Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal Academic announces the appointment of Dr.ÌýElham EmamiÌýas the nextÌýDean of the Faculty of Dentistry. Dr. Emami’s five-year, renewable term will begin on July 1, 2018, and end June 30, 2023. The Advisory Committee for the Selection of aÌýDean of the Faculty of DentistryÌýconducted an extensive, international search. TheÌýÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÌýUniversity Board of Governors accepted the committee’s recommendation during its meeting on February 15, 2018.
Dr. Emami is an internationally recognized clinical scientist who has dedicated her career to the promotion of oral health through service, education and research. She is currently a Full Professor, with tenure, in the Université de Montréal’s Department of Restorative Dentistry. She is the Director of the Université de Montréal’s Oral Health and Rehabilitation Research Unit. Dr. Emami is also an adjunct professor inÌýÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Faculty of Dentistry and a research associate at the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM). Much of her multidisciplinary, practice-drivenÌýresearch is focused on three areas:Ìýprosthodontic treatments, the impact of oral health on general health, and social inequalities in rural populations.
Dr. Emami holds a PhD in biomedical science and an MSc in prosthodontic rehabilitation, both from the Université de Montréal. She completed postdoctoral research in public dental health and cancer epidemiology at, respectively,ÌýÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÌýand the CRCHUM. She earned her DDS at Tehran University.
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