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Dentist’s chair in inner city Vancouver school puts treatment within reach

UBC dentistry initiative expands to bring in students from across east side (Vancouver Sun)…

Low income families get free dental care from Surrey clinic—UBC Dentistry students volunteer

A team of dentists and staff in a Surrey clinic marked oral health month by providing much-needed dental care – for free…. (Global BC News)

Recipients of the 2013 William J. Gies Award with IADR/AADR representatives, from left to right: Mary MacDougall, immediate past president, IADR; Esther Chen, then MSc student, now DMD 2014 candidate, Yuqi (Sarah) Zhu, research associate, Catherine Poh, associate professor, and Rena D'Souza, immediate past president, AADR.

Faculty, students and alumnus win IADR/AADR, ADEA, CADR, and CIHR awards for papers

Faculty and alumnus win IADR/AADR, ADEA, CADR, and CIHR awards for papers…

Dr. Christopher Overall receives the 2013 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Oral Biology from then IADR president Mary MacDougall.

Dr. Christopher Overall wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Oral Biology

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) has bestowed its 2013 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Oral Biology on Dr. Christopher Overall…

Assembled together, all the BC Dental Association award winners with BC Dental Association representatives at the 13th Annual Toothfairy Gala on March 9, 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Top row from left to right: Drs. Richard Wilczek, President of the BC dental Association; Robert McDougall; Ken Lee; Jim Gray; Charles Shuler and Ms. Jocelyn Johnston, Executive Director, BC Dental Association. Bottom row from left to right: Drs. Jim Guild, Ken Stones, Christopher Zed, Saida Rasul, Robert Priddy and Doug Johnston.

BCDA award recipients 2013: UBC Dentistry faculty and alumni

The British Columbia Dental Association (BCDA) honoured many individuals at their annual Toothfairy Gala in Vancouver on March 9, 2013. Among the many recipients this year were UBC Dentistry faculty and alumni…

College of Dental Surgeons of BC awards to UBC Dentistry faculty and alumni

College of Dental Surgeons of BC awards to UBC Dentistry faculty and alumni

UBC Dentistry alumni and faculty members were well represented among the award winners at the annual College of Dental Surgeons of BC (CDSBC) awards ceremony held on March 7, 2013…

Seniors get a mouthful of care

UBC Dentistry alumnus, students and faculty member volunteer at Richmond Hospital on February 23, 2013…

Dr. Ravindra Shah, seen here in his office, received the Hind Rattan award in New Delhi on January 26, 2013.

International relations director, Dr. Ravindra Shah, recipient of Hind Rattan Award “Jewel of India”

For the many people around the world who know Dr. Ravindra Shah, it came as no surprise that he was bestowed with a Hind Rattan Award, one of India’s most prestigious national honours…

Students reap benefits from volunteering

In December, fourth-year dentistry students Akashdeep Villing, Amandeep Hans, Vikrant Sharma and third-year student Tanmeet Singh arrived in India to set up dental camps at local factories and elementary schools…

New $10.1 M imaging facility will unlock medical, engineering secrets

Scientists will get a closer-than-ever look at everything from molars to soils with today’s opening of the Faculty of Dentistry’s Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics at the University of British Columbia…