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JANUARY 22, 201312 FALLFALL12CIHR Grant to Unlock the Mysteriesof Clefting Using New ToolsNewAppointments:Full-Time FacultyOne of the most common birth defects inCanada is cleft lip, with or without cleft palate.Clefts arise during the embryonic period andlead to significant social and physical burdensfor affected individuals. There are thought tobe multiple genes that together contribute toincreased risk of clefting. Environment alsoplays a role.ABCDr. Leeann Donnelly Dr. Ya ShenTechnological Advances in Dentistry:Decision-Making in Clinical UseRESEARCH DAY 2013Graduates and Residentsof 2012May 29, 2012, marked the 44th class of graduatesfrom UBC Dentistry. This year, 134 peoplegraduated from undergraduate and graduateprograms. June 12 marked the ceremony for14 residents who completed a postgraduateresidency program. Here are the numbers:DMDBDSc(Dental Hygiene) 22MSc 112MSc/Dip EndoMSc/Dip PerioPhDGPR112852727OMOP 11 10 20 30 40 50 60 7068FEMALEMALEThese figures are compilations based on current records.Congratulations to everyone. To find outwho the grads and residents are, visitwww.dentistry.ubc.ca/gradsThe Canadian Institutes of Health Researchhave awarded developmental biologist Dr. JoyRichman and imaging physicist Dr. NancyFord five-year funding, totalling just over$639,000, to use new tools to study thebiological mechanisms that contribute to anincreased risk of facial clefting.To study clefting, Richman uses the avianembryo because it is one of the few animals inwhich it is possible to directly work on the facewhile it is developing. Furthermore, it ispossible to induce cleft lip reliably. (SeeImpressions fall 2010 “Chicken Embryos ShedLight on Facial Abnormalities” online atwww.dentistry.ubc.ca/go/embryos.)“Our goal in this grant is to increase or decreasethe levels of growth factors specifically in theareas of the face that form the lip and to studytheir effect on lip fusion. We will be exploringthe effects of one type of signal, Winglessrelated(WNT) proteins, on facial shape, cellbehaviour and gene expression,” Richmanexplains. “We will make surprising andsignificant discoveries about genes thatcoordinate cell movements in the face and thuscontribute to increased risk of clefting. Inaddition to the normal genes, we are going totransfer, abnormal or mutated WNT genes intothe embryo and study the effects on facialshape and lip fusion. The mutations will beidentical copies of those known to cause ahuman genetic syndrome.” Richman’s goal is toexplain the effect of the mutations on the waythe protein works within the face.DEChicken embryo images collected with the OPT scannerusing ultraviolet light. A-C: Rotational views of a three-daychicken embryo. D: An external surface view recreated fromthe same embryo as in A-C. E: Skull of a 12-day chickenembryo in which bone was stained with alizarin red andmade transparent. The bones stained in this manner arenaturally fluorescent.Richman uses novel techniques, which shedeveloped in her lab, to tag facial cells withfluorescent markers so their movements canbe mapped within the growing face. This isthe first time that the movements of facial cellswill be observed in real time using time-lapsemicroscopy. The whole embryonic face willalso be scanned, using an optical projectiontomography (OPT) scanner, and reconstructedin 3D. Richman will team up with Dr. NancyFord, a 3D imaging specialist, to employseveral cutting-edge analysis tools on scans ofthe embryos. Says Ford, “Using these tools,Dr. Richman will understand much moreprecisely how changes in gene function canincrease susceptibility to clefting in 3D.” Resultsof the research will lead to better understandingof the causes of clefting, as well as other facialbirth defects.Leeann Donnelly, Dip DH, BDSc, MSc (DentalScience), PhD (Craniofacial Science), has joinedthe Faculty as assistant professor. Dr. Donnellyreceived her diploma in dental hygiene fromVancouver Community College in 1996. At theUniversity of British Columbia, she received herBachelor of Dental Science (Dental Hygiene) in2002, Master of Science in 2005, and doctoraldegree in 2012 for the dissertation “The RelationshipBetween Perceived Oral Health, Body Image, andSocial Interactions Among Institutionalized Elders.”Donnelly has taught in both the Dental HygieneDegree Program and the DMD program since2002, and currently teaches in, and is the fourthyearcoordinator for, DHDP. She also oversees thecommunity service learning component for DHDPin the area of special care populations. Donnelly’sprimary research interest is in the biopsychosocialeffects of oral malodor. She also continues toinvestigate, develop and evaluate communityoutreach programs designed to further understandand improve the oral health of older adults;specifically, those who are institutionalized andother special care populations.Ya Shen, DDS, PhD, has been appointed assistantprofessor in the Department of Oral Biological &Medical Sciences. Dr. Shen received her Doctorof Dental Surgery degree in 1993, and a Doctor ofPhilosophy (Dental Science) in 2004, both fromWuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. She alsocompleted her endodontic specialty training in2004 at Wuhan University, and from then until2007, was an associate professor and in charge ofclinical training in the endodontics postgraduateprogram. During 2006, Shen also worked as asenior research assistant at the University of HongKong Faculty of Dentistry. Shen was a clinicalassistant professor at UBC’s Faculty of Dentistryfrom 2008 to 2011. She has published more than 50papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewerfor several international journals, including Journalof Dentistry and Endodontic Topics. Shen’s mainresearch interests are nickel-titanium instrumentfracture mechanics, biofilms, dental materials andthree-dimensional imaging in endodontics.PHOTOS BY MARTIN DEEUBC Dentistry Research Day 2013TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES INDENTISTRY: DECISION-MAKINGIN CLINICAL USETuesday, January 22, 2013UBC Student Union Building BallroomTechnological advances in clinical practice continueto develop at an increasing rate. In-office conebeam computed tomography (CBCT) imagingand ultrasound machines allow unprecedentedexamination of patients. New computer-aideddesign and computer-aided manufacturing (CA D/CAM) systems and next-generation dental materialscontinue to transform patient care.Research Day 2013 will highlight research in theareas of CBCT quality control, dosimetry and imagingof the pediatric patient. Participants will also discussthe paradigm shift to CAD/CAM systems, reviewmaterial selection and examine the marginal fit infinal restorations.The Faculty of Dentistry is pleased to announcethat the keynote address will be delivered by Dr.Jack Ferracane from the Oregon Health & ScienceUniversity in Portland. A world-renowned speakeron dental resin composites, Dr. Ferracane willdiscuss research in the area of resin properties andperformance enhancement.Keep up-to-date at www.dentistry.ubc.ca/researchday8 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 9

12 FALLFALL12From left to right: Matthew Gustafson, Ellen Park, Paul Mikhail, Les Campbell, Robert Mills and Michelle Brown.· Age-appropriate school curriculum: UBC Dentistryhas created and integrated educational materials intoyear-long core curriculum for grades one through 12.Content ranges from brushing techniques to foodchoices and the impact of smoking.· A rewards system: Students at local Haida Gwaiischools collect points on a card for healthy activitiesand practices and have the chance to enter a raffleto win a bicycle, reinforcing a healthy lifestyle.· An after-school mentorship program: Career-mindedHaida students in grades 10 through 12 watchdentistry in action and learn about general andchair-side dentistry, infection control procedures,surgical procedures and front-desk reception.Structured conversations address dentistry within ahealth-and-sciences context, enabling First Nationsstudents to consider a dentistry career (a facultystrategic goal) or one in medicine, nursing or otherhealth-related fields.· Training of auxiliary staff: A training program inHaida Gwaii, started by UBC Dentistry, enableslocal First Nations people to become dentalreceptionists and dental assistants. Two currentdental receptionists went through this program.· Effective medical model of triage management:Education of community members enables healthcare professionals to better triage dental patientsto the right treatment areas or triage themselvesearlier, because they recognize that they havedental disease, says Zed. “They don’t think it’sgoing to heal all by itself. Therefore, their dental IQhas gone up.”Cutting-edge research· Oral health and fitness: A current study of the localpopulation examines how mouth disease relates toobesity and other diseases.· Fish oils and oral health: UBC is investigating thelinks between the Haida’s fish-laden diet anddental health. This will help determine how theirhealth and diet compare to that of people in theBC Lower Mainland.Zed has two measurements of ultimate success forthe Haida Gwaii model. With a program morefocused on health promotion and disease prevention,he envisions “less disease coming through the door,”reinforcing the positive impact of preventiveeducation. He’d like to see the model inspire Haidalocals to come to UBC for dental training, then returnto their community to practise dentistry.Zed would like to add a student rotation under UBCDentistry’s Professionalism and Community Service(PACS) program, which combines classroomlearning with community-based outreach initiatives.In addition, he plans to introduce technology anddistributive (distance) learning models, which wouldenable students in Haida Gwaii to learn corecurriculum offered at UBC’s Point Grey campus. Zedbelieves that these opportunities will be availablewithin two years.The following factors have enabled UBC’scommunity service model in Haida Gwaii to gain theacceptance of local people and create an effectivecross-cultural approach, says Dr. Christopher Zed:Communication: mutual respectand trust· a willingness to ask many questions like “What,specifically, do you feel that you need? How canwe reduce the no-shows?”