Education

Education

UNDERGRADUATE

University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1971-1976, DMD

SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL

University of Toronto; Toronto, Ontario, January-April 1976.
Undergraduate Dentistry, (elective) Diagnosis/Hospital Dentistry.
University of Washington; Seattle, Washington, 1977-1979, Resident, Oral Medicine.

GRADUATE

University of Washington; 1977-1979 – Certificate in Oral Medicine
– Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD)

Academic Awards and Distinctions

1970/71 Provincial Goverment Scholarship, University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Scholarship
1971/72 Joseph Vickar prize in Dentistry
1971/72 Lorne & Mabel Connell Scholarship
1972/73 University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Scholarship
1973/74 International College of Dentists Scholarship

Canadian Society of Oral Surgeons Award

1975/76 Faculty of Dentistry Gold Medal DMD with Great Distinction
1975/76 Canadian Society of Periodontology Prize
1975/76 Canadian Society of Oral Surgeons Book Award
1975/76 American Academy of Dental Radiology Award
1975/76 International Association of Dental Students
1975/76 Competition for Original Articles, First Prize
1975/76 DMD with Great Distinction
1977/78 Fellow, Canadian Fund for Dental Education
1977/79 Government of Saskatchewan Graduate Dental Education Bursary
1978/79 Fellow, Medical Research Council of Canada
1985 Diplomate American Board of Oral Medicine
1992-99 Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management
1995 Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy
1997 Certificate of Merit, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia
1997 Award of Merit, Canadian Dental Association
1998 Fellow of Royal College of Dentists of Canada (F.R.C.D.(C.))
2001 Distinguished Service Award, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia
2001 Merit Award, Association of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia
2001 Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (F.C.D.S. (BC))
2003 Sonis Visiting Professor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine
2005 Samuel Charles Miller Award, American Academy of Oral Medicine, April 15,2005
2005 Fellow, International Academy of Oral Oncology
2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation, Poster Session Merit Award
2007 Fellow in Dental Surgery (FDS), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)
2012 Certificate Botox for Chronic Migraine Training, May 4, 20122
2018 Distinguished Service Award, International Society of Oral Oncology, June 28, 2018
2019 American Board of Oral Medicine, Recertification Exam Certicate Number 245 Nov 16, 2019 (Valid 10 years)