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» Go to news mainGimme 5! Table Clinic Winner Edition
On January 31, third-year student Allie Anderson emerged as the top presenter in the Faculty of Dentistry's 44th annual Table Clinics Night. She will be representing Dalhousie at the CDA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Research Program at the Pacific Dental Conference on March 6-7. We sat down with Allie to find out more about her project.
Question 1:Ā What was yourĀ table clinic research topic?Ā
The predictor for pilipiliĀž» of the immediate loading of implant restorations. More patients are wanting to leave the office with a 'tooth' on their implant in the same appointment and it's important to know which patients can and can't do this.
Question 2: Can you tellĀ us about the process of presenting a table clinic from start to finish?
We do the bulk of the research in second year for a paper we write as part of Patient Care 2. In third year, we transfer the highlights of ourĀ research to a poster. An 8-10 minuteĀ presentation which we get approved by ourĀ advisor and the poster are presented at table clinics night.Ā
Question 3: What was theĀ most interesting or surprising thing you learned while conducting your research?
ThatĀ immediately loading implants can be a treatment option as long as the patient possesses the properĀ characteristics to allow forĀ predictable healing.Ā
Question 4: Do you haveĀ any advice for students that will be participating in future table clinics?
Have everyone you know proofread your poster. I had at least 15 people read mine and they all found something wrong.Ā
Question 5: Aside fromĀ the competition, what are you most looking forward to during your upcoming tripĀ to Vancouver?
Iād like to take a walk inĀ StanleyĀ park and hopefully take in a soccer or hockey game while Iām there.Ā
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