Recent Submissions

  • Policy Changes and Anxiety in Canadian Dental Hygienists During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Postprint) 

    Macdonald LK, Yang S, Rock LD. Policy Changes and Anxiety in Canadian Dental Hygienists During the COVID-19 Pandemic. EC Dental Science. 2023;22(6):68-77.
    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 ...
  • Exploring Fifty Years of Scholarship Across the Curriculum (SAC) and Table Clinics at the Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry 

    Robison W, McNally M. Exploring fifty years of Scholarship Across the Curriculum (SAC) and Table Clinics at the Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry. Submitted to the Faculty of Dentistry in partial fulfillment of Dent4010-Research In Oral Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax Canada. April 14, 2022
    For some, doing research can be ominous and uncertain. From time to time, one may hear in the halls of the dental building, in tones of frustration, “Why do we need to do research to become a good clinician!?” I had the ...
  • 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 ...
  • Pattern of Opioid Analgesic Prescription for Adults by Dentists in Nova Scotia, Canada 

    Publisher's version: Jimoh K, Matthews DC, Brillant M, Sketris I. Pattern of Opioid Analgesic Prescription for Adults by Dentists in Nova Scotia Canada. JDR Clinical and Translational Research 2018; 3(2):203-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/2380084418761330
  • Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms 

    Li, Y. H., and X. Tian. 2012. "Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms." Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 12(3): 2519-2538.
    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 

    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 ...
  • Detachment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm cells by an endogenous enzymatic activity 

    Lee, SF, YH Li, and GH Bowden. 1996. "Detachment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm cells by an endogenous enzymatic activity." Infection and immunity 64(3): 1035-1038.
    Previous studies have shown that Streptococcus mutans NG8 possesses an endogenous surface protein-releasing enzyme (SPRE) activity that liberates its own surface proteins (S. P. Lee, Infect. Immun. 60:4032-4039, 1992). The ...
  • The BceABRS four-component system regulates the bacitracin-induced cell envelope stress response in Streptococcus mutans 

    Ouyang, J., X. L. Tian, J. Versey, A. Wishart, et al. 2010. "The BceABRS four-component system regulates the bacitracin-induced cell envelope stress response in Streptococcus mutans." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 54(9): 3895-3906.
    Streptococcus mutans is known to be resistant to bacitracin, a cyclic polypeptide antibiotic produced by certain species of the genus Bacillus. This property is often exploited in the isolation of S. mutans strains from ...
  • A novel target-specific, salt-resistant antimicrobial peptide against the cariogenic pathogen Streptococcus mutans 

    Mai, J., X. L. Tian, J. W. Gallant, N. Merkley, et al. 2011. "A novel target-specific, salt-resistant antimicrobial peptide against the cariogenic pathogen Streptococcus mutans." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 55(11): 5205-5213.
    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 ...
  • Integrating photo-stimulable phosphor plates into dental and dental hygiene radiography curricula 

    Tax, C. L., C. L. Robb, M. G. Brillant, and H. J. Doucette. 2013. "Integrating photo-stimulable phosphor plates into dental and dental hygiene radiography curricula." Journal of dental education 77(11): 1451-1460. Copyright 2013 by the American Dental Education Association. http://www.jdentaled.org
    It is not known whether the integration of photo-stimulable phosphor (PSP) plates into dental and dental hygiene curricula creates unique learning challenges for students. The purpose of this two-year study was to determine ...
  • 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 Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice 

    Tax, Cara L., Heather Doucette, Nancy R. Neish, and J. Peggy Maillet. 2012. "A Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice." Journal of dental education 76(3): 311-321.
    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. ...
  • Effect of magnification loupes on dental hygiene student posture 

    Maillet, J. Peggy, A. Michele Millar, Jillian M. Burke, Michelle A. Maillet, et al. 2008. "Effect of magnification loupes on dental hygiene student posture." Journal of dental education 72(1): 33-44.
    The chair-side work posture of dental hygienists has long been a concern because of health-related problems potentially caused or exacerbated by poor posture. The purpose of this study was to investigate if using magnification ...
  • Evaluation of Outcomes for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in the Dalhousie University Dental Hygiene Curriculum 

    Maillet, J. Peggy, Cara L. Tax, Nancy R. Neish, and Allison L. Denny. 2010. "Evaluation of Outcomes for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in the Dalhousie University Dental Hygiene Curriculum." Journal of dental education 74(3): 311-317.
    As part of their curriculum, senior dental hygiene students at Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentisity provide tobacco cessation counseling (TCC). This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the TCC didactic ...
  • Phase variation of the nucleon-nucleon amplitude and the spin observables in proton-4He elastic scattering 

    Lombard, R. J., and J. P. Maillet. 1990. "Phase variation of the nucleon-nucleon amplitude and the spin observables in proton-4He elastic scattering." Physical review C: Nuclear physics 41(4): 1348-R1350.
    No abstract available.
  • Integrating photo-stimulable phosphor plates into dental and dental hygiene radiography curricula 

    Tax, C. L., C. L. Robb, M. G. Brillant, and H. J. Doucette. 2013. "Integrating photo-stimulable phosphor plates into dental and dental hygiene radiography curricula." Journal of dental education 77(11): 1451-1460.
    It is not known whether the integration of photo-stimulable phosphor (PSP) plates into dental and dental hygiene curricula creates unique learning challenges for students. The purpose of this two-year study was to determine ...
  • A Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice 

    Tax, Cara L., Heather Doucette, Nancy R. Neish, and J. Peggy Maillet. 2012. "A Model for Cultivating Dental Hygiene Faculty Development Within a Community of Practice." Journal of dental education 76(3): 311-321.
    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. ...
  • Evaluation of Outcomes for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in the Dalhousie University Dental Hygiene Curriculum 

    Maillet, J. Peggy, Cara L. Tax, Nancy R. Neish, and Allison L. Denny. 2010. "Evaluation of Outcomes for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in the Dalhousie University Dental Hygiene Curriculum." Journal of dental education 74(3): 311-317.
    As part of their curriculum, senior dental hygiene students at Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentisity provide tobacco cessation counseling (TCC). This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the TCC didactic ...
  • Comparison of quartz-tungsten-halogen, light-emitting diode, and plasma arc curing lights 

    Price, R. B., L. Ehrnford, P. Andreou, and C. A. Felix. 2003. "Comparison of quartz-tungsten-halogen, light-emitting diode, and plasma arc curing lights." The journal of adhesive dentistry 5(3): 193-207.
    PURPOSE: This study determined which light source was best at photopolymerizing five representative brands of resin composite. The hypothesis was that there would be no difference in the hardness of the composites when ...
  • The effect of distance from light source on light intensity from curing lights 

    Felix, C. A., and R. B. Price. 2003. "The effect of distance from light source on light intensity from curing lights." The journal of adhesive dentistry 5(4): 283-291.
    PURPOSE: To investigate how light intensity changes as the distance increases from the tip of the light guide. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten different curing light/light guide combinations were used. Light intensity was ...

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