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48th Table Clinics and DH presentation winners and sponsors

The 48th annual Table Clinics and dental hygiene presentations took place on Friday, January 26 in the Collaborative Health Education Building with 47 dental students and seven teams of dental hygiene students competing.

Over 250 people attended the event, making it a festive evening. Many alumni were there to reunite with classmates and get valuable CDE credits. For the students, it was an evening of nerves, elation, and, at the end, croaky voices.

As Dr. Mary McNally, assistant dean of research says in her introduction to the Table Clinic booklet, 鈥淭he presentations demonstrate a broad spectrum of student interests, ranging from innovations and technologies in dental biomaterials, to etiological and epidemiological evidence reviews, oral disease treatment challenges, determinants of health, and health services, as many as many other novel topics.鈥�

A huge range of topics

Dentistry student posters ranged from topics such as Ramneek Khatter鈥檚 鈥淎ntibacterial nanoparticles in endodontics鈥� and Mahdis Maleki鈥檚 鈥淩esistance to fracture of teeth undergoing chemical or thermal sterilization processes for educational use鈥� to Krissy Singh鈥檚 鈥淕reen dentistry鈥�, Olufemi Disu鈥檚 鈥淩eferral of patients from general dental practitioners to dental specialists in Nova Scotia 鈥� patterns and influencing factors: A study design鈥�, and Keegan Ezekiel鈥檚 鈥淏arriers to accessing dental care for patients with autism spectrum disorders鈥�.

The seven dental hygiene presentations covered topics, such as 鈥淪ilver diamine fluoride鈥�, 鈥淭he use of lasers in non-surgical periodontal therapy鈥�, and 鈥淭he natural path: complementary and alternative therapies for oral health鈥�.

It was a tough job for the 22 dentistry judges and six hygiene judges, who diligently did the rounds of posters and presentations, but at 9:00 PM, the following winners were announced:

Dentistry, First Place, Research听鈥� Kellie Zelmer 鈥淚nvestigating noise-induced hearing loss in dental education and dentistry鈥�
Advisor: Dr. C. Andrews
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Dentistry, First Place, Clinical听鈥� Bryce Yates 鈥淧artial extraction therapy: A novel approach to preservation of the buccal plate鈥�
Advisor: Dr. N. Hamdan

Dentistry, Second Place, Clinical听鈥� Danial Shirvani 鈥淥pioids and dental extractions鈥�
Advisor: Dr. J. Brady

Dentistry, Third Place, Clinical听鈥� Denim Arnoldson 鈥淢yth vs. fact: Probing around dental implants.鈥�
Advisor: Dr. N. Hamdan

Dentistry, Fourth Place, Clinical听鈥� Jakob Nickerson 鈥淩egenerative endodontics: A review of pulp revascularisation.鈥�
Advisor: Dr. I. Mello
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Dentistry Immediate Clinical Application 鈥撎鼳hmad Alqalaf 鈥淢anagement of patients on direct oral anticoagulants undergoing minor oral surgery鈥�
Advisor: Dr. J. Brady

Dentistry Creativity 鈥撎齁ames Baradoy 鈥淭he perils of do-it-yourself orthodontics鈥�
Advisor: Dr. L. Erickson

Dental Hygiene 1st听Place: 鈥淗andheld X-ray devices: The pros, the cons & the safety鈥�
Advisor: Prof K. Haslam
Haley Benoit
Pamela Stone
MacKenzie Beaton
Mahshid Alami-Harandi
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Dental Hygiene听2nd听Place:听鈥淭o polish or not to polish鈥�
Advisor: Prof H. Doucette
Katelyn Moore
Lauren Ferguson
Lindsey Foote
Laura McCloskey
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Dental Hygiene听3rd听Place: 鈥淭he impact of mental illness on oral health鈥�
Advisor: Prof R. Sampson
Cassie Cook
Jill Russell
Shianne Ferguson
Victoria Huestis

Kellie Zelmer will go on to present her poster at the Canadian Dental Association conference in Charlottetown this summer. 听

Dedicated sponsors and judges

鈥淚 want to extend my congratulations to all students who participated and thank them for their hard work and professionalism during the presentations,鈥� said Dr. Ben Davis, dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. 鈥淪uch impressive research would not have been possible without the dedication of our faculty supervisors.鈥�

Dr. Davis also commended the sponsors for contributing the awards that the students receive. 鈥淲e could not have such prestigious Table Clinics without them, and we are very grateful for their continued support.


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