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Dr. Richard Ellen is co-author of an article in this issue of JCDA on human rights and ethics in oral health research. He is a professor with the CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics, Dental Research Institute, and director of the CIHR Strategic Training Program Cell Signaling in Mucosal Inflammation and Pain, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.

Dr. Ellen is regional board member for North America of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), which is hosting its general session in Toronto from July 2–5, 2008. For more information, visit www.iadr.org/.