Browsing Dentistry Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title
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A Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice
There is a need to explore approaches in faculty development that will foster change in actual teaching practices. The literature suggests that there should be more deliberate use of theory in faculty development research. ... -
A Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice
There is a need to explore approaches in faculty development that will foster change in actual teaching practices. The literature suggests that there should be more deliberate use of theory in faculty development research. ... -
A Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice
There is a need to explore approaches in faculty development that will foster change in actual teaching practices. The literature suggests that there should be more deliberate use of theory in faculty development research. ... -
A novel target-specific, salt-resistant antimicrobial peptide against the cariogenic pathogen Streptococcus mutans
In this study, we constructed and evaluated a target-specific, salt-resistant antimicrobial peptide (AMP) that selectively targeted Streptococcus mutans, a leading cariogenic pathogen. The rationale for creating such a ... -
Policy Changes and Anxiety in Canadian Dental Hygienists During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Postprint)
Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has profoundly affected the dental hygiene workforce in Canada, revealing gaps in psychological factors affecting oral healthcare providers in response to policy changes. The objective of ... -
Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms
Many bacteria are known to regulate their cooperative activities and physiological processes through a mechanism called quorum sensing (QS), in which bacterial cells communicate with each other by releasing, sensing and ... -
Structure-activity analysis of quorum-sensing signaling peptides from Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus mutans secretes and utilizes a 21-amino-acid signaling peptide pheromone to initiate quorum sensing for genetic competence, biofilm formation, stress responses, and bacteriocin production. In this study, we ... -
A survey of Canadian dental hygiene faculty needs and credentials
The American Dental Education Association recently reported that the growing shortage of qualified faculty in dental hygiene education programs has reached a crisis situation. The authors hypothesized that Canadian dental ... -
A year of research and collaboration supporting the phased reopening of primary oral health care service delivery in Nova Scotia during the COVID-19 pandemic: March 2020 to March 2021
Executive Summary: The timing of this report marks just over one year since the province of Nova Scotia, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, announced the closure of all but emergency oral health services in March ...