Dentathon is a Faculty-wide seed-funding/pilot-project competition. The goal of the competition is to foster collaborations between faculty members and provide project seed-funding, especially for clinician-scientists. The third edition of Dentathon took place on February 10, 2025 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada.聽Consult the list of proposals for 2025.
On the day of the Dentathon, researchers delivered a presentation of their proposed projects to an audience of faculty and students. This audience in turn had the opportunity to ask questions about the proposals and to provide feedback. The audience also served as judges, with everyone who took part in the whole event being eligible to grade each presentation according to certain criteria. These grades selected which projects to fund and how much to allocate to those which were funded. Six out of the nine research proposals were funded, with a total of $36,465 given out.
Teams receiving funding are required to submit interim reports. The project must be completed within 18 months, after which the funds will revert to the faculty. Results are to be presented at Research Day 2026.聽
Funded projects from Dentathon 2025 (no order)
- Ultrasound Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency of the inferior Alveolar Nerve for the Management of Painful Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathy:聽A聽Case Series -聽Dr. Zovinar Der Khatchadourian, Dr. Carolina B. Meloto, Dr. Stella Predoiu, Isha Trivedi
- Canine Therapy at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Division of Dentistry: A聽Qualitative Pilot Project - Dr.聽Alissa Levine, Dr. Beatriz Ferraz dos Santos, Ena Huerta
- Exploring Mandibular Advancement Devices and Wax Models in Decision-Making for Maxillo-mandibular Advancement in Obstructive-Sleep Apnea Patients: A Pilot Study聽- Dr. Jordan Gigliotti, Dr. Julia Cohen-Levy, Damian Rendon, Gianfranco Patella
- Muscle -and Vascular- Tissue Associated Changes in Temporomandibular Disorders Managed with Botulinum Toxin - Dr,聽Elizabeth Zimmermann, Dr. Firoozeh Samim, Mahmoud Moussa
- Caries Prevention Program for Young Children in a Disadvantaged Montreal Community: A聽Pre-implementation Study -聽Dr. Svetlana Tikhonova,聽Dr. Nora Makansi
- Effectiveness of Sensory Adaptive Dental Environments to Support Positive Behaviours in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder During Desensitization Appointments - Dr.聽Beatriz Ferraz dos Santos, Dr. Edwin Chan, Lucas Jung, Dr. Rebecca Israel