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) |