Professor and Associate Dean Academic, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Walter Siqueira is a dental clinician-scientist recognized internationally for his expertise in saliva. He completed his DDS, and PhD in oral biology/biochemistry in Brazil and, a postdoctorate in oral biology in the USA, and is currently Professor and Associate Dean, Academic at the University of Saskatchewan, where he also leads the Salivary Proteomics Research Laboratory. His translational research program uses salivary components to investigate a wide variety of oral health conditions and to develop saliva-based diagnostics and therapeutics. He is highly involved with the Canadian ...

Director, Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Christopher McCulloch is recognized internationally for his expertise in cell biology, particularly in the biology of oral tissues in health and disease. His contributions include major discoveries in intercellular functioning and cell matrix dynamics that impact on cardiology and cancer as well as oral disease. His rigorous approaches to clinical investigation have become a gold standard for clinical trials in institutions worldwide. With over 190 high impact peer-reviewed publications including 8 book chapters, he has made significant contributions to multiple fields including cell biology, ...

Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Dr. Glogauer (DDS, PhD, Dip. Perio) is a leader in oral innate immunity in health and disease. As a dental clinician scientist, he focuses on understanding how oral disease impacts on general health. The Glogauer lab has revealed novel concepts of distinct neutrophil (an immune cell that is one of the first cell types to travel to the site of an infection to help fight infection) activation states in oral health and periodontal disease and how shifts in neutrophil activation can be used as a diagnostic biomarker for early detection of periodontal diseases and furthermore, how oral disease can ...

Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University

Jocelyne Feine is a Professor in the Oral Health and Society Research Unit at the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University. She is a recognized world leader in the assessment of therapies for chronic orofacial conditions, particularly pain and tooth loss. Her national and international studies emphasize the quality of life and patient-based outcomes most relevant for palliative therapeutic goals. From randomized clinical trials to technology assessment, knowledge transfer and health care management, her work covers the continuum of discovery to action. She has published widely in high quality ...

Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University

Dr. Emami is a clinician-scientist, professor, and the first female Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at McGill University. She has professional training in Prosthodontics, an MSc in Science, a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, and postdoctoral fellowships in Public Health and Epidemiology. Emami's interdisciplinary research program advances theoretical and practical knowledge with the goal of decreasing the burden of poor oral health in the Canadian population. Recipient of several career awards, she serves on various national and international executive, advisory and editorial boards, and hasa ...