Faculty of Dentistry

Halloween doesn’t have to be a horror for children’s teeth

Sweet treats are as much a part of Halloween as haunted houses, creative costumes and the Monster Mash. They’re fun to collect, but having that big bag of candy around the house for weeks after Halloween can’t be good for children’s oral health.

Oct 30, 2018

Dental study clubs will be primary users of the new facility in the J.B. Macdonald Building.

Dentists and students to learn together at UBC clinic made possible by $1.8M donation

A $1.8-million donation to the University of British Columbia’s faculty of dentistry has created a state-of-the-art clinic on the Vancouver campus that will allow dentists and students to study and practice advanced techniques together.

Sep 27, 2018

Teeth whitening can cause permanent damage: UBC prof

Hoping for a whiter, brighter smile in 2016? With whitening toothpastes, floss, gum, strips and gels available over-the-counter, there is more pressure than ever to have a pearly white smile.

Jan 6, 2016

UBC dentistry prof awarded top military honour

Canada’s chief of defence staff, the country’s top soldier, will present UBC dentistry prof David Sweet with a medal for distinguished service.

Nov 28, 2014

Dentist indulges vaulting ambition

UBC grad Jessica Church balances dentistry with equestrian vaulting

May 20, 2014 - by Brian Lin

Blue spotlight on a stealthy killer

Oral cancer symptoms can be identified and treated more quickly thanks to a new blue-light device developed by UBC’s Catherine Poh

Mar 12, 2014 - by Brian Lin

A BOLD effort to bring closure to disaster

UBC’s David Sweet and the Bureau of Legal Dentistry are teaching military dentists from around the world how to identify victims of disasters.

Nov 19, 2013 - by Brian Lin

A secure future

Brazilian dentist Marcio Barros worked as a campus guard before earning Canadian credentials

May 1, 2013 - by Brian Lin

New $10.1 M imaging facility will unlock medical, engineering secrets

Scientists will get a closer-than-ever look at everything from molars to soils with today’s opening of the Faculty of Dentistry’s Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics at the University of British Columbia.

Feb 20, 2013

Master switch discovery could provide road map for treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases

Scientists trying to create drugs to treat chronic inflammation in diseases like arthritis now have a new culprit known as MMP2. New University of British Columbia research shows that this enzyme works as a master switch to activate inflammatory diseases.

Jan 22, 2013

UBC partners with Vietnamese hospital to create $8M oral health research centre

The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia has received an in-kind gift of $8 million from the Ho Chi Minh City National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology to create an oral health research centre.

Sep 12, 2012

UBC Dentistry gains $1M to enhance patient-based research and knowledge transfer

The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia has opened a clinical research centre focusing on best practices and evidence-based patient care thanks to a $1 million donation from Frontier Dental Laboratories.

Apr 26, 2012

Mapping proteins key to human health and immune system: UBC research

Proteins, the building block for all living organisms, are the ultimate transformers – able to splice and switch roles and functions within the human body. But when these changes go wrong, diseases such as cancers and arthritis may result, says University of British Columbia researcher Chris Overall.

Feb 17, 2012