CDA Essentials 2018 • Volume 5 • Issue 3

29 Issue 3 | 2018 | N ews and E vents The first woman to serve as dean of the faculty at McGill, Dr. Emami is a dentist with professional training in prosthodontic rehabilitation (MSc, University of Montreal), biomedical sciences (PhD, joint program, University of Montreal and McGill University), and postdoctoral training in dental public health (McGill University) and cancer epidemiology (University of Montreal Hospital Centre). An eminent clinician scientist in Canadian oral health research, Dr. Emami is currently a professor at the University of Montreal in the department of restorative dentistry, faculty of dentistry, and in the department of social and preventive medicine, school of public health. She is also the director of the University of Montreal Oral Health and Rehabilitation Research Unit, principal investigator in public health research for the Quebec Network for Oral and Bone Health Research, and councillor-at-large for the Canadian Association of Dental Research (CADR) and the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) e-Oral Health Network. Dr. Emami’s interdisciplinary oral health research program focuses on the promotion Dr. Elham Emami NewDean at McGill University Dr. Elham Emami Announcements Read a CDA Essentials profile of Dr. Emami at: cda-adc.ca/essentials/ emami of oral health along three axes (intervention, impact and access) at three levels (the individual, community and population). As dean of dentistry, Dr. Emami will strive to foster connectivity and creative thinking. “I will rely on the faculty’s socially responsible and diverse students, clinicians, researchers and staff, to build bridges with other faculties and with governmental, non-governmental and community-based organizations,” says Dr. Emami. “By working collaboratively, we can develop sustainable programs that empower dental education, oral health research and community services across Canada and internationally. I will continue to be a strong advocate for our profession’s promise to enhance the quality of oral health and access to care for the Canadian population.” a Dr. Elham Emami has been named dean of McGill University faculty of dentistry, effective July 1, 2018. I will continue to be a strong advocate for our profession’s promise to enhance the quality of oral health and access to care for the Canadian population.