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Vice Dean and Director, Dr. Carlos Quiñonez

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Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, DMD, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C), was appointed to the position of Vice Dean and Director, Dentistry at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, effective June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2027.

Carlos Quiñonez is a dental public health specialist, professor and Vice Dean and Director of Dentistry at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. He graduated with a DMD from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba (U of M) in 1998, and completed an MSc at the U of M’s Faculty of Medicine in 2004. He then completed a PhD and dental public health specialty at the University of Toronto in 2009, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at St. Michael’s Hospital.

Dr. Quiñonez’s research centres on the politics and economics of dentistry, with a special focus on health and social equity. He is the author of The Politics of Dental Care in Canada, published by Canadian Scholars Press, and is regularly called upon by government and non-governmental agencies to provide advice on issues of dental care policy.

Announcement: Dr. Carlos Quiñonez appointed Vice Dean and Director, Schulich Dentistry

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Executive Committee

Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, Vice Dean and Director, Dentistry
DSB 1003G | 519.661.2111 x. 80367 | sherri.moore@schulich.uwo.ca

Fred Ross, Director, Dentistry Operations
DSB 1003E | 519.661.2111 x. 89330 | fred.ross@schulich.uwo.ca

Dr. Noha Gomaa, Associate Director, Research
DSB 0071 | 519.661.2111 x. 80915 | noha.gomaa@schulich.uwo.ca

Dr. W. Keven Hockley, Associate Director, Clinics
DSB 0160M | 519.661.2111 x. 81391 | william.hockley@schulich.uwo.ca

Dr. Fernando Inocencio, Associate Director, Education
DSB 1014 | 519.661.2111 x. 86132 | fernando.inocencio@schulich.uwo.ca 

Terri MacDougall, Manager, Dental Education
HSA 025 | 519.661.2111 x. 86137 | terri.macdougall@schulich.uwo.ca

Dr. Peter McDermott, Assistant Director, Quality Improvement
DSB TA003-004 | 519.661.2111 x. 86077 | peter.mcdermott@schulich.uwo.ca

Sylvie Richer, Manager, Clinic Operations
DSB 0142Q | 519.661.2111 x. 86998 | sylvie.richer@schulich.uwo.ca

Dr. Shawn Steele, Assistant Dean, Learner Experience (Dentistry)
Kresge K1 | 519.661.2111 x. 88119 | shawn.steele@schulich.uwo.ca

Idowu Yebosoko-Alao, Financial Officer, Dentistry
DSB 1003F | 519.661.2111 x. 82252 | idowu.yebosoko-alao@schulich.uwo.ca

 

Division Chairs

  • Endodontics:  Dr. Natalia Melo
  • Paediatric Dentistry:  Dr. Keith Da Silva
  • Periodontics:  Dr. W. Keven Hockley (Acting)
  • Prosthodontics:  Dr. Marcela Ibarra
  • Operative Dentistry: Dr. Jacinta Santos
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Dr. Michael Shimizu
  • Oral Radiology: Dr. Santiago Cobos

 

Academic Leads

  • Dentistry Surgical Care Unit (DCSU):  Dr. John Suljak
  • Pre-Clinical Simulation Lab:  Dr. Gregory Jensen
  • Continuing Dental Education: Dr. Anwar Al-fayume
  • Community Service Learning: Dr. Abbas Jessani

 

Program Directors

  • General Practice Residency (GPR) Program:  Dr. Jeffrey Lovell
  • Graduate Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics Program:  Dr. Ali Tassi
  • Graduate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) Program:  Dr. Michael Shimizu