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vents
Theeducational sessions include:
•
TheEvolutionofForensicDentistry: FactandFiction
,
Dr. RobertDorion
, director of the forensicdentistryprogramatMcGill
University
•
ChildAbuse in theDentalOffice:RecognitionandResponse
,
Dr. LaurelChauvin-Kimoff
, programdirectorof thechildprotection
programatMcGillUniversity
•
Sialorrhea:ManagementandChallenges
,
Dr. SamDaniel
,
founder anddirector of theSalivaManagementClinicatMcGill
University.
•
OrthodonticDisordersand IdiopathicScoliosis:What
DoWeKnowandWhereAreWeGoing?
Dr. AlainMoreau
, head
of themolecular genetics laboratoryat theUniversityofMontreal
•
DysphagiaandGerdManagementandHowThis Impacts
PediatricDentists
,
Ms.Marie-JoséeTessier
, director of thepediatric
dysphagiaandoccupational therapyclinic inLongueuil, Quebec
•
SleepApneaandBruxism
,
Dr.NellyHuynh
,member of the research
committeeof theAmericanAcademyofDental SleepMedicine, and
Dr. AndréeMontpetit
, specialist inobstructive sleepapnea
The full program includesmoreeducational sessions, graduate student
oral presentations, theWelcomeDinner CruiseandPresident’sDinner.
a
CAPDAnnualMeeting
TheCanadianAcademyofPediatricDentistry’s (CAPD)annualmeeting
will beheld inMontreal onSeptember12–13. Increasingawareness about
thebroad range of issues facingpediatricdentistswill be this year’s theme,
“UnchartedTerritories ofPediatricDentistry.”
Formore information, visit
Dr.MarciaBoyd
received the
ACFD
DistinguishedServiceAward
for her
“significant contributions todental
education inCanada.”Amongher
manycontributions,Dr. Boyd served
asdean in the facultyofdentistryat
UBCandwas the foundingpresidentof the
EducationResearchGroupof the International andAmerican
Associations forDental Research (IADR/AADR). Shehas the
distinctionofbeing thefirstCanadianwoman to serveas
presidentof theAmericanCollegeofDentists (ACD) and the
firstwoman to receive theWilliam JohnGiesAward—the
ACD’shighesthonour. Shealso servedonnumerousCDA
committeesover theyears.
The Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) recognized Dr. Marcia Boyd and
Dr. Markus Haapasalo with awards for their outstanding achievements in dental education. The
awardswerepresentedat theACFDAnnualGeneralMeeting, held inVancouveronMarch6.
ACFD
AWARDWINNERS
Dr.MarkusHaapasalo
, professor
in the facultyof dentistry at UBC,
received the
BiscoNational Dental
TeachingAward
—an award
presented annually to a faculty
memberwho, “in theopinionof
his or her students andpeers, has
displayed thequalities of anoutstanding
teacher andhas displayedexceptional interest in,
andenthusiasm for, the learningneeds of students.”
Dr. Haapasalo is the recipient ofmany teaching awards,
including the Louis I. Grossman International Awardby
the French Endodontic Society. He lecturesworldwide
on the subject of endodontics.
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