· clarity on how treatment and care decisions aremade; for example, whether via the extendedfamily, Haida chief or First Nation band· enough humility to say: “Here’s where we’restruggling, and here’s where we’re failing”Collaboration: local engagementand buy-in· ongoing partnerships and an excellent relationshipwith key First Nation decision-makers, such as thelocal band councils and the health director· school principals and teachers who champion theoral health curriculum provided by UBC DentistryCultural competencies:understanding values and beliefs· an awareness of how parents’ own attitudesand fears about dental practices influencetheir children· an appreciation of the differences in how peopleaccess and believe in their dental careWhat do students andstakeholders say about theirHaida Gwaii dentistry experience?Dr. Matthew Gustafson, general practiceresident (January-February 2012): A teenagepatient struck in the face while playing roadhockey would likely have lost his teeth withoutthe specialist care he received, says Gustafson,who repositioned the youth’s teeth and gavehim a dental splint. Later during his 10-weekrotation, Gustafson removed the patient’ssplint and restored some chips in his frontteeth. “What left the biggest impression on meduring my rotation was the chance to provideservice to a group of isolated people whowould otherwise not have access to treatment.”Gustafson saw patients ranging in age from11 months to 80-something. Besides doingmultiple fillings, he did preparations forcrowns and bridges, partial and completedenture fabrications, cleanings, root canalsand extractions. He also worked with threespecialists: a pediatric dentist who usedoral sedation on children with behaviourmanagement problems, an oral surgeonwho extracted difficult wisdom teeth usingintravenous sedation, and a periodontist whodid soft tissue grafts and implant placement.The Haida Gwaii rotation provides an excellentopportunity to learn from specialists, honeyour technical skills and see a large numberof patients with a wide range of treatmentneeds, Gustafson says. Culturally, the rotation’sapproach stresses the importance of beingmindful of the customs of patients, he adds.Dr. Ellen Park, endodontic resident (one-weekrotation, September 2010): Ending a work daywith a kayak trip through spectacular scenery,and a campfire, is “exquisite,” Park says. “I wasimpressed to see a thriving and well-appointeddental clinic in such a beautiful natural setting.”When not helping students perform rootcanals, Park says, she learned a lot from UBCDentistry faculty, who provided practical tipsand tied them into ongoing research.The local community was quick to welcomethe students: “Artists stopped by with their artwork. The proprietor of the local coffee shopsteered us toward incredible hikes and lent ushis kayaks. Everyone was quick to chat and sayhello. The clinic patients I met were friendlyand full of character.” She definitely wants togo back for another rotation.Dr. Paul Mikhail, a 2012 UBC Dentistry grad(two-week rotation, April 2012): A militarydentist in Ottawa for the federal government,Mikhail now does recall exams more efficientlythanks to his rotation in Haida Gwaii.Then a fourth-year DMD student, he alsoperformed emergency work on a crackedtooth and watched the pediatric dentist workwith the general practice hospital residents.He appreciated the opportunity to see howa public clinic operates.While on the islands, Mikhail hiked on trailsand went clam digging. “It’s beautiful outthere. We loved the environment and liked thepeople a lot. It’s a very relaxed kind of life.”Dr. Les Campbell, UBC endodontics gradstudent (July 2012): From a panoramic viewatop Tow Hill to eating freshly caught salmonat a waterfront home, Haida Gwaii is “reallyincredible,” says Campbell. “The view isunaffordable anywhere else. The place is magical.”When he wasn’t supervising general practiceresidents, dentistry graduates or undergraduates,Campbell was catching salmon and halibut andexploring the islands, which he has visiteda handful of times on his own.He says that he found his role as mentor at theSkidegate clinic fun and satisfying. The newlyminted grads saw endodontic challenges theyhad never encountered and asked questionsthat prompted him to rethink the foundationsof his training. “Being a teacher, you’re alifelong student,” he says.Robert Mills, chief councillor, Skidegate BandCouncil: His 14-year-old autistic daughter,whom he describes as low functioning, receivedphenomenal treatment at the Old Massettclinic. With great patience and interaction,the dentist got her accustomed to using atoothbrush and had her teeth cleaned with the“air-powered tool.” “I was very surprised,” hesaid. “Usually, I have to take her to Children’s[Hospital] and generally, they knock her out.”Mills calls the clinic service “awesome” and sayshe hasn’t heard any negative remarks aboutit. The education program at the elementaryschool and the display booth at the annualSkidegate Days summer event, which offers oralcare information and free toothpaste, floss andsugar-free gum, have been a success, he says.“Overall, our community members have betteraccess to dental care.”It can still take months to get into the clinic,he adds, but not if you ask to be put on acancellation list. Mills has one complaint: Toomany off-reserve people and Old Massettresidents are coming to the Skidegate clinic.Michelle Brown, health administrator, HaidaHealth Centre in Old Massett: It would be awfulif UBC Dentistry wasn’t working in Old Massett,she says. “The closest dentist is a hundredkilometres away in Skidegate. Nobody would go.”With no orthodontist on the island, her17-year-old son has received help with hisbraces at the Old Massett clinic. (UBC’sgraduate orthodontics program plans to startrotations in Haida Gwaii soon to providesuch service from a specialist.) He has alsolearned about flossing at school, as have histwo younger siblings. Pictures of gum disease,along with sessions on cancer prevention andgood oral hygiene, have helped promote betterhealth in the community, she says.16 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 17

12 FALL UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 19FALL12IN VIVO IMAGINGFascinating Voyageof DiscoveryBY MARI-LOU ROWLEYAssistant professor in the Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences,Nancy Ford is an expert in micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and invivo small animal imaging. As director of the Centre for High-ThroughputPhenogenomics, her work involves optimizing images, minimizing X-rayexposure and navigating massive, complex data sets.Medical imaging has come a long way since1966, when the classic film Fantastic Voyage wasreleased. In the movie, a submarine and creware shrunk to microscopic size and injectedinto a diplomat’s bloodstream. The remarkableimages in that sci-fi fantasy provided aglimpse into what researchers are able to seetoday with powerful electron, laser and lightmicroscopy in the Centre for High-ThroughputPhenogenomics, recently located to UBC’s newPharmaceutical Sciences Building.Micro-CT is the research tool of choicefor centre director, imaging physicist andDentistry assistant professor Dr. Nancy Ford.Like a clinical CT scan, micro-CT uses X-raysto create cross-sectional 3D images of organs,tissue and bone, which are reconstructed ina computer model. The term “micro” refersto the micrometre-range pixel size used toproduce high-resolution images.PHOTO BY MARTIN DEE18 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS

12 FALLFALL12“The biggest advantage of micro-CT is thatyou can image the same animal multiple timesover the course of a study, so you can get apicture of a disease as it progresses, or monitorresponse to a therapy,” says Ford. Not only isthe technique reliable, it reduces the numberof animals used in research and provides adirect link back to clinical diagnosis. “What wecan discover in animals can easily be appliedback to humans, because we diagnose usingCT imaging in patients and animals.”Micro-CT has been used extensively tostudy bone, because of the large differencein attenuation—the absorption of X-rayphotons—between soft tissue and denser bone.Additionally, it can detect similar differencesin attenuation between different types of bonetissue. The technology has been crucial tothe research by UBC dentistry and medicalcolleagues on regenerating craniofacial boneand periodontal tissue (see Impressions spring2012 “Host-Grown Tissue and Bone—UsingStem Cells in Periodontal Regeneration” onlineat www.dentistry.ubc.ca/go/regen).Take a Deep Breath—Hold It!Air and soft tissue also exhibit large X-rayattenuation differences, making micro-CTwell suited for imaging animal models ofrespiratory disease. Before Ford came toUBC, she and colleagues at the University ofWestern Ontario began a project, funded bythe Canadian Lung Association and OntarioThoracic Society, to study the respiratorypatterns in normal, healthy rodents andhow healthy lungs respond to mechanicalventilation. Although the goal of theirresearch, which is still ongoing, is to provideinformation on how mechanical ventilationaffects the lungs, the research has implicationsin dental sleep medicine as well.Ford and colleagues are working to understandhow different respiratory patterns can causechanges in lung structure and function, suchas lung inflation and deflation, or how inhaledair spreads inside healthy lungs. Ford isusing respiratory-gated micro-CT, where thescanner acquires images at specific phases orportions of the breathing cycle, to comparethe respiratory function in free-breathing andmechanically ventilated rodents.“In clinical CT the patient is asked to breathein and hold, and the scanners are fast enoughand the patients are compliant enough that wecan get good images,” Ford explains, “but miceand rats are not very compliant.”Traditionally, the animals are anaesthetizedand put on mechanical ventilation in order tocontrol breathing and synchronize the imageswith the respirator. Proponents of mechanicalventilation say free-breathing animals breathedifferently for each breath, so studies maynot be capturing the exact same point in therespiratory cycle. Ford begs to differ.“I have found that the respiratory waveform isfairly constant. What I think is going on withmechanical ventilation is that they are overinflatingthe lungs.” Ford images the same animalboth ways—free-breathing and mechanicallyventilated—to compare how much air is inthe lungs at each point and then quantify thedifferences between methods. “This is important,because depending upon what disease symptomsyou are looking at, you may not be able to see thesymptoms if lungs are over-inflated,” she says.