Dean’s List

Congratulations to our alumni, faculty, and staff who continue to receive awards and recognition for their work and contribute to the fields of dentistry and dental hygiene. If you have any news items or story ideas to share, please send them to alumni.dentistry@dal.ca.

ALUMNI

The Canadian Dental Association has appointed Dr. Aaron Burry (DDS’86) to the position of CEO.

Dr. Paul Cameron (DDS’89) has received the 2022 Dr. P. S. Christie Award for Distinguished Service from the NSDA.

Dr. Ian Cunningham (DDS’01) has been installed as NSDA president for 2022-23.

Dr. Nada Haidar (DDS’97) received the NSDA Award of Excellence for 2022. Her daughter, Mya Haidar, received the Don Pamenter Friend of Dentistry Award. Mya begins her dentistry studies at Dal this autumn.

Dr. Ben Lawlor (DDS’15) was selected for Incisal Edge dental magazine’s 2022 40 Under 40 list. He practises in Portland, Maine.

After retiring as a dentist, Dr. Barry MacLeod (DDS’72) wrote and published a novel, Grand River. More information www.jbarrymacleod.com.

Drs. Rachna Minocha (DDS’91) and Rick McKenney (DDS’02) received the NSDA Community Service Award –the first husband and wife team ever to win the award.

Dr. Christos Papadopoulos (DDS’13) received a 2022 UNB Young Alumni Achievement Award.

Dr. Drew Smith (’DDS’93) received an Ontario Dental Association Service Award in May 2022. Andra Sterea (DDS’22) was named a 202122 CADR-NCOHR Student Research Award winner in the junior category for her research paper on hard and soft tissues following orthognathic surgery.

Dr. Kilby Townshend (DDS’ 91) received the 2022 T. D. Ingham Volunteer Award from the NSDA.

Dr. Jeff Williams (DDS’86) was elected chair of the CDSPI Board in May 2021 and has had his term extended for a further year.

Lawen Dentistry was awarded ‘Lebanese Business of the Year’ from the Lebanese Chamber of Commerce in Nova Scotia. Congratulations to Dr. Danny Lawen (DDS’03) and his team!

Dr. Sangeeta Wylie’s (DDS’01) play, ‘We the Same’, received six Jessie nominations (the British Columbia equivalent of the Tonys).

FACULTY

The School of Dental Hygiene claimed three CJDH awards in August: Prof. Kim Haslam (DDH’85), together with Kelsey Hennebury (BDH’20) and Shannon Hilland (BDH’20), received the award for best literature review, Dr. Leigha Rock won the best original research award, and Jessie Yang (BDH’22) won the student writing competition for best essay.

Dr. Ron Bannerman is the 2022 recipient of the Dr. Wayne Garland Award.

Dr. Eraldo Batista received the 2022 Outstanding Teacher in Graduate Periodontics Award.

Dr. Tom Boran (DDS’78) is the recipient of the 2022 Part-Time Clinical Instructor Award. Dr. Violet D’Souza (DCS), Dr. Locke DavenportHuyer (AOS), and Dr. Leigha Rock (SDH) are recipients of Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Health Research Excellence Grant–Early Career Researcher Awards.

Dr. Danny Boyd received the President’s Research Excellence Awards for Research Impact, which recognizes researchers who have made a ‘major and impactful contribution’ to their field of research in recent years.

Dr. Violet D’Souza is the recipient of a Cognitive Decline and Oral Health Award from the Alzheimer Society Research Program.

Dr. Jean-Charles Doucet was chosen as the recipient of the 2022 Section Editor of the Year Award for the Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal.

Dr. Goodday received the CDA Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Brendan Leung received the President’s Research Excellence Award for Emerging Investigators, which honours those who have made noteworthy contributions to Dalhousie’s research culture early in their careers.

Dr. Debora Matthews received the CDA Honoured Member Award. She was also elected chair of the Commission on Dental Accreditation in Canada.

Dr. Isabel Mello is the recipient of the 2022 Dr. Gorman Doyle Award.

Dr. Sachin Seth (DDS’00) was appointed the Faculty’s new associate dean academic.

Dr. Zeeshan Sheikh (MSc. Perio’22) was appointed director of the NCOHR Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization Working Group.

STAFF

Angela Faulkner and Jo-Anne Roski are this year’s recipients of the Above & Beyond Award.

Angela Pitman will receive the 2022 Gladys Littler Award at the annual Legacy Awards ceremony in the autumn.

Tricia Wills is the recipient of the 2022 Student Life & Community Improvement Award.