Dr. Fernanda Almeida Wins Prestigious Dental Sleep Medicine Award
Dr. Fernanda Almeida has won the 2011 Pierre Robin Academic Award from the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine…
UBC Dentistry’s New Initiative: Adopt a Long-Term-Care Facility
With support from the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, UBC has been able to provide free oral health assessments and care for residents of the Simon K.Y. Lee Seniors Care Home and Villa Cathay Care Home…
Between the Covers—New Books by Faculty Members
“Oral Healthcare and the Frail Elder: A Clinical Perspective” by Dr. Michael MacEntee, and “Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: A Diagnostic Approach” by Dr. David MacDonald…
CIHR Awards Over $1.76M to UBC Dentistry Researchers
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded UBC Dentistry professor Chris Overall and his team funding to study tissue destruction and cancer growth…
BOLD Lab Graduate Student Asked to Visit Crime Scene, Advise Police
Bureau of Legal Dentistry (BOLD) graduate student Laura Mai is currently working with her supervisors, BOLD’s director Dr. David Sweet OC and Dr. Andre Marziali from Engineering Physics, to test an innovative technology to clean forensic DNA evidence from contaminated crime scenes…
The Chrysalis Student Lounge: A Transformational Gift
Chrysalis Dental Centres has very generously supported the renovation of the student lounge in the John B. Macdonald Building (JBM)…
Student Discovers Allure of Rural Practice
UBC student Marwan Hameed never pictured himself a small-town dentist until he came across a big-city practice in the heart of BC…
First-Year DMD Student Wins CADR-IMHA Student Research Award
First-year dental student Leila Mohazab won second place in the Junior category of the 2010 – 2011 CADR-IMHA Student Research Awards…
BCDA Award Recipients 2011: UBC Faculty and Alumni
The British Columbia Dental Association (BCDA) honoured several UBC faculty and alumni at the annual BCDA Toothfairy Gala in Vancouver on March 12, 2011…
CDSBC Honours UBC Alumni and Faculty
The College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (CDSBC) honoured UBC Dentistry alumni and faculty for their contributions to dentistry and the organization at its annual awards ceremony…