/dentistry/taxonomy/term/273/all en /dentistry/article/faculty-news-students/dr-peter-chauvin-receives-2023-ww-wood-award-excellence-dental-education <p>Dr. Peter Chauvin has been honored with the prestigious 2023 <a href="https://acfd.ca/about-acfd/awards/ww-wood-award/">W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education.</a> This esteemed recognition, established by the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry, pays tribute to Dr. Bill Wood's extraordinary commitment to research, teaching, and service. The award recognizes Dr.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 19:29:57 +0000 cassandre.leynaert@mcgill.ca 3105 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-julia-cohen-levy-receives-2023-howard-s-katz-award-excellence-teaching <p>The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is delighted to announce that Dr. Julia Cohen-Lévy, Assistant Professor of Orthodontics, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Howard S. Katz Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Cohen-Lévy's dedication to her students and her significant contributions to the field of orthodontics have set her apart as an exceptional educator.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 18:56:02 +0000 cassandre.leynaert@mcgill.ca 3104 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/dr-mckee-receives-asbmr-adele-l-boskey-award <p>Faculty of Dentistry Professor <a href="/dentistry/marc-d-mckee">Dr. Marc McKee</a> has received the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Adele L. Boskey Award. The award recognizes outstanding and major scientific contributions, leadership, and mentorship in the area of bone and mineral research.  "<a href="https://www.asbmr.org/Meetings/ASBMRAwards/Detail.aspx?cid=e73ab457-a16d-4c9d-88a7-217c7353cfbc">Dr.</a></p> Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:51:17 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2528 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/2014-faculty-service-awards-presented Faculty and staff recieved their services awards for years of service at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ on Wednesday, December 10 during the annual Faculty Christmas party. To read more about this year's recipients <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2014/12/15/2014-faculty-service-awards-presented/">click here</a></strong>. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:13:46 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1899 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/celine-ash-and-nikoo-taghavi-awarded-most-valuable-person-award <img alt="nikoo-celine" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/05/nikoo-celine.jpg" width="280" height="140" /> Congratulations to Celine Ash and Nikoo Taghavi for being awarded the Faculty’s Most Valuable Person Award! Both have been selected for their outstanding contributions to the work of the Faculty. Both Celine and Nikoo have been central to much of the work undertaken as the Faculty has undergone tremendous change over the past year. Wed, 20 May 2015 13:07:19 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1967 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/uncategorized/spring-convocation-2015 <img alt="convocation_2015" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/04/convocation_2015-1024x1015.jpg" width="199" height="208" /> Dean Allison and Dr. B. Dolman, President – Ordre des dentistes du Québec, invite the graduating class to attend the Convocation Champagne Luncheon and Official Oath of  Office and Licensing Ceremonies held on <strong>Friday, May 29, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel</strong>. For full details on the Champagne Luncheon and Convocation click <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/04/16/spring-convocation-2015/"> here.</a></strong> Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:02:49 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1949 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-nathalie-morin-increases-her-commitment-faculty It is with great pleasure that the Faculty announces that Dr. Nathalie Morin will be increasing her commitment with the Faculty over the coming months. Dr. Morin has been working one day a week for the Faculty for several years and will be increasing her commitment to the Faculty in phases to become full time by the beginning of 2016. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/05/05/dr-nathalie-morin-increases-her-commitment-to-the-faculty/">Read more...</a></strong> Tue, 05 May 2015 18:05:16 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1955 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-nicholas-makhoul-appointed-chief-department-dentistry-and-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery-muhc It is with great pleasure that the Faculty announces that the MUHC has recently appointed Dr. Nicholas Makhoul as the new Chief of the Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This appointment took effect on May 1st 2015.<strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/05/05/dr-nicholas-makhoul-appointed-as-chief-of-department-of-dentistry-and-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery-at-the-muhc/">Read more...</a></strong> Tue, 05 May 2015 18:06:11 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1956 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/students/dss-and-class-council-position-2015-2016 <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/09/10/dss-and-class-council-position-2015-2016/">See here</a></strong> for your full list of representatives from the Dental Student Society and Class Councils. Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:17:28 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1989 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/students/2015-2016-mdgss-executive-members <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/09/22/2015-2016-mdgss-executive-members/">See here</a></strong> for your full list of representatives from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Dental Graduate Student Society and Post Graduate Student Society. Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:52:29 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1991 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/behind-scenes-dr-hoveys-role-director-faculty-development <img alt="richard_hovey_2" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2015/10/richard_hovey_2.jpg" width="230" height="230" /> With a background in pedagogy, <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">richard.hovey</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span><span class="a"> (Dr. Richard Hovey)</span></span> is well positioned for the role of Directory of Faculty Development. He is here to assist the Faculty’s teaching staff with their teaching and assessment needs. Dr. Hovey is available to all teaching staff, whether the course be at the undergraduate level, the graduate level, in the classroom or in the clinic. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/10/08/behind-the-scenes-dr-hoveys-role-as-director-of-faculty-development/">Read the full story here.</a></strong> Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:43:25 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 1997 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/community-faculty-news/inaugural-clinical-education-seminars-huge-success <img alt="Hovey_CEC" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/03/Hovey_CEC-e1458578493811-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /> Over the past weeks the Faculty has held its first two Clinical Education Courses led by Dr. <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2015/10/08/behind-the-scenes-dr-hoveys-role-as-director-of-faculty-development/">Richard Hovey, Director of Faculty Development</a>. These meetings marked the inauguration of our newly formed Faculty development initiative. The meetings were wildly successful, "this is by far the largest and most enthusiastic group we have ever attracted to session on clinical teaching," says Dr. Jeff Myers, Associate Dean Clinical Affairs. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/03/21/inaugural-clinical-education-seminars-a-huge-success/">Read the full story here.</a></strong> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:44:23 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2037 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/maryam-tabrizian-announced-new-associate-dean-research-graduate-studies <img alt="Tabrizian_McKee" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/03/Tabrizian_McKee-300x278.jpg" width="230" height="210" /> Congratulations to Dr. Maryam Tabrizian on being selected as new Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies. Maryam is a Full Professor with a cross appointment in the Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine. She will be replacing Dr. Marc McKee who has been active as Associate Dean for the past 17 years. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/03/21/maryam-tabrizian-announced-as-new-associate-dean-research-graduate-studies/">Click here to read the full announcement. </a></strong> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:54:18 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2036 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/welcome-joella-gencher This Monday, we warmly welcomed Joella Gencher, our Faculty's new Development Officer. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/03/21/sreenath-madathil-phd-student-to-present-at-iarc-conference/">Learn more about her!</a></strong> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:16:51 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2045 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/faculty-news/dr-shahrokh-esfandiari-wins-dr-howard-s-katz-award-excellence-teaching <img alt="SE" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/04/SE-e1461172634991.jpg" width="175" height="175" />Winning the Dr. Howard S. Katz Award for Excellence in Teaching is an honour that Dr. Shahrokh Esfandiari does not take lightly. A constant advocate for evidence-based teaching, Dr. Esfandiari shares some thoughts with us about winning this award. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/04/20/dr-shahrokh-esfandiari-wins-the-dr-howard-s-katz-award-for-excellence-in-teaching/">Read more here.</a></strong> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:13:40 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2047 at /dentistry