“I work mostly on free-breathing animalsbecause I think it is better to look at howthey actually breathe, as I believe it willbe more relevant to the physiology ofdisease.” – Dr. Nancy FordLeft: A coronal slice through the thorax of a rat obtained usingmicro-CT imaging. The image represents the end expiration(deflation) phase of the respiratory cycle and is reconstructedwith 0.15 mm voxel spacing. A voxel is a three-dimensionalpixel. Right: An isosurface (3D surface representation ofpoints), obtained from the image on the left, showing theairways and outer surfaces of the lungs during end expiration.Ground Squirrel SerendipityFord’s respiratory research took an interestingturn when a biology colleague started studyingthe respiration and metabolic function ofground squirrels to determine surfactantlevels and chemical composition inside thelungs during hibernation. “They were tryingto understand how animals are able to notbreathe for minutes at a time and be perfectlyfine and happy,” says Ford. “The collaboratorssuggested we work together to get 3D imagesin order to correlate what is going on withinthe lungs to the chemical composition.”Since hibernation mimics apnea, where aseries of breaths are followed by a long periodwith no respiration, the study of the groundsquirrels will provide valuable insight intothis prevalent sleeping disorder, which isoften treated with mechanical ventilation. Itwill surely be of interest to Ford’s colleaguesin dental sleep medicine, who are working todevelop alternative therapies (see Impressionsfall 2011 “And to All a Good Night! UBCLeaders in Dental Sleep Medicine” onlineat www.dentistry.ubc.ca/go/sleep). Ford’sresearch could aid in understanding the longtermeffects of mechanical ventilation, whichis known to damage the lungs.A considerable challenge of working with highthroughputimaging is storing and analyzingmassive amounts of data. The squirrels posedtheir own unique problems. “The data wasa lot more complicated because there arelarge portions of the scan where there is nobreath, and we were using automated codes todetect breathing,” Ford explains. “We are nowworking on how to reconstruct the data tomake sense of it all.”PHOTO BY TERRY WINTONYKDetermining Maximum DosePart of Dr. Nancy Ford’s research involvesdetermining the maximum X-ray dose thatcan be administered to animals so that thedisease model being studied isn’t affected.“The lungs are very sensitive, so we want toensure that we aren’t causing changes in lungtissue that could be mistaken as a symptom ofrespiratory disease.”In comparison to clinical CT, the radiationdosage in micro-CT is greater due to higherimage resolution and multiple scans in a singlesession. “If you add up all the scans an animalis receiving, you don’t want it to be higher thana single fraction of radiation therapy,” saysFord. “If you are studying a tumour growingand you take an image every week, then thetumour could start to shrink and it is difficultto know whether this is because of yourexperimental parameters or the X-ray imaging.”Dosimetry equ ipment used for measuring X-ray dose.Cone Beam CT—QuantifyingRisks Versus BenefitsThe days of the traditional dental bitewingX-ray are almost gone. Most dentists todayhave CT imaging technology. Cone beamcomputed tomography, or CBCT imaging,provides detailed information about the 3Dstructure of nerve paths, soft tissue and bone.Image data can be obtained for a completedental or maxillofacial area or for a limitedregion of interest. Several software programson the market allow dentists to segment andtransform the digital images into models thatare used in the creation of surgical guides.We are told that radiation dosages in standarddental radiography are minimal—similar toan airplane trip across the country. Radiationexposure in CBCT is supposedly less.However, not all scanners use the samedosage, which can range from 8 to 250 µSv(www.conebeam.com/cbctchart).Ford is concerned that CBCT manufacturershave understated radiation dosages, particularlysince not all tests and machines are equal.“There are a lot of different ways to make animage, with many fields of view and parametersthat can be changed,” she explains. “It alsodepends upon what part of the patient you arescanning, and the size of area you are looking at.It is not a matter of pushing a button and eachpatient receives an equal low dose.”She notes that there has been very littlestudy of dose measurements, and these arenot adequately described in either scientificor manufacturers’ literature. In her currentstudy on CBCT image quality, Ford is aimingto compare and quantify measurements ona number of different machines in order thatdentists can better assess potential radiationexposure. Ford is particularly concerned aboutoverexposure in children, as several applicationsfor CBCT, such as orthodontics, target children.Customizing Algorithms to Fitthe PatientFord became interested in medical imagingwhile working as a research assistant in digitalmammography and detector technology atToronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital. Today, sheis working with radiologists at Toronto’sHospital for Sick Kids to assess reconstructionalgorithms for clinical CT imaging of pediatricpatients. “In medicine everything is optimizedfor the average adult male,” notes Ford.“Clearly, the imaging constraints are differentfor children because they are smaller, so whatyou are looking at is smaller, their tissuesattenuate X-rays differently, and typicallychildren have a lot less fat than adults.”Ford assessed the image parameters of thenew algorithm to determine how it performsat the pediatric level. “You don’t want to addto the radiation load if you don’t have to—particularly in children. It is a load the patientwill be carrying for the rest of their lives—andit’s cumulative.”ALARA – The Guiding Light“A guiding principle for use of all X-rays,including CBCT, is to keep radiation exposureas low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA) . . .Importantly, clinicians should performradiographic imaging, including CBCT, onlyafter professional justification that thepotential clinical benefits will outweigh therisks associated with exposure to ionizingradiation. However, CBCT may supplement orreplace conventional dental X-rays when theconventional images will not adequatelycapture the needed information.”American Dental Association, July 30, 201220 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 21

12 FALL UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 23FALL12CURRICULUM RENEWAL GIVESSTUDENTS EARLIER CLINICALSKILLS TRAININGBY TERRY WINTONYKWhen the fall term began for second-year UBC Dentistry students, it looked nothing likeprevious second-year terms. And neither did the students. They began to look and act likedentists. They were in the clinic, dressed in scrubs and masks, positioned over dental chairs,handpieces in hand. The acquisition of psychomotor skills in operative dentistry—the handsonskills used to place a restoration in a tooth—started a whole lot sooner in the year, thanksto major changes in the curriculum.The Faculty of Dentistry had long wantedand a passion for learning and for improving theHowever, many components of the medicalstudents in the Doctor of Dental Medicinelearning of others. Her motto is collaboration.curriculum—such as the reproductionprogram to start clinical training earlier intheir second year. When a review of therelevance of biomedical sciences coursesresulted in significantly abbreviatedreproduction content in second year,opportunity knocked for change to thecurriculum—and Dr. Leandra Best, associatedean of Academic Affairs, knew how to seize it.In the first two years of dental school at UBC,students take biomedical science courses in theFaculty of Medicine, in addition to theirlongitudinal dentistry course, to buildfoundational knowledge on the medicalmanagement of diseases. Sharing resourcesand studying commonalities in bothprofessions makes logistical sense. Strongcourse—go far deeper in medical knowledgethan dental students need.In our “plug and play” modern world, wordslike component, module, section, block—commonly found in the language ofcurriculum—subtly suggest ease of re-order.But dental curricula are well-structuredworlds; to make change takes immenseThe enormous task of re-engineering theconnections between the biomedical sciencesplanning and across-the-board collaboration—second-year curriculum could not have landedand the practice of dentistry are made for theparticularly when the Dentistry courseon a better desk. It was a dream come true fordental students by adding oral health-relatedtimetable is enmeshed with Medicine’sDr. Leandra BestBest, who is fearless when it comes to change.She has years of experience in dental educationcontexts to their problem-based learning casesin the biomedical science coursework.timetable. Such change is usually incremental;rarely does it happen all at once.PHOTO BY MARTIN DEE22 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS

