Heal or harm, switching macrophages on or off
A multi-disciplinary team led by Dr. Chris Overall are a step closer to turning off the lights on inflammation—in oral health think periodontal disease—as well as understanding more about the mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
Retirement: full-time faculty member
Dr. Virginia Medwid Diewert is retiring from teaching and administrative duties after many years of commendable performance and service
Imaging scientist at UBC Dentistry awarded grant to collaborate with German engineer
Dr. Gethin Owen will collaborate on a project to better understand the structure/function toughening mechanism of the dentoenamel junction
Graduation 2018 Photo Gallery
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The Star: Expensive dental problems are holding back people in addiction recovery
Untreated dental problems among drug users; research findings from Dr. Leeann Donnelly and others at UBC
CDA Essentials: ‘Antibiotic and Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Decisions of BC Dentists’
UBC study aims to assess prescribing decisions of general dentists in Vancouver and endodontists in BC
New director of graduate periodontics program
Flavia S. Lakschevitz, DDS, PhD, MSc (Perio), has joined the Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences as an assistant professor and director of the graduate periodontics program
Cardiac art competition 2018 winners announced
Annual cardiac art competition. Check out the art from the cardiovascular block of DENT 410
Researchers at UBC Dentistry received $2.7M in CIHR funding as part of $43M to the university
Funding supports the research of Drs. Dieter Brömme, Hugh Kim, Hannu Larjava, Lari Häkkinen, and Mario Brondani
BC’s highest recognition to Dr. Rosamund Harrison, professor emerita
Dr. Rosamund Harrison, professor emerita, appointed to the Order of British Columbia