of the Undergraduate Teaching Clinic she loves to cook gourmet meals, have a glass of wine and travel to warm destinations. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/02/11/nancy-scholefield-creates-the-first-impression-for-patients-arriving-at-the-clinic/">Read more...</a></strong> Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:38:40 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1922 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/linda-harrison-surpasses-role-mother-simulation-lab <img alt="Linda Harrison" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/03/Linda-Harrison-1024x682.jpg" width="425" height="275" /> A wife and mother of two accomplished daughters, Linda Harrison has earned her bragging rights. She transitioned into a her new career at ƻ����Ժ later in life after starting out as a Dental Assistant and then trained to become a Dental Technician specialising in wax up and gold technician. As the Administrator of the Preclinical Lab, the students affectionately refer to her as “mother” and she says it’s her job to see them rise above and conquer! <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/?p=514">Read more...</a></strong> Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:34:57 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1933 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-john-drummond-wins-howard-s-katz-excellence-teaching-award <img alt="_MG_1141_edited" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/05/MG_1141_edited-1024x682.jpg" width="420" height="275" /> Dr. Drummond is this year’s winner of the Howard S. Katz Excellence in Teaching Award. His dedication to teaching is not only obvious to all of the students that have passed through his classroom but to all of his fellow teachers. He hails from a true ƻ����Ժ family, his dad was a professor, him and his wife graduated from ƻ����Ժ in ’83 and two of his three children have studied at ƻ����Ժ. From the very beginning of his career as a Dentist he knew that he wanted to do his part in giving back to the ƻ����Ժ community. Currently, he maintains a full-time private practice in Montreal West and is the Course Director for Restorative Dentistry. He sat down with me to discuss his love of teaching and to reflect on his years with the Faculty. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/05/05/797/">Read the full interview here.</a></strong> Tue, 05 May 2015 17:26:37 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1954 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/meet-our-professors-mari-kaartinen <img alt="Mari Kaartinen" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/02/Mari-Kaartinen.png" width="420" height="203" /> Dr. Mari Kaartinen joined the Faculty in 2002 after completing her post doctorate fellowship here. She is the Chair of the Executive Committee for the Division of Biomedical Sciences and heavily involved with the direction of the Division. In her video she talks to us about her research looking for biomarkers for new treatments to promote bone formation and to slow the progress of the disease. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/02/11/meet-our-professors-mari-kaartinen/">See her full bio and video here.</a></strong> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:30:19 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2025 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-earl-karanofsky-wins-dr-ralph-silverstone-award <img alt="_MG_9282edited" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/10/MG_9282edited-1024x682.jpg" width="420" height="275" /> Dr. Earl Karanofsky is passionate about teaching! Whether it be in the clinic, on faculty committees, at fundraising events, he always takes the time to be involved and is very deserving of this year’s Dr. Ralph Silverstone Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contribution to the undergraduate teaching program. He sat down with me to talk about teaching and practicing dentistry. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/10/08/dr-earl-karanofsky-wins-dr-ralph-silverstone-award/">Read the full interview here.</a></strong> Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:10:57 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2000 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/isabelle-chevrier-goes-above-and-beyond-her-role-dental-assistant <img alt="Isabelle Chevrier" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/02/Isabelle-Chevrier-1024x691.jpg" width="420" height="282" />Isabelle Chevrier loves discovering new people and places which makes her a perfect fit for her role of Dental Assistant in the Undergraduate Teaching Clinic, welcoming new students every year and helping them navigate the transition from the Simulation Lab to the Clinic. She also spends her time and energy overseeing the volunteers for the Summer Clinic or volunteering herself. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/02/11/isabelle-chevrier-goes-above-and-beyond-her-role-as-a-dental-assistant/">Read the full interview </a></strong>where she talks about her role as a DA and tells us about herself. Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:48:45 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2028 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-shahrokh-esfandiari-wins-dr-howard-s-katz-award-excellence-teaching <img alt="SE" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/04/SE-e1461172634991.jpg" width="175" height="175" />Winning the Dr. Howard S. Katz Award for Excellence in Teaching is an honour that Dr. Shahrokh Esfandiari does not take lightly. A constant advocate for evidence-based teaching, Dr. Esfandiari shares some thoughts with us about winning this award. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/04/20/dr-shahrokh-esfandiari-wins-the-dr-howard-s-katz-award-for-excellence-in-teaching/">Read more here.</a></strong> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:13:40 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2047 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/students/emil-briones-receives-mcgills-award-equity-and-community-building <img alt="Emil Briones" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/05/EB.jpg" width="130" height="200" /> On May 3rd, our very own Emil Briones was awarded ƻ����Ժ’s Award for Equity and Community Building, which recognizes the work of students, faculty and staff committed to advancing equity and diversity at ƻ����Ժ. Find out more about Emil’s award-winning work <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/05/04/emil-briones-receives-mcgills-award-for-equity-and-community-building/"> here.