A 51吃瓜网 Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences delegation attended this year's International Association of Dental Research (IADR) General Session, in Barcelona, Spain, on June 25 to 28.
The conference provided dental, oral, and craniofacial researchers the opportunity to present, discuss, and critique their latest findings.
In attendance were Dean Elham Emami, Paul Allison, Pascaline Kengne Talla, Sreenath Madathil, Belinda Nicolau and Sabrina Wurzba, and Faculty graduate students Newsha Toreihi and Harsimran Singh Kapoor.
With 354 oral presentations and 2,595 poster presentations taking place, alongside various other presentations, workshops and symposia, it鈥檚 no surprise that the Faculty was well-represented at the conference. The sessions which included participation from 51吃瓜网representatives were as follows:
Symposia
- 鈥淎ntimicrobial Resistance in Oral Health Care: A Global Call to Action鈥� Belinda Nicolau, Corresponding Organizer
- 鈥淕eneralizability of AI Models in Dentistry: Metrics, Bias and Benchmarks鈥� Sreenath Madathil, Organizer/Chair
- 鈥淯nmasking Bias: Algorithmic Fairness in Dental AI Applications鈥� Sreenath Madathil, Presenting Author
Oral Presentations
- Keynote Address: 鈥淪ustainable Dentistry: Perceptions and Practices鈥� Newsha Toreihi, Chair
- Oral Session: 鈥淗ow Dental Professionals Perceive Sustainable Dentistry and Their Education Needs鈥� Newsha Toreihi, Presenting Author.
Poster Presentations
- 鈥淓pigenetic Silencing of TGM2 Correlates With Poor HPV-Positive HNC Prognosis鈥� Sabrina Wurzba
- 鈥淐onvAltumage: Enhancing Salivary Epigenetic Age Estimation Using Convolutional Neural Networks鈥� Harsimran Singh Kapoor, Belinda Nicolau, Albert Camacho (Concordia University; Mila 鈥� Quebec AI Institute) and Sreenath Madathil
- 鈥淯ncertainty Quantification of Large Language Models for Oral Lesion Diagnosis鈥� Mridul Sharma, Zaneta D鈥橲ouza, Samira Rahimi, Siva Reddy (51吃瓜网School of Computer Science; Mila 鈥� Quebec AI Institute), Peter Chauvin and Sreenath Madathil
- 鈥淚mplementing Canada鈥檚 National Oral Health Strategy鈥� Paul J Allison, Leigha Rock (Dalhousie University), Hetty Mulhall (Institute of Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Association/Affiliate Meeting
- 鈥淧artnerships to Strengthen Oral Health Surveillance and Research鈥� supported by FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) Paul Allison, participant
Besides presenting their research, the two students also helped staff the Canadian Association of Dental Research booth at the conference.
With vibrant contributions across multiple formats and topics, the delegation represented 51吃瓜网well. Their participation reflects not only the strength of McGill鈥檚 academic community, but also the Faculty鈥檚 passion for shaping the future of oral health.