/dentistry/taxonomy/term/445/all en /dentistry/article/faculty-news/transformational-partnership-increases-access-community-dental-care <p>Evidence continues to indicate that poor oral health impacts an individual’s overall health and quality of life. To combat this issue, the Foundation of Greater Montreal (FGM), Green Shield Canada (GSC) and the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Faculty of Dentistry have teamed up to improve access to dental care for those who need it most.</p> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:50:54 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2823 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/drs-jake-barralet-nicholas-makhoul-and-etienne-vachon-presseau-awarded-cihr-project-grants <p>Drs. Barralet and Makhoul were awarded $722,926 over a five-year period for their study ‘Induction of transplantable angiosomes for segmental bone defect regeneration’. Dr. Vachon-Presseau was awarded $627,300 over a five-year period for his study ‘Determining the role of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system in opioid craving in chronic pain patients’.</p> <p><a href="https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=442766&lang=en"><strong>Induction of transplantable angiosomes for segmental bone defect regeneration</strong></a></p> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:26:39 +0000 Faculty of Dentistry 2818 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/wendy-somerville-receives-2021-dr-ralph-silverstone-teaching-award <p><img alt="Wendy Somerville" height="400" width="500" style="width: 160px; height: 128px; float: left;" class="file-default file-large file-extra-large lt" src="/dentistry/files/dentistry/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/somerville_wendy.jpg?itok=8zWq9Ykh" />This year’s Dr. Ralph Silverstone Teaching Award has been awarded to Wendy Somerville. This award recognises the outstanding contributions to the development of the undergraduate teaching program and goes to a clinical or laboratory supervisor who teaches in the DMD program.</p> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:39:34 +0000 Faculty of Dentistry 2817 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/dr-feine-just-became-first-iti-senior-fellow-canada <p>Dr. Jocelyn Feine is internationally recognize as a pioneer in implant dentistry. She is most known for her work on the "Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Consensus Statement" in 2002 which established an evidence-based standard of care of two implants for mandibular complete dental prostheses throughout the dental faculties of the world.</p> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:42:32 +0000 Faculty of Dentistry 2785 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-benhamou-received-acfd-ww-wood-award-excellence-dental-education <p><img height="366" width="500" style="width: 500px; height: 366px;" class="file-extra-large " src="/dentistry/files/dentistry/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/periodontist-veronique-benhamou.jpg?itok=ZdOOhFWu" alt="" /></p> <p>The DMD Class of 2021 has selected Dr. Veronique Benhamou as the 2021 recipient of the<a href="https://acfd.ca/about-acfd/awards/ww-wood-award/"> Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry's <i>W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education.</i></a></p> Tue, 11 May 2021 15:16:05 +0000 Faculty of Dentistry 2773 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-bedos-receives-acfd-national-dental-teaching-award <p><a href="/dentistry/christophe-bedos">Dr. Christophe Bedos </a>has been recognized by the <a href="https://acfd.ca/about-acfd/awards/bisco-national-dental-teaching-award/">Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry</a> with the 2021 National Dental Teaching Award. This prestigious award is presented to a faculty member who has displayed exceptional contributions to dental education at Canadian Universities. Dr.</p> Tue, 11 May 2021 15:09:41 +0000 Faculty of Dentistry 2772 at /dentistry