12 FALL FALL 12“The opportunity to dive into clinical dentistry earlier than previous years isa welcomed change that benefits us due to the time it takes to develop properpsychomotor and clinical skills.” – Jordan Sanders, second-year DMD studentBiomedical Sciences—AssessingWhat Dentists Need to KnowBest gathered together feedback that had beencollected over the years from both studentsand instructors. The common concern fromstudents was that they didn’t understand theneed for all the medical information andwondered why it took so long for them to learntechnical dentistry skills. From faculty andtutors the chief concern was not having enoughtime for what they wanted to accomplish.Possibly the strongest catalyst for re-examiningthe breadth and depth of medical content camefrom the Faculty’s last accreditation review in2010, which suggested that the medical coursecontent that is not relevant to dentistry bereduced. Since students wanted to do dentistry,to learn the tools of the trade, while faculty andtutors are challenged with the lack of time toteach it, doing an evaluation of the medicalcourses as suggested by the accreditation reviewwas an obvious next step.Best and a team of faculty members received aUBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund(TLEF) grant to conduct a one-year study toidentify the foundational biomedical scienceslearning objectives required for new graduates ofthe UBC Dentistry program. A panel of fourthyearUBC dental students and faculty (dentalspecialists, general dentists, basic scientists) wassurveyed, using the Delphi method (Rand Project1959) for decision-making. The aim was to reacha 75 percent consensus among panelistsregarding each of the 13 year one and two medicalcourses reviewed.From the 81 learning objectives in the medicalreproduction course, there was a 95 percentconsensus that 76 out of 81 learning objectiveswere not relevant to the practice of dentistry,while four learning objectives were “need toknow,” leaving one objective where consensuscould not be reached. Best says: “We readilyidentified that the medical reproductioncourse stood out to be further scrutinized anddetermined that 106 hours of medicalreproduction content could be reduced to 17relevant to the practice of dentistry.”Removing students from this 106-hourmedical course and covering what dentistsneed to know of reproduction in 17 hoursopened up 89 hours in the second-yearcurriculum timetable. Best’s next task was tospearhead a revision of the entire second year.Medical Science and ClinicalSkills: A Balancing ActAt UBC, significant efforts have been made toimprove the correlation of biomedical sciences toclinical dental practice. The Faculty of Dentistryprovides dentistry-related components used inbiomedical science courses, such as problembasedlearning scenarios that include dentaltriggers. The introduction of the Dental AppliedLearning Experiences (case-based learning)in the longitudinal dentistry course furtherstrengthens connections to dentistry.Additionally, Dentistry faculty members teach inMedicine’s head and neck anatomy laboratory,and the medical anatomist is present in thedental clinic; both encourage students to link thebiomedical science to the practice of dentistry.Clinical skills training for dental studentsactually starts in year one with theIntroduction to Clinical Dentistry (DENT 410)course, including supervised simulated patientexperiences among students and volunteers.(Supervised patient treatment with actualpatients starts in the second year.) It wasn’t thatstudents were learning only medicine-relatedinformation and not receiving clinical dentistrytraining in the first two years, but rather theissue was one of balance and distribution.Best explains: “At UBC, dental students learnthe medical management of disease before thesurgical management. If students receivedpsychomotor skills/operative dentistrytraining, a major module in year two, too early(such as in the first year), there is a risk thatstudents will focus on the hand drill to thedetriment of the medical management ofdisease. But the reverse can also happen:delaying it too long can be frustrating for thedental students, and concentrating it too muchmay be stressful and doesn’t allow enoughrepetitious practise.”Six years ago, psychomotor skills/operativedentistry training was taught at the end of yeartwo in an intense month often referred to asBoot Camp. Students were introduced to thehandpiece, started to learn how to positionthemselves ergonomically, and in just fourweeks they had to accomplish a number ofskill sets so that they could move on into thirdyear. “That was an intensive time,” Bestremembers. “They needed more time topractise, to enjoy developing the skill sets andto become more confident.”In 2007, the Faculty was able to move thePsychomotor Skills/Operative (DENT 420PSO) module forward for a January start. Withthe time freed up in 2012 by greatly reducingthe reproduction content and now deliveringthe 17 hours over several modules in the DENT420 Introduction to Diagnostice Sciencesmodule, the Psychomotor Skills/Operativemodule has been moved to the beginning ofsecond year (in late August)—a monumentalchange. But that is not all that changed.Revising the Whole SecondYear: The Domino EffectRemoving the medical reproduction course fromthe second-year DMD program caused a chainreaction of additional improvements. Guidedby a commitment to collaboration, and withthe approval of the Faculty’s CurriculumEffectiveness Teaching Committee, Best spentmany hours consulting broadly with herAcademic Advisor Team, faculty and students.One identified goal was to start clinical skillstraining sooner to increase practice repetition.“That we did,” Best says, “and we achieved anothergoal in second year: to expose students to evenmore kinds of clinical activity that helps themunderstand why they are learning certain contentin the curriculum. When you learn theory, it’smore meaningful to the learner if there areopportunities to apply it right away. Therefore,we sought opportunities for students to applytheir knowledge.”With the Psychomotor Skills/Operative (DENT420 PSO) module underway a full four monthsearlier in second year, some of the skills sets thathad been taught early in the third year havenow been moved into second year, includingthe analysis of cephalograms component of theorthodontics module. And because second yearis composed of integrated modules, pediatricdentistry and orthodontics were naturallyblended and the module changed fromIntroduction to Pediatric Dentistry toIntroduction to the Child Patient (DENT 420ICP), which covers the introductions to bothorthodontics and pediatric dentistry.The second-year Introduction to Prosthodontics(DENT 420 IPROS) module now starts earlierin the year, while the patient care associatedwith the Professionalism and CommunityService (DENT 420 PACS) module comes later.This means that second-year students will havegreater skills sets, so can do more out in thecommunity. With the DENT 420 IPROSmodule under their belt, they will be able tofabricate a set of complete dentures for a patient.Introductory prosthodontics implant sessionsfrom third year are now also integrated into thesecond-year prosthodontic module.The instrumentation component ofperiodontics—from the beginning of thirdyear—was also repositioned into second year.This filled a gap that has existed in theapplication of periodontal skills offeredbetween first year and third year. “We alwaysknew we needed to find time for students tocontinue to practise skills they started to learnin first year and continue to practice in secondyear and beyond—we needed to bridge a gapin second year, and now we have improved it,”Best says. “We needed this kind of opportunityto enrich the second-year curriculum.”What Do the Students Think?And how is second year so far? Best says, “It’sgoing great!” The feedback she’s getting fromsecond-year students is that they are reallyenjoying the clinical dentistry. “Students areexcited, because they feel like they are indental school.”“Amazing,” says second-year student JordanSanders. “The opportunity to dive into clinicaldentistry earlier than previous years is awelcomed change that benefits us due to thetime it takes to develop proper psychomotorand clinical skills.” While acknowledging thatthe workload might be heavier, Sanders says heloves the hands-on dental experience.Likewise, classmate Carmen Hansford is a bigfan of the recent curriculum changes: “Workingon our psychomotor skills and learning clinicalarmamentarium earlier in our educationprovides more balance between the clinicalaspect of dentistry and the biomedical sciencesof medical school in the first two years.”These high appraisals come as no surpriseto Best. When she presented a template ofthe “new” second year to senior students, theywere very enthusiastic—they saw that theirfeedback over the years had been addressed.This enthusiasm spread quickly amongstudents in all years.The Dynamism of CurriculumAs one of the four UBC Dentistry facultymembers who serves on the American DentalEducation Association Commission on Changeand Innovation Liaison (ADEA CCI), Best isfamiliar with curricula at other dental schools.“We’ve learned that UBC is seen as progressive,and other schools are striving to make changeslike we’ve done here in recent years.”And more change there will be. The surveyusing the Delphi method generated a bumpercrop of data that will inform future curriculumrenewal. Removing the medical reproductioncourse was just the beginning. “We are planningand moving quickly. The Faculty of Medicinecurriculum is changing significantly, and it maybe that Dentistry is integrated with the medicalprogram for only a year and a half. It would bea fabulous thing to use the second half of thesecond year solely for the dentistry-specificcurriculum. It could happen by 2014,” she says.The dedication of many people and theirwillingness to collaborate to improve thelearning experiences for the dental students isthe core behind this recent successful change.For Best, the joy of working with curriculum isthat it is dynamic, not stagnant. Hence, facultyneed to continue to develop it for theenhancement and ongoing relevancy of theteaching and learning experience for bothfaculty and students.Top: Dr. Karen Gardner (C), clinical associate professor, reviewsa procedure performed on a mannequin head by second-yearstudents Jordan Sanders (L) and Carmen Handsford.PHOTOS BY MARTIN DEE24 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 25

