/dentistry/taxonomy/term/378/all en /dentistry/article/faculty-news-research/dentistry-postdoc-receives-mitacs-accelerate-award-pioneer-nanocrystal-technologies-dentistry <p>Dr. Ashwaq Al-Hashedi, postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Dentistry conducting her work under the supervision of Dr. Jocelyne Feine, is the co-founder of<strong> <a href="https://www.invicare.ca/">INViCARE</a></strong>, a Montreal-based biotech startup that develops innovative nanobiomaterials to prevent and treat implant infections. She founded the company alongside Dentistry professor Dr. Faleh Tamimi to address the problem of dental implant infections and failure, using innovative and proprietary inorganic crystalline hydrogels. </p> Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:50:37 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2613 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/research/dentistry-dentathon-2020 <p>The Dentathon 2020 was a grand success with 26 graduate and undergraduate students and 6 researchers/clinicians registered. It was the first event of this kind being held at the Faculty to encourage collaborations between clinical and research faculty. The objectives were to provide seed funding for pilot projects to facilitate future applications to provincial/federal funding agencies, to enhance training of clinical and research students and fellows and to increase visibility of dentistry-related problems in the research community.</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:17:21 +0000 david.leblanc@mcgill.ca 2606 at /dentistry