Faculty Contributions: Recent submissions

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    • Agents Used in the Management of Oral Ulceration 

      Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
      This chapter discusses the topical agents used in the management of oral ulcers in general dental practice settings. The common causes of oral ulcers including drug-associated oral ulcers are enlisted. The principles of ...

    • Dental Caries Management Using the Hall Technique 

      Banihani, Alaa; Duggal, M. S. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
      The concept of minimal intervention dentistry (MID) for managing dental caries in children is composed of a set of biological management techniques that aim at increasing access to dental care, decreasing prevalence of ...

    • Restorative Techniques in Paediatric Dentistry: An Illustrated Guide to Conventional and Contemporary Approaches, Third Edition 

      Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book)
      One of the first books on the market to illustrate the various clinical techniques for restoration, this revised and updated new edition offers new material on treatment planning, local analgesia, biomaterials, biological ...

    • Antiviral Medications 

      Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali; Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
      This chapter discusses the antiviral medications used in the management of viral infections of the orofacial region with a focus on human herpes group of viruses. The principles of management of orofacial viral infections ...

    • Political Determinants of Health in Australia: A Planetary Perspective 

      Sendall, Marguerite C.; Mutch, Allyson; Fitzgerald, Lisa ( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Book)
      Exposing the explicit and implicit relationships between politics, political decisions, and public policy within a planetary perspective, this book focuses on the importance of the political environment as a determinant ...

    • Aesthetic Full Coverage Restorations: Primary Tooth Zirconia Crowns 

      El Shahawy, Osama I.; Nazzal, H. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
      The demand for aesthetics restorations in dentistry has been growing rapidly. The social impact of having a natural and aesthetically pleasing appearance is affecting the choices of not only adults but children as well. ...

    • Treatment Planning 

      Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
      A treatment plan must be developed and designed to provide high-quality restorative care for each individual child’s needs. The details will vary according to the types of restorations needed, as will the sequence of placing ...

    • Rubber Dam 

      Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
      Unlike many of the techniques used in modern restorative dentistry, rubber dam is not a recent innovation. Its use was described by Barnum as early as 1865 in the British Journal of Dental Science.

    • Local Analgesia 

      Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
      Effective pain control is a prerequisite for the successful restoration of teeth. By far, the most widely used technique in dentistry is the injection of local analgesic (LA) agents to block neural transmission, commonly ...

    • Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in Dentistry 

      Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
      This chapter discusses the risks bacterial endocarditis following dental procedures in susceptible patients. Risk assessment of patients, indications, and antibiotic regimens for prophylaxis are described in the light of ...

    • Entry-level PharmD degree programs in Canada: Some facts and stakeholder opinions 

      Koleba, Tamar; Marin, Judith G.; Jewesson, Peter J. ( Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2006 , Article Review)
      The face of pharmacy education in Canada is about to change radically with the initiation of the first entry-level PharmD (ELPD) degree program in the country. The University of Montreal is planning to replace its 4-year ...

    • Letters : Determining Student-Faculty Ratios and Faculty Scholarship Levels/Rates 

      hompson, Dennis F.; Chyka, Peter A.; Earl, Martha F.; Benavides, Sandra; Caballero, Joshua; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2010 , Other)
      To the Editor. The recent article by Benavides et al explored the correlation of faculty members' publication productivity to student-faculty ratios in colleges of pharmacy. These investigators also evaluated the influence ...

    • Lecture-capture: the early Qatar experience. 

      Wilbur K.; Jewesson P. ( American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) , 2010 , Other)
      To the Editor. We read with great interest the article, "Impact of Online Lecture-capture on Student Outcomes in a Therapeutics Course." We commend the authors for exploring this ancillary teaching technology and attempting ...

    • Black Titania Janus Mesoporous Nanomotor for Enhanced Tumor Penetration and Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Photodynamic Therapy 

      Lv, Kexin; Hou, Mengmeng; Kou, Yufang; Yu, Hongyue; Liu, Mengli; ... more authors ( American Chemical Society , 2024 , Article)
      Thanks to their excellent photoelectric characteristics to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) under the light-activation process, TiO2 nanomaterials have shown significant potential in photodynamic therapy ...

    • A Synergistic Approach to Develop Sustainable Scale Inhibitors Combining Amino Acids and Polyphosphates 

      Bahrami, Saba; Van Driessche, Alexander E. S.; Mady, Mohamed F.; Panahi, Reza ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Applying conventional antiscalants, e.g., polyphosphates, may bring about environmental and health concerns, warranting the application of green compounds. This work reports the application of amino acids such as glutamic ...

    • International exposure to pharmacy leadership, education and practice: The early Qatar experience 

      Black, Emily K.; Wilby, Kyle J.; Jewesson, Peter J. ( International Pharmaceutical Federation , 2014 , Article)
      Introduction: The College of Pharmacy (CPH) at Qatar University (QU) offers international experiences for Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students from North America. The objective of these rotations is to provide students ...

    • Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis 

      McColl, Ewen; Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
      This chapter discusses the role of antibiotics in the management of periodontal disease in the light of available evidence and contemporary professional guidelines. The indications, contraindications, dosage, and commercial ...

    • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: the latest on diagnosis, molecular profiling, and systemic treatments 

      Bugazia, Doaa; Al-Najjar, Ebtesam; Esmail, Abdullah; Abdelrahim, Saifudeen; Abboud, Karen; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2024 , Article)
      Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is expected to be ranked second in the next 10 years due to poor prognosis and a rising incidence. Distant ...

    • Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Algeria 

      Sebaa, Soumia; Behnke, Jerzy M.; Labed, Amina; Abu-Madi, Marawan A. ( American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , 2024 , Article)
      Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite affecting all warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans. Infections in humans can lead to severe clinical manifestations in pregnant women and immunocompromised ...

    • Preterm birth in low-middle income Countries 

      Alim, Swarray-Deen; Sepenu, Perez; Mensah, Teresa E.; Osei-Agyapong, Jeff; Sefogah, Promise E.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      Preterm birth (PTB), remains a major cause of significant morbidity and mortality world-wide with about 12–15million preterm births occurring every year. Although the overall trend is decreasing, this is mainly in high-income ...