12 FALLFALL12Sayena Faraji (L) and Kim NguyenDental Hygiene Students—Fillinga Need, Enriching Their LearningFor two and a half days, a community health unit bustled withpeople. In the front hall, patients were triaged and volunteerdental students and supervising dentists treated patients’ oralhealth needs.And, in an office, with one dental chair, twovolunteer dental hygiene students werestationed. For Kim Nguyen and Sayena Faraji,second- and third-year dental hygiene studentsrespectively, this was the highlight of theirschool year.“We were perhaps the busiest volunteers,”says Sayena, a second-time volunteer on theannual trip to serve west-coast First Nationcommunities. “After triage and assessment, thepeople came to us for dental hygiene care—wetreated over 70 people.”In 2010 and 2011, UBC Dentistry alumni,student volunteers and faculty membersvolunteered at a clinic for the Penelakut FirstNation on Penelakut Island, located east ofChemainus. This past July, the volunteer clinicmoved to Chemainus, on Vancouver Island.The change of location allowed the clinic toserve a greater number of First Nations groupsthrough H’ulh-etun Health Society. Not onlythe Penelakut, but also the Halalt, Lyacksonand Malahat First Nations were able to accessthe clinic’s basic restorative and preventivedentistry services, including simpleendodontic work, extractions and scaling.“It was my first time,” says Kim, “and the pacepicked up fast.” At first she found it nervewrackingto have to complete a patient’s careevery hour. She also worried about her skilllevel, but quickly credits Cathy Chatten,a volunteer dental hygienist, with providingexcellent guidance.Both Kim and Sayena had “wow” moments.Sayena gained insight into changing the wayeducation of the patient is done—basically,adapting the information and how it is given,within a holistic context, to suit the individualpatient. “You take into account their history andyou gain a sensitivity to delivering informationso it’s not so top-down. You deliver it in a waythat can be processed by the patient.”Along with doing actual procedures, Kimfound the experience “really eye opening”because of the range of patients, fromnine-year-olds to 60-year-olds. Hearingpatients’ life stories significantly broadenedher outlook on the uniqueness of each andevery patient. The patients were also veryappreciative of her work, which made theexperience particularly rewarding.On campus, the focus is on the protocolsof the clinic, but valuable perspectives thatcontinue after graduation are learned throughworking in the community. “It makes you awell-rounded future health professional—youknow what’s out there beyond a clinicalpractice setting,” says Sayena, who would liketo pursue a master’s degree in public health.“People think that once you graduate all you dois go into clinical practice, but there are somany more opportunities in the community.”Likewise, Kim has enjoyed working withpeople who do not have access to primary careand sees herself branching off from ordinaryclinic work. And she plans to continuevolunteering at clinics during her next twoyears of school.Both agree that all dental hygiene studentswould benefit from this volunteer experience—especially from working with dental students,observing and assisting with suctioning. “Wesaw a lot of procedures like restorations andendodontics, and they needed us to performlocal anaesthetics,” Sayena says. She noted thatthere is a lot of need for primary care duringa volunteer clinic, so more dental hygienevolunteers would be very welcome.Kim and Sayena have encouraging advice forfuture volunteer dental hygiene students: stepout of your comfort zone, try new things,don’t be scared to ask questions because thereis always help at hand, don’t worry about skilllevel, and above all, enjoy the experience.The Chemainus volunteer clinic is madepossible with support of the Rotary Club ofChemainus, the Rotary Club of Steveston andthe Dental Mission Project Society. “AdoptiveRotary parents” hosted volunteers in theirhomes. For a full list of volunteers, please see the“Thank You” page in this issue of Impressions.Mellissa MilliganKathryn Hunter“After screening 50 children underthe age of five in one morning, youstart understanding what to lookfor, what’s normal, what’s not.”– Kathryn Hunter, DMD studentGroup Mission to Colombia—An Outstanding Experience forDental StudentsIn April 2012, then DMD 2012 candidatesMelissa Milligan and Kathryn Hunter travelledto South America, where they joined studentsand dentists from the University of SouthernCalifornia Faculty of Dentistry. The USC facultyoffers a volunteer dental program incollaboration with Ayuda Inc., a not-for-profitorganization focused on providing free dentalcare to underserved communities. This was thesecond year that the Sinclair Travel FellowshipProgram supported the UBC Dentistryfourth-year travel elective.The team travelled to Cartagena, Colombia,where they treated 845 patients in a localbarrio of 13,000 people. The high level oforganization and teamwork, and the specialfocus on young patients and their dentalproblems, were particularly meaningful for thetwo UBC students.“After screening 50 children under the age of fivein one morning, you start understanding whatto look for, what’s normal, what’s not,” saysKathryn, who shared that during her trainingat UBC she was uncomfortable with havinga young child cry in the chair. “It just wasn’tsomething that I thought was a part of dentistry,and my first instinct was to have someone elsetake over,” she says, and noted that at the UBCclinic child patients are usually age five and older.For four hours on one day in Cartagena,Kathryn gave children needles to anaesthetizethem before starting their dental treatment.“I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many cryingchildren. At first I thought they’d all hate me.”However, Kathryn learned a valuable lesson thatday: even when kids are crying, they still needhelp to clear their mouths of disease, and in theend, no matter how much they dislike it at thetime, they are grateful. Her most touchingmoment, among many hugs, kisses andarticulations of gracias, was a huge smile and awave from a boy she was convinced hated herbecause he had screamed during his treatment.“I was ecstatic!” she recalls.“The triage system developed by the groupallowed for patients to be seen in a timely andorderly manner,” says Melissa. She and Kathrynworked triage on their last day, and Melissacredits this system for their efficiency. Anotherhighlight for her was working with radiologyand learning how to use the NOMAD handheld,portable X-ray machine. Melissa alsogained more experience with atraumaticrestorative treatment (ART) and extractions.“Working with the Ayuda team was anoutstanding experience. Everyone had a key roleto play and felt supported by their colleagues.This meant we all had the opportunity toenhance and expand our dental skills andcomfort zones in the clinic.”For Melissa, a passion for combininghumanitarian acts and travel has beenpercolating throughout dental school. Herexperience in Colombia could be just the tip ofthe iceberg—she hopes to work with the Ayudagroup again. She is excited, she says, by howsuch a large group of people could organizethemselves into an efficient, temporary dentalclinic to support a community in need.26 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 27

12 FALLFALL12An Unexpected Turn ofEvents—A Look Backin GratitudeIn the summ er of 1968, Dr. Russell Yamadareceived a telegram that for all intents andpurposes changed the direction of his life.This was during the height of the VietnamWar. Yamada had just graduated from OregonState University and had applied to theirdental school—dentistry and medicine weretwo areas of study that offered draftexemptions—but he was not accepted.Recalling that his grandfather had emigratedfrom Japan to New Westminster, BC, in 1898was enough inducement for Yamada to thenapply to the UBC Faculty of Dentistry.When he did not get any response from UBC,Yamada pursued other options, and in July of1968 was accepted to attend US Naval OfficerCandidate School. His orders were to reportto Newport, Rhode Island, on August 27,1968—where he would have trained alongsideformer US presidential candidate John Kerry.In refocusing his energy on a naval career,Yamada had put himself just a few monthsaway from possible battlefield duty.On August 1, 1968, however, Yamada receivedhis first ever Western Union telegram. It read,“Pleased to inform you application foradmission approved. Wire $100 depositimmediately. Further instructions tofollow when postal strike settled.Signed: S Wah Leung, Dean, Faculty ofDentistry UBC.”At first, Yamada was wary, not sure he couldbelieve the telegram. But when his admissionwas verified, he went into shock—suddenly acompletely different life path than the one hewas about to assume with the US Navy hadopened up.The impact of that one short telegram onYamada’s life was far-reaching. Not only didUBC Dentistry provide him with theeducation for a profession that he stillpractices 41 years later, but while at UBC healso made several lifelong friends and methis wife Sylvia.Yamada wishes that he had expressed hisgratitude more when former Dentistry deanLeung was alive. So now, in Leung’s honour,Yamada would like to thank UBC Dentistry.“I am grateful for all that this profession hasoffered me, and the UBC Faculty of Dentistryhad a great deal to do with this. I was inspiredto make a gift for the new graduate clinic andfor ongoing dental education because of thegift dean S. Wah Leung and the Faculty ofDentistry gave to me: an opportunity to studydentistry at UBC.”The new graduate clinic will be completed inearly 2013 and will house 20 new operatories,a digital learning centre, patient consultationrooms and seminar space. There are severalnaming opportunities in support of the newclinic. To find out more, contact the UBCDentistry Development team at dentistry.development@ubc.ca.RecognizingThose Who Makea Difference inOur LivesRecognition can be given in many differentways. Drs. Rokshana and KhozemaChherawala—known for their generosity andkindness, not only with their patients, but alsowith their staff—stepped forward this past yearto generously support the extensive renovationproject in the John B. Macdonald Building(JBM)—and to honour their hard-workingstaff members. In addition to supporting thenaming of one of the new conference rooms,the Chherawalas decided to make a secondarygift, “adopting an op” (operatory) in the NobelBiocare Oral Health Centre. And they decidedto recognize the people who directly contributeto the operation and day-to-day success oftheir busy practices in Maple Ridge and PortCoquitlam by putting their names on thededication plaque located in Operatory 10.8.In October, the Chherawalas invited theirdental office workers to the official unveilingof the new Chherawala Conference Room inthe JBM—but then, to the surprise of theinvited staff members, each was handed a pairof gold scissors with which to cut the ribbonon their newly dedicated operatory.“I felt extremely proud and wasso touched to be included onthis dedication,”says Julie Parkes, who has been theChherawalas’ office manager for 11 years.A mother’s love and compassion was honouredwhen Dr. Mahsa Soraya dedicated newly builtconference room 270A to her mother Homa. Itwas her mother’s commitment and passion foreducation and knowledge that inspired Dr.Soraya to surprise her family with theconference room dedication. This past October,family members and close friends were invitedto an afternoon tea to inaugurate the facility.The celebration was a wonderful opportunityfor UBC Dentistry to recognize Dr. Soraya andher husband Dr. Alex Galo, both UBCDentistry alumni from the Class of 1991, fortheir commitment to helping provide thisinteractive and dynamic learning space forDentistry students.Dr. Soraya’s commitment to students alsoextends to her role as one of over 300 UBCDentistry part-time faculty members—dentalprofessionals who often give up practice orpersonal time to fill roles as clinical instructors,clinical educators, small-group-learning tutorsand community service tutors.To learn more about how to support theJBM Renovation Fund, or to become apart-time faculty member or volunteer forthe Volunteer Community Clinic Program,contact Jane Merling at 604-822-5886 ormerling@dentistry.ubc.ca.201450 years CELEBRATE WITH USMAKE IT COUNTCongratulations to alumnus Dr. Jerry Jacob from the Class of 1996 for “adopting” the first study carrel in the newlyrenovated Graduate Student Commons.With your gift of $5,000, you too can help support a new study carrel for a graduate student in endodontics,orthodontics, pediatrics, periodontics or prosthodontics.To learn more, contact Nik Williams-Walshe at 604-822-6808 or nww@dentistry.ubc.caPHOTOS BY TIFFANY COOPER, TERRY WINTONYK28 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 29

