New Tri-Council Policy Statement Released
May 15, 2011

The Presidents of the federal research agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) are pleased to announce the release of the 2nd edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/ Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, or TCPS 2.

MedEdPORTAL announces new Associate Editor
May 15, 2011

In 2010, the Association of American Medical Colleges was awarded grant funding from the Human Resources and Services Administration for Building Oral Health Training Capacity in Medical Education. This vital initiative will aid physician understanding of the oral-systemic impact on overall health in order to prepare clinicians to provide comprehensive coordinated care. To build this capacity, access to appropriate instructional materials and content will be peer-reviewed and made available via MedEdPORTAL, serving as a model oral health in medicine curriculum collection.

MedEdPORTAL is extremely pleased to announce that Dieter Jürgen Schönwetter, PhD, will serve as the Associate Editor for this innovative collection. Dr. Schönwetter is an Associate Professor and Director of Educational Resources, Faculty Development with the Faculty of Dentistry, at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Winners of the 2010-2011 CADR Student Research Awards Shine
May 15, 2011

Winners of the student awards receive congrautlations from President Deb Matthews and Past President Jeff Dixon. From top, recipients are: Rene Wang, McGill; Leila Mohazab, UBC; Guy Aboodi, U of Toronto;Betty Daniels, U of New Brunswick; Reza Termei, U of Toronto.

Photos from the 35th Annual Meeting of the CADR
May 15, 2011

Deb Matthews, CADR President, Lynn Postovit, Keynote Speaker from UWO and Jeff Dixon, Past-President of CADR.

UWO participants at the opening ceremonies.

Karen Ann Bridge and Jeff Dixon at the poster presentations.

Photos from the 34th Annual Meeting of the CADR
September 4, 2010

CADR Reception on March 4, 2010.

Dr. Jeff Dixon, Mr. Jason O'Young and Ms. Erin McDonald at the AADR/CADR meeting is Washington DC.

2010 CADR-IMHA Student Award Presentations
September 4, 2010

The CADR-IMHA Student Research Awards are cosponsored by the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR) and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Of the seven awards, five were presented to winners at the annual meeting of the CADR held in March in conjunction with meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) in Washington, DC. Two of the seven winners received the IADR/Unilever Divisional Travel Award and represented Canada at the Hatton Award competitions during the recent meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in Barcelona, Spain.
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Ms. Jia Hao presenting her poster at the IADR meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

Dr. Carol Forster presenting her poster at the IADR meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

Mr. Simon Jean (centre) after receiving his award with Dr. Jeff Dixon (left), Past-President of CADR, and Dr. Richard Ellen (right), IMHA IAB member.

Mr. O’Young presenting his poster at the AADR meeting in Washington, DC.

Dr. Matthew Chan (centre) with his award presented by Drs. Dixon and Ellen.

Ms. Angela Wong (centre) after receiving her award with Drs. Dixon and Dr. Ellen.

Ms. Darlene Tam (centre) after receiving her award with Drs. Dixon and Ellen.

Honourary Degree for Richard Ellen
Linkoping, Sweden, May 22, 2010.

Past CADR President and former IADR Regional Board Member for North America Richard Ellen was granted an honorary degree, Doctor of Medicine Honoris Causa, by Linkoping University, Sweden. The citation announced during the promotion ceremony recognized Richard for his contributions to research in host-parasite interactions in periodontal disease, his leadership in promoting international collaboration especially in research training, and for being a “Sweden-friendly” professor who, over 30 years, has shown an appreciation for Swedish culture/customs, a penchant for Nordic skiing and swimming, and excellence in the Swedish language.

Inaugural CADR-Quintessence-ACFD Visiting Professorship Awarded
December 31, 2009

Dr. Douglas Hamilton from the University of Western Ontario received the inaugural CADR-Quintessence-ACFD Visiting Professorship. Dr. Hamilton will visit Dalhousie University to enhance research collaborations between the two institutions.

CADR-IMHA Student Award Presentations
December 31, 2009

Dr. Debora Matthews, Vice-President of CADR presented Dr. Elham Emami from the University of Montreal with the CADR-IMHA Student Research Award. She won First Place in the Senior Clinical Research category for her project "Oral and general health quality of life for edentulous elders wearing 2-implant overdentures: results from a one-year RCT".

Carl Cuddy from the University of Western Ontario received first place in the Junior Category of the CADR-IMHA Student Research awards. His project title was “Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome is associated with defective osteoclastogenesis".

Dr. Marco Magalhes, the University of Toronto received First place in the Senior Basic Science Category for his project "Membrane lipid charge determines the localization of Rac 1 and Rac2 during neutrophil phagocytosis and chemotaxis".

Jill Levine from the University of Toronto received Second Place in the Senior Clinical Science category for her project "Development and validation of a shortened questionnaire to assess stress and social support in adult patients with periodontal disease".

Roland Leung from the University of Toronto received Second Place in the Senior Basic Science Category for his project "Filamin A regulates monocyte migration during osteoclastogenesis".

Distinguished Scientists Awards Presented in Miami, FL
December 30, 2009

Three CADR members received the prestigious Distinguished Scientists Awards at the 2009 IADR meeting in Miami, FL:

Left: Dr. Christopher McCulloch, University of Toronto - Research in Oral Biology Award
Centre: Dr. Graeme Hunter, The University of Western Ontario - Basic Research in Biological Mineralization Award
Right: Dr. Michael MacEntee, The University of British Columbia - Geriatric Oral Research Award

The CADR Executive congratulates the Distinguished Scientist Award winners!

CADR-IMHA Student Awards and Photos from the 2008 CADR Annual Meeting
March 8, 2009

The general session of the IADR and the CADR meeting were held in Toronto, Canada in 2008. CADR is pleased to announce the winners of several award categories. Also included are several photos from the meeting.

1) Members of the CADR Executive at the IADR Opening Ceremony in Toronto on July 2, 2008. Participants on the picture left to right: Dr. Debora Matthews, Vice-President of CADR; Dr. Stephen Baines, Past-President of IADR; Dr. Jeff Dixon, President of CADR; Dr. Richard Ellen, IADR Board Member; Dr. Gilles Lavigne, President-Elect of CADR; Dr. Donald Brunette, Past-President of CADR; Dr. Catalena Birek, Secretary-Treasurer of CADR.

2) Dr. Hugh Kim, winner of the CADR-IMHA Student Award, Senior Basic Science category. Dr. Kim also won first place in the IADR Hatton Award competition in the basic science category.

3) Ms. Samar Khoury in front of her poster in Toronto. Samar won first place of the CADR-IMHA Student Award in the Senior Clinical Category. She also won second place in the IADR Hatton Award competition in the Clinical Category.

4) Dr. Jane Aubin, Scientific Director of IMHA presents the CADR-IMHA Award to Ms. Amanda Huminicki from the University of Manitoba.

5) Mr. Wailan Chan from the University of Western Ontario receives his award from Dr. Aubin.

6) Dr. Hugh Kim from the University of Toronto accepts his award from Dr. Aubin.

7) Ms. Heather Szabo Rogers from the University of British Columbia receives her award from Dr. Aubin.

8) Ms. Samar Khoury from the University of Montreal accepts her award from Dr. Aubin.

9) Ms. Carol Foster from the University of Toronto receives her award from Dr. Aubin.

10) Dr. Jeff Dixon presents an Award of Merit to Dr. Donald Brunette for his dedicated service on the CADR Executive.

AGM Report Released
June 25, 2008

The CADR AGM report from the Strategic Planning Workshop has been released. Please click below to view the report.

• CADR Strategic Planning Workshop - AGM Report