Dr. Allison gained his dental degree from University College London (UCL) in 1986, a Royal College of Surgeons of England fellowship in 1990, an MSc in dental public health at UCL in 1994, and a PhD in Dental Sciences at McGill University in 1998. He became Assistant Professor at McGill in 1999, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2003 and Full Professor in 2009. He was Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at McGill during 2008-18 and President of the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) during 2015-19. He is currently on Governing Council of CIHR. His field of expertise is ...

Dr. Diatchenko has made seminal contributions to the field of human pain genetics, identifying genetic markers for accurate diagnosis and potential therapeutic targets. She pioneered a reverse genetic approach in pain using human samples rather than animal models as a starting point for discoveries. These studies are helping us to understand how individuals develop chronic pain and respond to therapies based on their genetic background.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Haapasalo is Professor of Endodontics at UBC and a clinical endodontist who has focused his research on agents for disinfecting dental root canals and oral biofilm. He has authored two textbooks, eight book chapters, over 230 peer-reviewed articles, and supervised many graduate students. He is former editor-in-chief of Endodontic Topics, a former associate editor of the Journal of Endodontics, and serves on the editorial boards of dentistry's highest-ranking scholarly journals. Dr. Haapasalo received numerous research and teaching awards, including in 2019 the most prestigious endodontic ...

Gilles Lavigne, DMD (U de Montreal, Canada), PhD (U of Toronto, Canada), and FRCD (Oral medicine, Georgetown U, USA), completed his postdoctoral training on the neurobiology of pain at NIH, Bethesda, USA. He received a Doctor Honoris causa from the Faculty of Medicine and dentistry, Zenntrum für Zahnmedizin, University of Zurich, Switzerland. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Pain, Sleep & Trauma and has been Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the Université de Montréal, Canada (2008-2016). He was President of the Canadian Sleep Society and President of the Canadian Pain Society. ...

Professor of Prosthodontics and Dental Geriatrics. A teacher, researcher and clinician focused on quality of life and access to care for older people. He has published numerous books, chapters, and peer-reviewed papers on the measurement, distribution, impact, and management of mouth-related disorders. He is a Past President of both the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and the International College of Prosthodontists. In 2009, he received a Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research and a Killam Teaching Prize. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief ...

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, ...