12 FALLFALL121970sYolanda BuxtonDip DH 1972We met for our 40-year celebration onSeptember 15, 2012, for a walk aroundthe Granville Island seawall, followed byappetizers and a Thai dinner at my home.Those who attended enjoyed reminiscingabout our days at school and shared recentaccomplishments and stories. We hope to seemore of you for the 45-year reunion!?DMD 1973 REUNIONWayne Peace DMD 1973 is organizingsomething a little more exotic for next year’sclass reunion in celebration of 40 years sincegraduation. He is thinking of either an Alaskacruise or a European river cruise. To find outmore and to vote for your choice, contact himat waynepeace@gmail.com or alumni@dentistry.ubc.caKEEP IN TOUCHwww.dentistry.ubc.ca/alumniCLASS NOTES AND EVENTSShare your news with classmates, faculty and friends. Look for reunion announcements andevents for all alumni. Submit alumni stories and keep in touch at www.dentistry.ubc.ca/alumniJill MooreDip DH 1976Recently Jill (pictured here on the left withSusan Wacker DMD 1986) volunteered hertime on Open Wide Community Clinic Day todeliver free dental hygiene, at the CDI Collegein Burnaby, BC, to clients of the SalvationArmy and the YWCA. Other dental hygienealumni volunteers included Nicole Chien BDSc2012 and Cathy Jackson Dip DH 1979. See the“Thank You” page for all the volunteers.DMD 1978 REUNIONThe DMD 35-year reunion will be at the homeof Ed O’Brien following the class photo at theAnnual Alumni Reception at the Pacific DentalConference on Friday, March 8, 2013. For moreinformation, contact Ed at edobrien@telus.netor alumni@dentistry.ubc.caHank KleinDMD 1978Wendy RondeauDMD 19791970s grads Hank Klein and Wendy Rondeauattended Dean’s Night at the Italian CulturalCentre on September 26, 2012. At the event,Hank was given a special thank you for hisvolunteer service on the UBC DentistryBoard of Counsellors, and Wendy attendedfor her service to the Volunteer CommunityClinic Program. Volunteerism at the Facultyof Dentistry continues to grow each year. Tovolunteer, contact alumni@dentistry.ubc.ca1980sPatrick MandersDMD 1980Patrick and his wife Janice enjoyed a trip toLas Vegas, compliments of Nadean Burkett &Associates. They won the trip at the AnnualAlumni Reception at the Pacific DentalConference last year.Chris HackerDMD 1981Chris has joined the College of DentalSurgeons as a part-time complaint investigator.Prior to joining CDSBC staff, he servedon various College committees. Chris is afounding member of the Study Club Allianceof BC, an active member of the AmericanAcademy of Gold Foil Operators and theAcademy of R.V. Tucker Study Clubs, and isa Fellow of the American College of Dentists.Chris also serves as secretary for the AssociatedFerrier Study Clubs and has practised generaldentistry for over 30 years. He lives inVancouver with his wife and two children.Richard WilczekDMD 1981Congratulations to Richard, who has beenelected president of the British ColumbiaDental Association.Doug ConnDMD 1982Members of the DMD Class of 1982 enjoyedtheir 30-year reunion at the Cove LakesideResort in West Kelowna, BC, from June 22to 24, 2012. The weekend activities includeddinners at the Bonfire Grill and the Quail’sGate Old Vines Restaurant, as well as winetastingand long walks together along the lake.Everyone agreed that it felt just like old timesand like dental school was just yesterday.DMD 1983 REUNIONIn celebration of 30 postgraduation years, BillLiang and the DMD Class of 1983 are planning adinner following the Annual Alumni Reception atthe Pacific Dental Conference on March 8, 2013.To find out more, email either wliang@implant.caor alumni@dentistry.ubc.caDip DH 1983 REUNIONFor information on the Dip DH 30-year reunion,contact Maria Taylor (née Nibbelink) by email attaylordavid@shaw.ca or alumni@dentistry.ubc.caPLANNING A REUNION?For ideas, contact Jenn Parsons, manager ofAlumni & Community Affairs, at 604-822-6751or alumni@dentistry.ubc.caJoan EatonLange SooDMD 1987On a gorgeous warm weekend at the end ofSeptember, 10 classmates from the DMD Classof 1987 met in the Kelowna area for their25-year reunion. The luxurious Cove LakesideResort was the venue for the weekend. Aninformal barbecue was held in the spacioushospitality suite on Friday night, whereeveryone had a chance to catch up and relax.Saturday morning, Dr. Charles Shuler, deanof UBC Dentistry, gave a very informativeand interesting lecture on bisphosphonates.After the lecture, the group was treated toa private wine tasting at Quail’s Gate winery,followed by a visit to Mission Hill winery. Amore formal dinner was held that eveningat the Bonfire Grill in the resort, which gaveeveryone yet another chance to visit andreminisce. The reunion ended with a leisurelySunday brunch for those who didn’t haveearly flights to catch in the morning.Lange SooDMD 1987During April the Semiahmoo DentalOutreach group led by Dr. Ken Stonesheaded to Vietnam on a dental mission. Ourgroup consisted of six dentists and threedental hygienists. We performed preventive,restorative and surgical dental care on over500 school-age children at a school in a ruralarea outside of Da Nang. It was an incredibleexperience to travel to that part of the worldand be able to use our skills to give back ina meaningful way. What made it even morespecial was to share the experience withfellow classmates Les Ennis, Joan Eaton andJanis Boyd at the time of our 25-year gradanniversary! Our experience also inspired usto raise money for the Class of 1987 TravelFellowship Endowment Fund to supportDMD students on international communityoutreach programs in Southeast Asia.DMD 1988 REUNIONPlans are underway for the DMD Class of1988 reunion next year. For information,contact either Alan Lau, Brian Standerwickor David Yu through the alumni office atalumni@dentistry.ubc.caErnest LamDMD 1989Congratulations to Ernest, who was appointedas a professor at the University of Toronto’sFaculty of Dentistry effective July 1, 2012.1990sAnita Gartner-MakiharaDMD 1993Anita (pictured here on the left with AgnesYngson from CDI College) led a team of 14alumni, both dentists and hygienists, whoprovided free dentistry and dental hygiene toclients of the Salvation Army and YWCA inBurnaby, BC. She wishes to thank the followingfor their volunteer time and support: WendyRondeau DMD 1979, Laura Caylor DMD 2010,Susan Wacker DMD 1986, Stephanie ChengDMD 2011, Tim Yan DMD 1989, Hanah TsaoDMD 2011, Jimmy Loo DMD 2003, Jill MooreDip DH 1976, Cathy Jackson Dip DH 1979,Nicole Chien BDSc 2012 and Mark NorrisDMD 1979; pediatric dentistry graduatestudents Drs. Andrew Wong, Jennifer Park andShan Sun; and the staff of CDI College, Burnabycampus, as well as Patterson Dental, the BCDAand the YWCA. Without such committed cooperation,the day would not have been such asuccess—39 people were treated, nearly half ofthem children. Many, many thanks!32 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 33

12 FALLFALL12Almost AlumniReza NouriDMD 1994With great coaching once again by Dr.Charles Shuler, dean of UBC Dentistry, thealumni/faculty soccer team was victoriousover the students in a very close game lastspring. Pictured here are the team andReza with his daughter Melika. To join the2013 alumni/faculty team, email Reza atrezanouri@telus.netDMD 1998 REUNIONThe DMD Class of 1998 is planning a 15-yearreunion dinner to follow the Annual AlumniReception at the Pacific Dental Conference. Formore information, email alumni@dentistry.ubc.ca2000sDMD 2008 REUNIONDanielle Woo, Priya Jeganathan and Julie Ngare planning a five-year reunion long-tabledinner at the Irish Heather on Friday, March 8,2013, following the class photos at theAnnual Alumni Reception at the PacificDental Conference. For information,email daniellewoo@hotmail.com oralumni@dentistry.ubc.caAidin GhotbiDMD 2008Sanaz NajianDMD 2011Aidin and Sanaz were married at the DreamsRiviera Cancun Resort & Spa, Puerto Morelos,Mexico, on May 1, 2012. Several alumni attended.Cameron GarrettDMD 2012Sarah GarbelyaJorell ValdesDMD 2012The dental and dental hygiene students ofthe 2012 graduating class donated money toa fund to purchase two cameras for the UBCDentistry clinic. We hope the tradition willcontinue next year with the Class of 2013.Kaiden E. Garrett was born on Saturday,September 22, 2012, to Cameron Garrett andhis wife Sara Edwards. Kaiden weighed inat a healthy 7 lb. 9 oz. and had lots of red hair.Go figure? Mom and baby are doing well,but Dad is missing his sleep. Cameron andSara are already accepting applications forfuture babysitters.FRIEND US ON FACEBOOKFind Jenn Parsons, manager of Alumni& Community Affairs, on Facebook.SHARESend an alumni story or update for “ClassNotes” to alumni@dentistry.ubc.caKathryn HunterMelissa MilliganDMD 2012Melissa and Kathryn, photographed here withDr. Bill Brymer, are enjoying some time aftercompleting their recent volunteer mission tripto Cartagena, Colombia with the Ayuda groupfrom the University of Southern California.Paul MikhailDMD 2012Hello everyone. I moved to Ottawa and amworking with the Department of NationalDefence. Teresa and I are settling in, and the cityis growing on us. I definitely miss Vancouver; itis such a gorgeous city. Hope you are all doingwell and enjoying life! I miss you all.Rachel PangBDSc 2012Rachel is pleased to announce her recentmarriage to Josh Rosenberg on September 9,2012, in