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Bishoy Yacoub

Title: 
Faculty Lecturer (Clinical)
Bishoy Yacoub
Contact Information
Email address: 
bishoy.yacoub [at] mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Dr. Bishoy Yacoub earned his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Alexandria University in Egypt, after which he practised in a hospital-based dentistry setting for several years. He later advanced his academic and clinical training in Canada, completing both Specialized Training in Gerodontology (GeriatricÌýDentistry) and a Master of Dental Sciences (M.Sc.) at Université Laval. He subsequently became the first candidate to complete the General Practice Residency (GPR) in Special Care Dental Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences.

He is a member of the Canadian Society for Disability and Oral Health (CSDH), International Association for Disability and Oral Health (iADH) and the Network for Canadian Oral Health Research (NCOHR). His professional focus includes comprehensive care for older adults, neurodivergent individuals, and underserved communities.

Degree(s): 

BDS, M.Sc., Cert. Gerodontology, GPR

Areas of expertise: 
  • Geriatric and Special Care Dentistry: comprehensive, patient-centred care for older adults, neurodivergent and medically complex patients, including long-term care and hospital settings, behaviour-supportive and minimally invasive approaches.
  • Nitrous oxide sedation and minimal oral sedation: anxiety, gag-reflex management to facilitate treatment for neurodivergent patients.
  • Oral surgery: simple and surgical extractions.
  • Removable Prosthodontics
Research areas: 
Population Oral Health
Selected publications: 

Thesis:ÌýYacoub, B.ÌýValidation de l’outil numérique pour l’évaluation de la santé buccodentaire des personnes âgées en perte d’autonomie: un essai contrôlé randomisé.ÌýFaculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Québec, 2021.

Yacoub, B.; Pollini, A.; Clairet, M.ÌýRecommandations cliniques pour la restauration des dents dépulpées. Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec, vol. 56, no. 2, printemps 2019.

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