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There have been remarkable changes in dentistry in almost 60 years since the first class began, and the UBC Faculty of Dentistry has been instrumental in these advances in the oral health sciences. The Faculty of Dentistry is particularly well prepared to continue making significant contributions to our profession’s body of knowledge through our active faculty research, outstanding curriculum and amongst the most technologically advanced dental clinics in the world, the Nobel BioCare Oral Health Centre.
UBC Dentistry is committed to delivering outstanding research-intensive MSc and PhD graduate studies in the field of Craniofacial Science. Studies can be done in the areas of population health, oral health-related clinical research including both interventional and observational studies, and basic science research in the areas of biomaterials, cell biology, developmental biology, microbiology and molecular biology.
Our training programs include endodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Specialty training must be completed in combination with an MSc or PhD degree. These programs complement our General Practice Residency Program and Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Residency Program. Our combined educational approach ensures that newly graduated clinicians are well prepared to critically evaluate new treatment modalities as they are developed, and participate actively in clinical research.
Opened in March 2006, the Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre is the hub of UBC Dentistry patient care and clinical learning. The 39,000 sq. ft clinical facility accommodates 144 operatories, a state-of-the-art central sterilization dispensary, as well as a suite of seminar rooms, clinical laboratories and radiology units. A networked chairside software system manages patient information and stores digital images. The Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre uses state-of-the-art technology and an innovative architectural design to create a modern, efficient space for clinical learning, community service and research.
UBC Dentistry’s areas of excellence are grouped in three research clusters:
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Aleksejuniene, Jolanta | Theory-based behavioural management, Evidence-based Practice, Caries risk assessment, ePortfolio learning, Oral Epidemiology |
| Almeida, Fernanda | Dentistry and oral health; Sleep and Sleep Disorders; craniofacial characteristics in sleep apnea; diagnosis; edentulism; oral appliances for snoring and sleep apnea; sleep apnea |
| Bromme, Dieter | Lysosomal proteases, centre for blood research |
| Brondani, Mario | Dentistry and oral health; Community Health / Public Health; Dental Health; social determinants of health; Health Policies; Quality of Life and Aging; Adult Education and Continuing Education; Epidemiology; Access to care; Dental Education; Dental Geriatrics; Dental Public Health; Epidemiological data; Health Policy; Qualitative research |
| Bryant, Ross | Prosthodontics, Geriatrics, Patient-based assessments, Oral implants, Jawbone densitometry |
| Carvalho, Rick | Other health sciences, n.e.c.; Biomaterials; materials interfaces; bonding to hard tissues; materials development |
| Coil, Jeffrey Martin | Pulp Biology, Endodontic Materials |
| Donnelly, Leeann | Oral Malodor, Special Care Populations, Community Oral Health Education and Program Development |
| Ford, Nancy | Medical physics; Medical biotechnology diagnostics (including biosensors); Dental materials and equipment; micro-computed tomography; physiological gating; contrast agents; models of respiratory disease; image-based measurements; dental imaging; x-ray imaging |
| Gebril, Mohamed | |
| Graf, Daniel | Bone, skin and cartilage science; Cell differentiation, proliferation and death; Developmental genetics (including sex determination); Developmental and degenerative pathologies associated with cartilage, bone, and teeth |
| Hakkinen, Lari | Dentistry and oral health; Cell signaling; Cell therapy; Cell to cell communication; Connective Tissue; Extracellular matrix; Fibroblasts, MSC; Oral mucosa and skin; Tissue regeneration; Wound Healing |
| Hieawy, Ahmed | Endodontics; Endodontics; Dental Trauma; Endodontic Treatment Outcome; Endodontic Microsurgery; Endodontic Instrumentation; Pediatric Endodontics; Endodontic Treatment for Medically Compromised Patients |
| Kim, Hugh | platelet biochemistry |
| Larjava, Hannu | Wound healing |
| Laronde, Denise | Cancer; oral cancer screening; malignant transformation; early detection; oral premalignant lesions |
| MacDonald, David | Systematic review, Diagnostic radiology, particularly of the Hong Kong Chinese |
| MacDougall, Mary | molecular mechanisms associated with epithelial mesenchymal interactions, identification of critical signaling pathways, matrix formation and biomineralization |
| Mathu-Muju, Kavita | Public Health Dentistry, Clinical Pediatric Dentistry |
| Matthew, Ian | Dental Education, biomaterials; implantology |
| Overall, Christopher Mark | Basic medicine and life sciences; protease; Viral Protease; Inflammation; Immunodeficiency; one health; Proteomics; Terminomics; Human Proteome Project |
| Pigozzo Manso, Adriana | Dentistry and oral health; Color shade in resin composite; Dental adhesive interfaces; Resin dentin bond stability |
| Pliska, Benjamin | Dentistry and oral health; Sleep and Sleep Disorders; Oro-Dental Disorders; Facial growth and development; sleep medicine |
| Poh, Catherine | Optical Techniques and oral precancer management |
| Putnins, Edward | Dentistry and oral health; Oro-Dental Disorders; Chronic mucosal inflammation; Monoamine oxidase Inhibitor development as anti-inflammatories |