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Dr. Marcia Boyd (C), UBC Dentistry professor emerita, joins newly inducted American College of Dentists Fellows following a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. UBC Dentistry faculty members include: Drs. Jeffrey Coil (L), Virginia Diewert (2nd L) and Christopher Zed (4th L). Others pictured are newly inducted BC dentists.

Three Faculty Members Granted Fellowship to the ACD

Faculty members Drs. Jeffrey Coil, assistant professor, Virginia Diewert, professor, and Christopher Zed, clinical associate professor and associate dean, were inducted into the American College of Dentists (ACD) as new Fellows…

Dr. Alan Lowe with DGZS board members. 
 From left to right: Ulrich Huebers, DDS (vice-president), 
 Markus Heise, DDS (secretary), Alan Lowe, DMD, PhD, 
 FRCD (C), Susanne Schwarting, DDS (president), 
 Joerg Schlieper, MD, DDS (treasurer).

Dr. Alan Lowe Recognized by the German Society of Dental Sleep Medicine

Dr. Alan Lowe received the 4th Meier-Ewert Award from the Deutsche Gesellschaft Zahnarztliche Schlafmedizin (DGZS)—the German Society of Dental Sleep Medicine…

UBC Dentistry team with local residents at the community centre in Praia do Presidio, Ceará, Brazil.

UBC Dentistry Team Returns from Brazil

Four DMD 2010 (candidate) students (Emery Bland, Alvin Lo, Mike O’Brien and Mike Webster) and recent graduate Anthony Reichert DMD 2009 travelled to Brazil and volunteered as dentists for a week…

Governments of Canada and BC Invest in UBC Dentistry’s Bioimaging Facility

Governments of Canada and BC Invest in UBC Dentistry’s Bioimaging Facility

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will fund the expansion of UBC Dentistry’s bioimaging facility for bone imaging and analysis…

Dr. Michael I. MacEntee, Professor of Prosthodontics and Dental Geriatrics, ELDERS Research Group

Dr. Michael MacEntee Wins the IADR Award in Geriatric Research

Dr. Michael I. MacEntee has won the International Association of Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award for Geriatric Oral Research…

Dental distributer donates $20,000 to UBC Dentistry’s International Programs

The British Columbia office of Henry Schein Inc., a worldwide distributor of healthcare products, has presented UBC Dentistry with a $20,000 donation…

Dentistry grad committed to service

For Michelle Lauwers dentistry is more than a science: it’s a charitable calling and an art…

UBC alumnus to volunteer in Guatemala

Dr. Doug Nielson DMD 1972 and Richmond dental team to hold free clinics for Mayans…

Dental Hygiene Graduates Reach Higher

As of November 2008, the UBC Dental Hygiene Degree Program has a total of 97 graduates awarded the Bachelor of Dental Science in Dental Hygiene [BDSc (DH)] degree…

Laser confocal microscopy images of biofilm before and after treatment. Green colour shows viable bacteria, while the red colour shows bacteria that have been killed. Photo by  Dr. Ya Shen.

Novel Ways to Attack Biofilm Developed

A research team led by professor Markus Haapasalo at the Division of Endodontics, UBC Faculty of Dentistry, has reported exciting news about the progress of their focus on eradicating oral biofilms…