Discover Dental Seminar
The discover dental sciences seminar series enhances the visibility and impact of the school’s research cluster activities, discoveries, and innovations to our students, faculty, staff and others. The series is also a forum for scholars outside the School of Dentistry, internal and external to the University of Alberta, to present topics of relevance and interest to the school members.
Save the Spring and Summer dates!
May
May 15th | Simrit Grewal Orthodontics MSc
Impact of bone anchored maxillary expansion on facial soft tissues
Location: ECHA 5-099
May 21st | Daniela Roth Oral Biology Ph.D.
Revealing physiology of craniofacial growth zones through pathology
Location: (Hybrid) ECHA 1-490 and Zoom
May 22nd | Anum Haider Periodontics MSc
Impact of presurgical anxiety and fear on patient satisfaction following periodontal and implant surgical procedures in a dental school setting
Location: ECHA 5-099
May 24th | Prof. Letícia Helena Theodoro Associate Professor in Periodontology, São Paulo State University
Photodynamic therapy in periodontal treatment: current and future perspectives
Location: ECHA 5-099
May 29th | Austin Fairbanks Orthodontics MSc
Skeletal and Dental Changes During Treatment of Moderate Class II Malocclusions with Fixed Class II Correctors
Location: ECHA 5-099
June
June 05th | Tsolmonbaatar Khurelbaatar
Investigation of cranial suture growth and adaptation in response to evolving localized mechanical environment
Location: ECHA 5-099
June 12th | Mahshid Nik Ravesh Dentistry MSc
Application of a deep learning model to determine midpalatal suture maturation stage on CBCT
Location: ECHA 5-099
June 19th | Victor Ladewig Dentistry MSc
Bibliometric analysis of research waste in Orthodontics assessed through published Systematic Reviews with or without Meta-analysis
Location: ECHA 5-099
June 26th | Rojin Adabdokht Dentistry MSc
Application of deep learning models in children dental anxiety assessment through drawing analysis
Location: ECHA 5-099
June 27th |Cristine Miron StefaniVisiting Professor, School of Dentistry, University of Alberta
Current understanding of orofacial myofunctional therapy effectiveness: a scoping review.
Location: ECHA 5-099
July
July 3rd| Anjali Bhagirath Periodontics MSc
Decoding Bacterial Colonization: A Quasi-Longitudinal Study of Bacterial Internalization in Gingival Tissues During Experimental Gingivitis in Humans
Location: ECHA 5-099
July 10th| Andrew Gibb Periodontics MSc
Transmission of the subgingival microbiome in children after a prophylaxis – a pilot study
Location: ECHA 5-099
July 17th| Parvaneh Badri Oral Medicine MSc
Analysis of Referral Pathways, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Pain in a University Orofacial Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic
Location: ECHA 5-099
July 19th| Harsimrat Kaur Orthodontics Ph.D.
In vitro study to evaluate biomechanics of aligner mechanotherapy
Location: ECHA 5-099
July 24th| Patricia Hernandez Oral Medicine MSc
Comparison of the concordance between clinical and histopathologic diagnosis of oral mucosal lesions in an Oral Medicine graduate program and the Oral Pathology biopsy service.
Location: Zoom
July 31st| Mohsen Gholizadeh Dentistry MSc
Effect of Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) on the Predictability of Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners
Location: ECHA 5-099
August
August 21st | Juliana Faquim, DDS, MSc, PhD Visiting Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
The Qualitative Research Methodology in Dentistry: Life-Map Memoir - An Innovative Proposal
Location: Zoom
The 2024 schedule is open for the Discover Dental Sciences seminar series. If you are graduating by spring/summer 2024, please book your seminars at least two months in advance.
Contact dseminar@ualberta.ca to book your seminars!
Presentation Structure
Scholarly presentations are held on Wednesdays between 12:05 p.m. and 12:50 p.m. and are approximately 35 minutes followed by 10 minutes of questions and discussion. For sessions in which trainees are presenting, the format followed will be:
MSc
15-20 minutes + 5 minutes for questions and discussion
There will be two presentations per session
PhD
30-35 minutes + 10 minutes of questions and discussion
There will be one presentation per session
DDS Team
DDS Seminars Meeting Planner
Akriti Tiwari, Ph.D., Graduate
DDS Seminars Coordinator
Dr. Camila Pacheco-Pereira
General Enquiries
Teena Mathew