Vancouver, BC.FOLLOW US ON TWITTERFollow Alumni & Community Affairs@dentalum_at_ubcwww.twitter.com/dentalum_at_ubcMichelle FosterBDSc 2014Vancouver Homeless Connect 2012 took placeon Friday, October 12, 2012, at the AboriginalFriendship Centre on East Hastings Street inVancouver as part of Homelessness ActionWeek 2012. The event was hosted by the Cityof Vancouver, with support from the RegionalSteering Committee on Homelessness and theAboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee.Representing UBC Dentistry, our group ofstudents provided toothbrushes, toothpasteand basic oral hygiene instruction to the eventattendees. We enjoyed the opportunity andnoticed that this community demonstratedgreat dental knowledge and general awareness ofhealth, but lacked the ability to access care. Weestablished a good rapport with the people inattendance and the organizers of the event, andlook forward to continuing our involvement byexpanding the dental services next year. Thankyou to the students who volunteered: TamaraEdinger (holding child), Michelle Foster (to theright of Tamara), Kim Nguyen (with a client),and Kelsey Singer, all BDSc 2014.Phil HouDMD 2014The SuperChefs Cookery Society for Kids,founded by Greg Chang DMD 1986, ran sevensummer cookery camps this year at variousinner-city schools in Surrey, BC. These werepresented in partnership with Surrey SchoolDistrict #36, Basketball BC and the KinsmenLodge. One of our third-year DMD students,Phil Hou, participated as guest chef instructor.His culinary talents were called on to show theyoung students from James Ardiel ElementarySchool how to prepare a pasta lunch for theelders living at the Kinsmen Lodge.Chris DareDMD 2015Mike StearnsDMD 2014This summer, 20 volunteer dentists, hygienists,students and friends went to Chemainus tovolunteer with the H’ulh-etun Health Society.This volunteer clinic was by far the mostrewarding and humbling experience I havebeen a part of during my dental education. Itwas great to meet and interact with so manyunique people from that area over our threedays. In addition, getting to work with, andlearn from, past UBC Dentistry graduateswas rewarding and an inspiration for all usstudents. Hearing the stories of the localpeople, meeting their families and seeing thesmiles on their faces after we were able toprovide them with dental treatment madethis trip one that I will never forget. We weregrateful for all participants and especially thealumni—check them out on the “Thank You”page in this issue of Impressions.Fresh off final exams, Chris headed to Alaska toattempt to summit Denali (Mount McKinley),the highest peak in North America, standingat 20,327 feet (6,196 metres). This year wasan especially poor year on the mountain, withtraditionally bad weather becoming even moreextreme and dangerous. Only 41 percent ofall climbers that attempted Denali in 2012succeeded. While personally hauling 150pounds of gear and food, Chris battled -30 Ctemperatures and high winds over 15 days tosuccessfully reach the summit on June 16, 2012.Mount McKinley is the third of the SevenSummits mountains that Chris has completedclimbing—the previous two were MountKilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mount Elbrus inRussia. The Seven Summits is a mountaineeringchallenge to climb the highest peak oneach continent.Bruce ChouDMD 2015We four lucky first-year DMD students—PaulLee, Kevin Shen, Michael Tsai and myself,Bruce Chou—embarked on a journey toKorea this past summer. Our Korean hostsand friends fully immersed us in the Koreanculture: socially, culturally and academically.Here we are dancing with our new friends tothe song “Gangnam Style” by PSY, a wellknownSouth Korean singer, songwriter,rapper, dancer and record producer.Recent EventsAlumni Reception at the OntarioDental ConferenceOver 40 alumni and friends joined deanof Dentistry Dr. Charles Shuler at the RealSports Bar and Grill following the OntarioDental Conference on May 11, 2012, forchicken wings and refreshments, complimentsof Dentsply Canada. Unfortunately, play-offhockey was not being shown on the bigscreens, but everyone had fun nonetheless.Mark your calendars for the next alumnievent in Ontario on May 3, 2013, at thesame place. For more information, contactalumni@dentistry.ubc.ca.34 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 35

12 FALLFALL12Welcome Weekend: BZZR Garden, Sports Day,Annual Alumni & Friends Golf TournamentWelcome Weekend, September 14 to 16, 2012,opened with a Friday night BZZR Garden,hosted by the Dental Undergraduate Society,and a Sports Day on McInnes Field onSaturday. Over 150 students and facultyparticipated, with the Class of 2015 takingthe winning trophy. Thank you to Tony BaeDMD 2013 and the sports reps from all years:Victoria Rogoschewsky DMD 2016, MatthewChin DMD 2016, Carmen Hansford DMD2015, Bradley Asay DMD 2015, Dilraj BalDMD 2014, Graham Macdonald DMD 2014,Caitlin Meredith DMD 2013, Bryan WongDMD 2013 and Chris Lee BDSc 2015.Zach ZeilerDMD 2015Never having attended the Alumni & FriendsGolf Tournament, I was unsure of what toexpect. I was even unsure of how the Faculty—let alone the Dentistry dean himself—wouldrespond to our bald-capped, fake-bearded“Team Shuler” costumes (see photo). At 10a.m., however, when the “Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles” (winner of the costume contest) andthe “Flapper Girls” arrived in full force, I knewour attire would be more or less par for thecourse. From on-course activities—Scotiabankrubber ducky chipping contest, Advil massagetent, Aurum Ceramic longest drive contest,Paul McCartney tickets giveaway from NadeanBurkett & Associates, and the Sinclairmarshmallow drive—to playing the game ofgolf, the tournament was a blast to help planand take part in. Congratulations to BrianStanderwick DMD 1988, Brian Sully-DanielsDMD 1989, Rob Staschuk DMD 1989 andCraig Dewar, Nobel Biocare, who walked awaywith the Monarch trophy. Thank you to all thevolunteers, alumni partners and prize donors.Jay ChanSteven HuangDMD 2014Volunteer Community Clinic Program ForumStudents hosted a forum about the VolunteerCommunity Clinic Program on September15, 2012. Over 30 DMD and BDSc studentleaders, community dentists and facultymembers involved with the program were inattendance. The forum was a huge successand was instrumental to the planning of thisyear’s volunteer clinic program, which willbe running 16 clinics during the 2012-2013academic year. The students have been activein securing dental supplies needed for theupcoming volunteer clinics, and the programrecently received a large donation of dentalsupplies from Patterson Dental. Many thanksto Patterson Dental for their continuingsupport. Pictured on the left are Red Barnesfrom Patterson Dental, Jay and Steven (right).Jay is also pictured leading the forum.JennileeJamisonDMD 2009Alumni Wine Reception at Northwest DentalSociety, EdmontonIt was a pleasure to meet with UBC Dentistryalumni, as well as the dean and our alumnistaff, at a reception here in Edmonton. I hadthe opportunity to meet some fellow UBCgrads (dental and dental hygiene—includingSam Heron BDSc 2012, pictured here with thedean, Dr. Charles Shuler) that I hadn’t metbefore, as well as to chat with some peopleI hadn’t seen for a few years. The receptionreminded me of the fun events we had whileattending UBC—a fancier BZZR garden, ifyou will. I hope I can ride my new Harley-Davidson motorcycle to the next event!Taste of Vancouver Island, VictoriaUBC Dentistry alumni from Vancouver Island andthe Victoria & District Dental Society joined Dr.Charles Shuler, dean of UBC Dentistry, for localfood and wine at the Taste of Vancouver Islandreception on October 13. The event was held atthe Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria, BC. This year,proud parents Elizabeth Watt DMD 2006 and herhusband Chris brought along Evelyn, the newestaddition to their family, born August 7, 2012.Alumni Wine Reception at TODS Meeting,KelownaThompson Okanagan Dental Society alumnijoined Dr. Charles Shuler, dean of UBCDentistry, at the annual alumni wine receptionfollowing the TODS meeting in Kelowna thispast October. Pictured here at the event is DanRootes DMD 2006.More Events forStudents and Alumni5TH ANNUAL BATTLEOF THE BANDS:FACULTY/ALUMNIVS. STUDENTSFriday, January 18, 2013 · Doors open at 7 pm(first band at 8 pm)Ballroom, Thea Koerner Graduate StudentCentre, UBC Point Grey CampusTickets on sale soon!YOUNG ALUMNI &STUDENT RECEPTIONAT THE PACIFIC DENTALCONFERENCE 2013Thursday, March 7, 2013 · 7 – 9 pmAll recent graduates and students in thirdand fourth years are invited. Complimentarybeverage and appetizers provided.Location to be determined, but will bewithin walking distance of the PacificDental Conference.RSVP to alumni@dentistry.ubc.caUBC Dentistry Alumni Receptionat the Pacific Dental ConferenceFriday, March 8, 2013 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmEnjoy hors d’oeuvres, wine, cheese and conversationat the Vancouver Convention Centre, 2nd floor lobbyNo RSVP RequiredANNUAL ALUMNI RECEPTIONPACIFIC DENTAL CONFERENCE 2013Friday, March 8, 2013 · 6 – 8 pmSecond Floor Lobby, Vancouver Conventionand Exhibition CentreCommemorative anniversary class photosto be taken of: 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988,1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2012. A tripfor two to stay at the Bellagio Hotel in LasVegas, with tickets to see Cirque du Soleil’sproduction of O is the prize for the alumnigetaway contest, compliments of NadeanBurkett & Associates.No RSVP is necessary, but if you wouldlike to organize a class reunion to followthe reception, contact Jenn Parsons atalumni@dentistry.ubc.caCOMMUNITY PARTNERSALUMNI PARTNERSCirque du Soleilin Las VegasVOLUNTEER COMMUNITYCLINICS - UPCOMINGAbbotsford Food BankSaturday, January 19, 2013Saturday, February 16, 2013Vancouver Native Health SocietySaturday, January 5, 2013Saturday, January 26, 2013Saturday, February 9, 2013Saturday, April 6, 2013Mount Pleasant Community CentreSaturday, February 23, 2013Volunteer supervising dentists and dental hygienistscan get updates at www.dentistry.ubc.ca/cvcpMore Eventsfor AlumniALUMNI RECEPTIONAT THE ONTARIODENTAL CONFERENCEFriday, May 3, 2013 · 6 pmReal Sports Bar and Grill, Toronto, OntarioJoin alumni and friends for chicken wingsand beer at the alumni reception following theOntario Dental Conference.For more information, email Diana YounanDMD 2010 at deeyounan@gmail.com oralumni@dentistry.ubc.caUBC ALUMNI WEEKENDSaturday, May 25, 2013UBC Point Grey campusFor more information, visit www.alumni.ubc.caor email alumni@dentistry.ubc.caStay in TouchThe alumni relations department at UBCDentistry can help you stay connected withyour fellow graduates, plan and promotereunions, and keep you informed ofupcoming educational opportunities. Tolearn more, contact Jenn Parsons, managerof Alumni & Community Affairs, at604-822-6751 or alumni@dentistry.ubc.caStay connected to more than 2,300 alumni.Share your news, thoughts or comments.Visit www.dentistry.ubc.ca/alumniMENTORSHIP PROGRAMThe UBC Faculty of Dentistry & BC DentalAssociation Dental Mentorship Program,sponsored by CDSPI, is recruiting dentists tobe mentors. If you are interested in being pairedup with a student, contact Alex Hemming atahem@dentistry.ubc.caNadean Burkett& associates Inc.36 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 37

