Past Students & Mentors
From Class of 2009:
Name: Alex Serebnitski
Project: Documenting Pain among Children with Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC): A Pilot Study
Mentor: Dr. Bob Schroth
Testimonial: “Research has not been my 1st choice in my university experience. Nonetheless, in the past two years I discovered its significance, meaning and the feeling of reward associated with it. It feels good to know that whatever is the project you are working on might help the profession, students, patients or the community in the future.”
Name: Amanda Huminicki
Project: Determining the effect of the oral environment on using Raman spectroscopy and optical coherence tomotraphy for detecting early caries lesions in vitro
Mentors: Drs. C. Dong and L.-P. Choo-Smith
Testimonial: “Being involved in research has been a very fulfilling and interesting experience for me. I greatly appreciate the guidance my mentors Dr. Dong and Dr. Choo-Smith have provided me, and the support of the faculty. I would highly recommend performing research to any dental student since it is so rewarding. I have enjoyed both conducting my research and presenting at conferences. This research project has brought me many opprtunities and I am carrying on with this research after graduation. The SRG was helpful as a way to connect with other students doing research."
Name: Ashley Dykun
Project: Are dentists needed to perform screenings?
Mentors: Dr. Doug Brothwell
Testimonial: “Participating in research has opened my eyes to many different areas of dentistry and has provided me with some amazing opportunities unavailable to other students. Research has allowed me to broaden my horizons and discover new interests in many different areas of dentistry. More importantly it has showed me how important research is to the progression of the profession.”
Name: Ben Yakiwchuk
Project: Measuring communication skills of oral health-care students
Mentor: Dr. Dieter Schonwetter
Testimonial: “Being involved in reserach has been an eye opening experience that has showed me a challengin and very rewarding aspect of the profession. Through reserach I have gained more insight into the use of valuable tools which can be applied to everday practice, as well as allowing me to personally help with the development of the profession. It has been an excellent experience to see other members of the SRG so eager to be involved in research and being a part to help organize methods to make research more accessible to other students."
Name: Courtney Humphreys
Project: Dental Caries Experience: School-Aged Children in a Northern Aboriginal Community
Mentor: Dr. Doug Brothwell
Testimonial: “Completing a research project during the summer, gave me an excellent opportunity to learn more about one specific area that interested me. I had the opportunity to conduct research in a rural, Aboriginal community, and it allowed me to see first hand the struggles that people face with access to dental care. My research project made me aware of some of the dental concerns in Canada, and the importance of researching under-serviced communities. I feel like I will be a better dentist being exposed to these ideas.”
Name: Kris Coulter
Project: Evaluation of Varied Repair Methods Applied to 5 Types of CAD/CAM Blocks
Mentor: Dr. Tammy Bonstein
Testimonial: “One of the best decisions I have made during my three years at the Faculty of Dentistry was to become involved in the faculty research. The opportunity to develop, conduct and interpret scientific experiment under the supervision of an experienced researcher proved to be a very challenging and rewarding experience. Whether or not I pursue a career in research I am sure I have acquired knowledge and skills that will assist me in whatever area of the profession I enter.”
Name: Zachary Stein
Project: Dental students' motivations to pursue orthodontic specialty training
Mentor: Dr. W. A. Wiltshire
From Class of 2008:
Name: Tijana Stijacic
Project: Are Manitoba dentists aware of the recommendation for a first visit to the dentist by age 1 year?
Mentor: Dr. Bob Schroth
Name: Jared Rykiss
Mentor: Dr. Wiltshire
Name: Brad Sorensen
Mentor: Dr. T. Bonstein
Name: Alex Serebnitski
Project: Documenting Pain among Children with Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC): A Pilot Study
Mentor: Dr. Bob Schroth
Testimonial: “Research has not been my 1st choice in my university experience. Nonetheless, in the past two years I discovered its significance, meaning and the feeling of reward associated with it. It feels good to know that whatever is the project you are working on might help the profession, students, patients or the community in the future.”
Name: Amanda Huminicki
Project: Determining the effect of the oral environment on using Raman spectroscopy and optical coherence tomotraphy for detecting early caries lesions in vitro
Mentors: Drs. C. Dong and L.-P. Choo-Smith
Testimonial: “Being involved in research has been a very fulfilling and interesting experience for me. I greatly appreciate the guidance my mentors Dr. Dong and Dr. Choo-Smith have provided me, and the support of the faculty. I would highly recommend performing research to any dental student since it is so rewarding. I have enjoyed both conducting my research and presenting at conferences. This research project has brought me many opprtunities and I am carrying on with this research after graduation. The SRG was helpful as a way to connect with other students doing research."
Name: Ashley Dykun
Project: Are dentists needed to perform screenings?
Mentors: Dr. Doug Brothwell
Testimonial: “Participating in research has opened my eyes to many different areas of dentistry and has provided me with some amazing opportunities unavailable to other students. Research has allowed me to broaden my horizons and discover new interests in many different areas of dentistry. More importantly it has showed me how important research is to the progression of the profession.”
Name: Ben Yakiwchuk
Project: Measuring communication skills of oral health-care students
Mentor: Dr. Dieter Schonwetter
Testimonial: “Being involved in reserach has been an eye opening experience that has showed me a challengin and very rewarding aspect of the profession. Through reserach I have gained more insight into the use of valuable tools which can be applied to everday practice, as well as allowing me to personally help with the development of the profession. It has been an excellent experience to see other members of the SRG so eager to be involved in research and being a part to help organize methods to make research more accessible to other students."
Name: Courtney Humphreys
Project: Dental Caries Experience: School-Aged Children in a Northern Aboriginal Community
Mentor: Dr. Doug Brothwell
Testimonial: “Completing a research project during the summer, gave me an excellent opportunity to learn more about one specific area that interested me. I had the opportunity to conduct research in a rural, Aboriginal community, and it allowed me to see first hand the struggles that people face with access to dental care. My research project made me aware of some of the dental concerns in Canada, and the importance of researching under-serviced communities. I feel like I will be a better dentist being exposed to these ideas.”
Name: Kris Coulter
Project: Evaluation of Varied Repair Methods Applied to 5 Types of CAD/CAM Blocks
Mentor: Dr. Tammy Bonstein
Testimonial: “One of the best decisions I have made during my three years at the Faculty of Dentistry was to become involved in the faculty research. The opportunity to develop, conduct and interpret scientific experiment under the supervision of an experienced researcher proved to be a very challenging and rewarding experience. Whether or not I pursue a career in research I am sure I have acquired knowledge and skills that will assist me in whatever area of the profession I enter.”
Name: Zachary Stein
Project: Dental students' motivations to pursue orthodontic specialty training
Mentor: Dr. W. A. Wiltshire
From Class of 2008:
Name: Tijana Stijacic
Project: Are Manitoba dentists aware of the recommendation for a first visit to the dentist by age 1 year?
Mentor: Dr. Bob Schroth
Name: Jared Rykiss
Mentor: Dr. Wiltshire
Name: Brad Sorensen
Mentor: Dr. T. Bonstein
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