Dental hygienists are leaders not only in clinical practice, education, and public policy, but also
in scientific
research, addressing important oral health issues such as periodontal disease, program evaluation, vulnerable
populations, disease risk factors, prevention, treatments, and more.
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recommend
that you
indicate “Retired” as your “Organization” when completing the profile form.
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directory. We
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that you include the country in which you currently reside when entering your “Organization” in
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Dental Hygienists with Doctoral Degrees Directory
October 31, 2023
Use this directory to develop research
collaborations, support networking, and find
inspiration from those working across the
spectrum of dental hygiene and oral health.
Directory information has been shared with the consent of all those listed.
Results appear per preferred language.
Name and Contact
Information |
Research Areas |
Joanna Asadoorian, PhD
George Brown College
joanna.asadoorian@georgebrown.ca
|
Evidence based practice, Dental hygiene education, Periodontal
therapeutic antimicrobials
|
Ava Chow, PhD
University of Alberta
|
Cellular and molecular biology, Educational technologies
|
Joanne Clovis, PhD
Retired (Dalhousie University, Halifax)
j.clovis@dal.ca
|
dental public health, health policy, seniors oral health and oral
care, fluoride vehicles in
primary
prevention, interprofessional health education
|
Sharon Compton, PhD
University of Alberta, Canada
scompton@ualberta.ca
|
Oral health and older adults, Indigenous oral health, Educational
research, Professional
Issues in
Dental Hygiene
|
Leeann Donnelly, PhD
Canada
ldonnelly@dentistry.ubc.ca
|
Health Equity, Program Evaluation, Community Engaged Learning
|
Zul Kanji, EdD
University of British Columbia
zulkanji@dentistry.ubc.ca
|
Program Evaluation, Outcomes of Baccalaureate Education, Student
Retention & Success in
Higher
Education
|
Denise Laronde, PhD
University of British Columbia
dlaronde@dentistry.ubc.ca
|
oral cancer screening, early detection of oral cancer, Fanconi anemia
and oral cancer,
natural
history of oral cancer
|
Charla Lautar, PhD
Retired
|
Access to care, Ethics
|
Salme Lavigne, PhD
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
salme.lavigne@umanitoba.ca
|
Oral Systemic Links, Periodontology, Community Health
|
Susanne Sunell, EdD
Omni Educational Group Ltd.
ssunell@shaw.ca
|
education, dental hygiene, dental therapy, competency-based
education, self-confidence
|