12 FALLFALL12Thank you to all our volunteers and industry supporters. ALUMNI VS. STUDENTS HOCKEY GAME · Jeffrey Coil DMD 1985 PhD 1992· Dr. Leo Fung · Dr. Peter Kearney · Joel Marco DMD 1992 · Dr. David Newman · Alex Rosenczweig DMD 2002 · Zak Shuler · Brian Standerwick DMD 1988 · RichardStanderwick DMD 1975 · Brian Sully-Daniels DMD 1989 · Glenn van As DMD 1987 · Dr. Cheng Lun Wang · David Yu DMD 1988 DENTAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM· Tristen Aull DMD 2013 · Tony Bae DMD 2013 · Dr. Pamela Barias · Dan Berant DMD 2013 · San Bhatha DMD 2001 · Janis Boyd DMD 1987 · Coco Butler DMD 2013· Stefan Caney DMD 2013 · Suzanne Carlisle DMD 1997 · Dr. Tom Cheevers · Ji Won Choi DMD 2013 · Matthew Choi DMD 2013 · Susan Choi DMD 2013 · Dr. RodneyClarance · Heather Cooke DMD 2013 · Dr. Zahra Davami · Jeffry Davis DMD 1980 · Dr. Inderjit Dulay · Dr. Ashley Dykun Yakiwchuk · Kaitlin Enns DMD 2013 · Flore-Anne Foellmi DMD 2013 · Ray Fong DMD 1989 · Matt Francisco DMD 2013 · Elnaz Ghandchi DMD 2013 · Azadeh Ghasemi DMD 2013 · Judy Gough DMD 1995 ·Silke Gumplinger DMD 2003 · Sarah He DMD 2013 · Ahmed Hieawy DMD 2013 · Dr. Kathy Horwood · Vivian Huang DMD 2013 · Jenny Johal DMD 2013 · HeatherJones DMD 2013 · Dr. Chris Kan · Monika Kasprzak DMD 2013 · Andrew Kay DMD 1981 · Jinny Kim DMD 2013 · Scott Kollen DMD 2013 · Karthik LakshminarayananDMD 2013 · Alisa Lange DMD 1994 · Dr. Mario Laskaris · Kevin Lauwers DMD 2005 · Angelique Leung DMD 1988 · Dr. Kevin Li · Dr. Frederick Li · Charis Luk DMD2013 · Firouzeh Majlessi DMD 2013 · Caitlin Meredith DMD 2013 · Nasim Mitha DMD 1986 · Gregory Nelson DMD 1983 · Robert Paterson DMD 1981 · Michael RacichDMD 1982 · William Riddell DMD 1987 · Nima Salimipour DMD 2013 · Nicholas Seddon DMD 2006 · Vikrant Sharma DMD 2013 · Dr. Andrew Shearon · Dr. RobertSims · Brian Standerwick DMD 1988 · Grant Sun DMD 1981 · Janet Thom DMD 1990 · Akash Villing DMD 2013 · Gennia Vorobyev DMD 2013 · Erica Wang DMD 2013· David Waterman DMD 1979 · Alex Wong DMD 2013 · Bryan Wong DMD 2013 · Jocelyn Yang DMD 2013 INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL HEALTH SUMMERSCIENCE CAMP · Andrea Baird DMD 2016 · Dr. Bill Brymer (faculty) · Jay Chan DMD 2014 · Natalie Chaudhary DMD 2014 · Danielle Coulson DMD 2014 · MikeCrisanti DMD 2013 · Aleem Kara DMD 2014 · Ann Khosla DMD 2014 · Shamsher Sandlas DMD 2015 · Laura Schmidt DMD 2015 · David Sweet OC DMD 1978 ·Charlene Tai DMD 2014 · Sinthi Vaithilingham DMD 2014 · Zachary Zeiler DMD 2015 KELOWNA GOSPEL MISSION DENTAL CLINIC · Dr. Richard Bell ·Dr. Bradley Bishop · Dr. Gordon Black (GPR 1997) · Dr. David Bobyn · Brent Corlazzoli DMD 1996 · Dr. Paul Coulter · Dr. David Crocker · Dr. Steven Faigan · Dr. ShaneGagner · Dr. Colin Hughes · Ian Leitch DMD 1983 · John Macdonnell DMD 1994 · Thomas Martin DMD 1987 · Michael Matwychuk DMD 1999 · Dr. Bill Mulgrew · RussellNaito DMD 1987 · Dr. Todd Penkala · Dr. Michael Rampado · Dr. Jeffrey Stewart · Dr. Keelen Tymkiw · Dr. Edsard Van Steenbergen · Dr. Thomas White · RichardWilczek DMD 1981 OPEN WIDE COMMUNITY CLINIC DAY · Laura Caylor DMD 2010 · Stephanie Cheng DMD 2011 · Nicole Chien BDSc 2012 · Anita Gartner-Makihara DMD 1993 · Cathy Jackson Dip DH 1979 · Jimmy Loo DMD 2003 · Jill Moore Dip DH 1976 · Mark Norris DMD 1979 · Dr. Jennifer Park MSc/Dip Pedo 2014· Wendy Rondeau DMD 1979 · Dr. Shan Sun MSc/Dip Pedo 2014 · Hanah Tsao DMD 2011 · Susan Wacker DMD 1986 · Dr. Andrew Wong MSc/Dip Pedo 2014 · TimYan DMD 1989 SUMMER STUDENT PRACTITIONER PROGRAM · Dr. Roger Armstrong · Chris Barlow DMD 1989 · Dr. Monica Berant · Ruby Bhullar DMD 2007· Dr. R.R. Blanchard · Janis Boyd DMD 1987 · Dr. Jim Brass · William Brooke DMD 2003 · Cory Brown DMD 2009 · Chris Bryant DMD 1991 · Dr. Awdesh Chandra ·Dr. Andrew Cheng · David Ciriani DMD 1987 · Dr. Luke Cockerham · Dr. Gerald Dyck · Joan Eaton DMD 1987 · Leslie Ennis DMD 1987 · Laurance Flagg Dip DH 1978DMD 1988 · Simon Gooch DMD 2011 · Dr. Scott Kaplan · Zoltan Keresztes DMD 1982 · Dr. Dan Kinkela · Rod Low DMD 1985 · Brent Moore DMD 2010 · Hugh MoriDMD 1973 · Jeff Nakagawa DMD 1977 · Dr. Alastair Nicoll · Bob Pipars DMD 1978 · Dr. Paul Pocock · Donald Ragan DMD 1974 · Dr. Sandeep Sachdeva · Dr. SarikaSachdeva · Nicholas Seddon DMD 2006 · Dr. Mark Spitz · Dr. Elmer Thiessen · Dr. Michael Thomas · Andrew Tkachuk DMD 1990 · Dr. Sunil Venugopal · RichardWilczek DMD 1981 · Dr. Glen Wilson · Dr. Roland Yap UBC DENTISTRY BOARD OF COUNSELLORS · Tony Bae DMD 2013 · Richard Busse DMD 1986 · Dr. KenChow · Susan Chow DMD 1972 · Brenda Currie Dip DH 1976 BDSc 2004 MSc 2007 · Carrie De Palma BDSc 2010 · Mr. Craig Dewar · Julie Kwan BDSc 2013 · MarkKwon DMD 1997 · Mrs. Sophia Leung CM · Dr. Jin Li-Jian · Mr. Tuomas Lokki · Mr. Hyo Maier · Mr. David Poole · Mr. Kishore Pranjivan · Tom Roozendaal DMD 2001 ·Nick Seddon DMD 2006 · Dr. Chuck Slonecker · Margit Strobl BDSc 2008 · Mr. Ron Suh · Dr. Tim Tam · Ash Varma DMD 1983 · Dr. Bill Wong · Benjamin Yeung DMD1983 · Ron Zokol DMD 1974 VOLUNTEER CLINIC—CHEMAINUS · Bob Blacker · Dr. Bill Brymer (faculty) · Coco Butler DMD 2013 · Kathy Chatten · NatalieChaudhary DMD 2014 · Joanne Dawson · Sayena Faraji BDSc 2013 · Flore-Anne Foellmi DMD 2013 · Cameron Garrett DMD 2012 · Dustin George DMD 2011 · DavidHemerling DMD 1993 · Elizabeth Johnson-Lee DMD 1992 · Kim Nguyen BDSc 2014 · Doug Nielsen DMD 1972 · Susan Nielsen · Jon Paxon DMD 2013 · Mike StearnsDMD 2014 · Jason Tao DMD 2013 · Akash Villing DMD 2013 · Erica Wang DMD 2013 VOLUNTEER CLINIC—MT. PLEASANT COMMUNITY CENTRE · BobBlacker · Dr. Bill Brymer (faculty) · Keith Engel DMD 2014 · Bardia Ghassemi DMD 2015 · Dr. David Hemerling · Priya Kandola DMD 2014 · Kyla Leung DMD 2015 ·Doug Nielsen DMD 1972 · Susan Nielsen · Vikrant Sharma DMD 2013 · Mike Stearns DMD 2014 · Akash Villings DMD 2013 · Jocelyn Yang DMD 2013 VOLUNTEERCLINIC—VANCOUVER NATIVE HEALTH SOCIETY · Ashkan Afshinkia DMD 2014 · Dr. Zina Alkafaji · Brad Asay DMD 2015 · Tony Bae DMD 2013 · Coco ButleDMD 2013 · Taneshwar Chahal DMD 2014 · Matthew Choi DMD 2013 · Bruce Chou DMD 2015 · Heather Cooke DMD 2013 · Payam Eslami DMD 2013 · Robyn IsaacsDMD 2010 · Ben Jinn DMD 2015 · Roger Kiang DMD 2016 · Jinny Kim DMD 2013 · Amanda Lacerda DMD 2015 · David Larsen DMD 1987 · Ryan Lauwers DMD 2004· Andrew Lee DMD 2014 · Jinny Nam DMD 2014 · Dennis Nuygen DMD 2015 · Julianne Proniuk DMD 2015 · Wendy Rondeau DMD 1979 · Fiona Roth DMD 2016 ·Harlene Sekhon DMD 2014 · Sinthi Vaithilingham DMD 2014 VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY CLINIC PROGRAM—STUDENT LEADERS · Steven Barkwell DMD2014 · Shane Bot DMD 2014 · Jay Chan DMD 2014 · Eugene Chien BDSc 2011 · Matthew Choi DMD 2013 · Susan Choi DMD 2013 · Danielle Coulson DMD 2014 · MattFrancisco DMD 2013 · Steven Huang DMD 2014 · Priya Kandola DMD 2014 · Ambreen Khan BDSc 2013 · Jamie Marshall DMD 2015 · Scott Martyna DMD 2012 ·Graham McDonald DMD 2014 · Lachlan McLean DMD 2013 · Laura Schmidt DMD 2015 · Sharon Shao DMD 2014 · Those listed with MSc/Dip Pedo, DMD or BDSc years from2013 through 2016 following their name are candidates for graduation in the specified year. UBC Dentistry appreciates all who volunteered their time. We apologize if your name or organization was missed.38 UBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONSCONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION 2013JANUARY 201312 (SATURDAY)Better Medicine, Better Dentistry—DentalPharmacology UpdateDr. Mark Donaldson19 – 20 (SATURDAY – SUNDAY)Cone Beam CT Program for DentistsDr. Robert Langlais, Dr. James Mah28 (MONDAY)Cone Beam CT Program for Dental Assistantsand HygienistsDr. Robert Langlais, Dr. James MahFEBRUARY 20134 – 8 (MONDAY – FRIDAY)Adventure & Learn: Hawaii 2013Dr. Paul Child, Dr. Sonia Leziy, Dr. Brahm Miller,Mr. Jesse Miller, Dr. Byoung Suh14 – 16 (THURSDAY – SATURDAY)Ski & LearnDr. Samson Ng, Dr. Phoebe Tsang23 (SATURDAY)Applied Dental Materials—An OverviewDr. Ricardo Carvalho, Dr. Adriana MansoAPRIL 20136 (SATURDAY)Infection Control: That Thing That You Do—WhyDo You Do It?Dr. John Molinari20 (SATURDAY)So Little Room, So Much to See—Baby StepsDr. Greg Psaltis26 – 28 (FRIDAY – SUNDAY)Inhalation and Oral Sedation in DentistryDr. David Donaldson, Dr. Mark Donaldson,Dr. Fred QuarnstromMAY 201311 (SATURDAY)Dental Caries Update—It’s About More Than JustFilling Holes!Dr. John MaggioFOR REGISTERED DENTALHYGIENISTS AND CERTIFIEDDENTAL ASSISTANTSJANUARY 201328 (MONDAY)Cone Beam CT ProgramDr. Robert Langlais, Dr. James MahMAY – JUNE 2013Orthodontic Module for Certified DentalAssistants and Registered Dental HygienistsSpring dates for Lecture Sessions,Clinical Session A and Clinical Session B willbe posted on www.dentistry.ubc.ca/cdeCLINICAL PARTICIPATIONCOURSES 2012 – 2013September 2012 – June 2013Basic Orthodontics for the General PractitionerDr. Paul WittSeptember 2012 – August 2013Advanced Orthodontics for the General PractitionerDr. Clement LearOctober 2012 – March 2013Cutting-Edge Periodontal Surgery for theGeneral PractitionerDr. Jim GrisdaleFOR FULL DETAILS OF CDE COURSES AND TO REGISTER VISIT DENTISTRY.UBC.CA/CDEThis calendar is subject to change.For updates to spring 2013 course offerings, visit www.dentistry.ubc.ca/cdeSTUDY CLUBS2012 – 2013October 2012 – May 2013Advanced Fixed Prosthodontics for the General PractitionerDr. Chris WyattOctober 2012 – May 2013Basic and Advanced Periodontics for the General PractitionerDr. Tassos Irinakis, Dr. Dimitrios KarastathisFor dates, times and locations of Clinical ParticipationCourses and Study Clubs, visit www.dentistry.ubc.ca/cdeUBC DENTISTRY IMPRESSIONS 39