Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

Nomination of Dr. Didem Dagdeviren as Director of the Division of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, and Oral Radiology

jennifer.timmons@mcgill.ca — Thu, 01 May 2025 17:27:11 +0000

Assistant Professor Dr. Didem Dagdeviren has been nominated as the Director of the Division of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, and Oral Radiology, effective May 1, 2025.

Research Day 2025

robert.loxham@mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:03 +0000

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences’ 19th annual Research Day was held on April 23 at Centre Mont-Royal. The audience and participants gathered included researchers, dental medicine students, graduate students, Faculty alumni, and academic, clinical and administrative staff, as well as external guest speakers.

Elizabeth Zimmermann named William Dawson Scholar

jennifer.timmons@mcgill.ca — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:36:39 +0000

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Elizabeth Zimmermann has been named a William Dawson Scholar.

The William Dawson Scholar award recognizes scholars at ɬ�﷬ developing into outstanding and original researchers of world-class caliber who are poised to become a leader in their field. The award is given for a five-year term.

Nomination of Dr. Taras Konanec as Director of Restorative Dentistry in the Division of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

robert.loxham@mcgill.ca — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:45:15 +0000

Assistant Professor Dr. Taras Konanec has been nominated as Director of Restorative Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry Division. He will oversee operative dentistry in this division, as well as the curriculum, simulation, laboratories, and both pre-clinic and clinical work, alongside Dr. François Seng.

Dentathon 2025

robert.loxham@mcgill.ca — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:53:54 +0000

Dentathon 2025, the third edition of the Faculty’s internal pilot project seed-funding competition, took place this February 10 at Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada, located at the ɬ�﷬ Health Centre’s Glen site.

Exploring the Special Care Dental Medicine Focus within the General Practice Residency Program

robert.loxham@mcgill.ca — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:01:22 +0000

The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences’ General Practice Residency (GPR) program provides dental medicine residents with hands-on experience across three main sites: the Jewish General Hospital (JGH), the Montreal General Hospital (MGH), and the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH). A new sub-speciality within the GPR program was introduced in 2023, allowing one resident to focus their training on geriatric and special care dentistry. We interviewed the first resident to take part, Dr.

Appointment of research directors GPR Program

jennifer.timmons@mcgill.ca — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:50:09 +0000

To strengthen the research component of the General Practice Residency (GPR) program, the Faculty is pleased to announce the nomination of the following faculty members as research directors at our GPR program sites.

Nomination of Dr. Christine Yea as Director of Community-Based Dental Services and Public Health

jennifer.timmons@mcgill.ca — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:27:11 +0000

Dr. Christine Yea has been nominated as Director of the Division of Community-Based Dental Services and Public Health. Dr. Yea will oversee the Faculty’s clinical community services, and she will work closely with the Associate Deans of Undergraduate Dental Education and Clinical Affairs to implement the new DMD curriculum and community service initiatives.

2024 Faculty Members and Staff Milestones

jennifer.timmons@mcgill.ca — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:10:11 +0000

One of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences' greatest strengths remains its faculty members and staff. The Faculty wishes to celebrate the service milestone years of staff members that have been with us for 15 years and more, in addition to expressing our best wishes to those who retired in 2024.

15 years

Nila Aranjuez - Program Administrator

Sandra Eskenazi - Faculty Lecturer (Clinical)

Congratulations to our Fall 2024 Graduates!

Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:20:46 +0000

Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Health Sciences

Mohammad Abu-Samak
Chronotherapy in oral health and post-operative recovery
Direction: B. Nicolau; F. A. Tamimi Marino

Dana Jafarpour
Optimizing mandibular implantoverdentures based on 3D printing technologies and attachment systems
Direction: R. F. de Souza

Masters of Science in Dental Sciences

Elahe Akbari

Bahar Amir Hosseini

Mai Atique

Theerthika Dillibabu