</a></strong>. Thu, 05 May 2016 01:14:00 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2050 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-jean-marc-retrouvey-lead-dental-health-focus-64m-nih-grant-oi-study <img alt="retrouvey" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/02/retrouvey.jpg" width="157" height="203" /> Dr. Jean Marc Retrouvey is one of the rare dental clinicians that has his name as Principle Collaborator on a multi-million dollar grant proposal. The <a href="https://www.rarediseasesnetwork.org/cms/BBD">Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium</a>, mainly composed of physicians, researchers, and educators was recently awarded a $6.4 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a natural history study on Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), a rare bone disease. Dr. Retrouvey will be overseeing the dental health focus of this longitudinal study. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/02/25/dr-jean-marc-retrouvey-to-lead-dental-health-focus-of-6-4m-nih-grant-for-oi-study/">Read the full story here.</a></strong> Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:12:03 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2033 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/meet-dr-maryam-tabrizian-our-next-associate-dean-research-graduate-studies <img alt="Maryam Tabrizian" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/04/MT.jpg" width="100" height="175" />On May 1st, the Faculty of Dentistry will welcome its new Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies), Dr. Maryam Tabrizian. In the words of Dean Allison, Dr. Tabrizian "has been a very active and successful researcher with the Faculty since 2000 with many notable achievements in her field of bioengineering and beyond". To highlight the upcoming start of her mandate, she shares some of her thoughts with us. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/04/20/meet-dr-maryam-tabrizian-our-next-associate-dean-research-graduate-studies/">Read more.</a></strong> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:29:02 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2041 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/meet-dr-nathalie-morin-new-clinic-director <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/09/Nathalie-Morin-e1473885455755.jpg"><img alt="Summer_Institute_2016" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/09/Nathalie-Morin-e1473885455755.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a>Dr. Nathalie Morin completed her DMD from Université de Montreal in 1990 and practiced general dentistry for the Canadian Forces Dental Services as well as in private practices. She completed a Master of Public Health Dentistry at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, in Bethesda, Maryland, and was trained to be ... Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:50:17 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2068 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/2016-most-valuable-person-award-linda-harrison-and-rocchina-testa <img alt="Rocchina and Linda" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/06/Rocchina-Linda-Paul.jpg" width="150" height="200" />Congratulations to Linda Harrison and Rocchina Testa! Both of them earned the 2016 Most Valuable Person Award. This well-deserved title reflects their dedication to our Faculty, students and staff. Read more about their challenges and achievements <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/06/14/2016-most-valuable-person-award-linda-harrison-and-rocchina-testa/">here.</a></strong> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:28:52 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2060 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/alumni-faculty-news/2016-ralph-silverstone-teaching-award-goes-dr-johanna-pham <p>This year’s winner of the Dr. Ralph Silverstone Teaching Award is Dr. Johanna Pham. Dr. Pham graduated with a DDS from ƻ����Ժ in 1984 and participated in the multidisciplinary residency program at St. Mary’s Hospital and l’hopitale Ste. Justine during 1984-85.  She has since worked in private practice in Montreal and began working with the Faculty 10 years ago.  Since the time she started, Johanna has been an excellent teacher supervising students in the clinic, first at the Montreal General Hospital and now at our main clinic at 2001 ƻ����Ժ College Avenue.</p> Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:10:28 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2063 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/importance-thinking-differently <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/10/Jocelyne-Feine.jpg"><img alt="Summer_Institute_2016" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/10/Jocelyne-Feine.jpg" width="225" height="150" /></a>Dr. Jocelyne Feine has always thought differently, fortunately. She has always been curious and without a doubt, passionate about her work and about people. When I meet her at her office for this interview, she greets me with a big smile and genuine enthusiasm in sharing her thoughts about life, career and her journey as a dentist/researcher. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:53:46 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2072 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/chairside-chat-dr-chantal-czerednikow <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/01/spotlight-chantal-alex.jpg"><img alt="Summer_Institute_2016" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/01/spotlight-chantal-alex.jpg" width="225" height="150" /></a>My role is to teach the 4th year students rotating through the pediatric clinic at the MCH. I supervise and guide their work with children 0-10 years of age. I have an hour in the morning before clinic to review techniques for pediatric dentistry, such as behaviour guidance, anesthesia and restorative techniques, trauma management, caries prevention advice... Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:06:58 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2080 at /dentistry