Download Basic Sciences and Clinical Orthodontics: friends

Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Seminar Series
Title:
Speaker:
Basic Sciences and Clinical Orthodontics:
friends or foes?
Cristina C. Teixeira, DMD, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
New York University College of Dentistry
Dept. of Basic Sciences & Craniofacial
Biology
Orthodontics has been suffering from the slow translation of modern
basic scientific discovers into the advancement of clinical treatment,
mainly due to lack of communication between scientists and clinicians.
We have recently created the Consortium for Translational Orthodontic
Research (CTOR) as a nucleus for integration of basic science, clinical
science, and industrial resources in the field of Orthodontics. CTOR offers
an open environment within which basic scientists and clinicians can
interact, exchange ideas, select and pursue research in specific areas of
Orthodontics. In this presentation I will discuss current CTOR research
projects, ranging from molecular regulation of skeletogenesis to novel
tissue engineering
approaches and accelerated tooth movement,
showing how basic sciences can play a critical role in the future of
Orthodontics. This work was supported by the National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the American Association of
Orthodontics Foundation, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation from
Portugal.
Time &
Place:
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
12:00 p.m. in the Rogers Faculty Council Room (M/48)
3640 University St., Strathcona Anatomy & Dentistry Bldg.
Small lunch served. All are welcome. Host: Dr. Levitt at (514-737-8981)