Browsing Dentistry Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title

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  • Structure-activity analysis of quorum-sensing signaling peptides from Streptococcus mutans 

    Syvitski, R. T., X. L. Tian, K. Sampara, A. Salman, et al. 2007. "Structure-activity analysis of quorum-sensing signaling peptides from Streptococcus mutans." Journal of Bacteriology 189(4): 1441-1450.
    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 

    Mitchell, T. L., and S. E. Lavigne. 2005. "A survey of Canadian dental hygiene faculty needs and credentials." Journal of dental education 69(8): 879-889. Reprinted by permission of Journal of Dental Education, Volume 69, 8 (2005). Copyright 2005 by the American Dental Education Association. http://www.jdentaled.org
    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 

    Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry COVID-19 Coalition Research Team. A year of research and collaboration guiding the phased reopening of primary oral health care service delivery in Nova Scotia during the COVID-19 pandemic: March 2020 to March 2021. Halifax (NS), Canada: 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 ...