Dear Dentistry community,
I would like to take the time to recognise and congratulate each of you for making it through this exception year. You have shown time and time again strength, resilience, and a capacity to adapt that never ceases to amaze me. As we have navigated through so many challenges this year, your perseverance and unwavering commitment to realizing the Faculty of Dentistry鈥檚 academic mission are inspiring. I am heartened by the innovative ways our Faculty has implemented new solutions, continued our great work, and even expanded our efforts. Throughout this time, we have also looked out for each other.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance of our community service, cutting-edge research, and world-class education. The pandemic has accentuated the inequalities in our society, leaving the most vulnerable even more so. Through our network of community service clinics our students and staff have continued to provide care to those that need it the most. Our researchers and students are driving progress in health science research and have been cited by media and used by government officials to help adapt policy. Lastly our education continues to offer the strong foundation for our students to become future leaders in the field of dentistry and treat the evolving needs of our priority populations.
In mid-June, 捆绑SM社区 announced a detailed and thoughtful return to campus plan for the upcoming academic year. Although our Faculty may look and operate a little differently than in the past, I look forward to the fall and welcoming students, faculty and staff back to campus. Please take the time this summer to enjoy the sunshine, take care of yourself, and recharge with your loved ones. I look forward to reconnecting with you in person in the fall!
Elham Emami,
Dean
Ch猫re communaut茅 de la Facult茅 de m茅decine dentaire,
Je voudrais prendre le temps de reconna卯tre et de f茅liciter chacun d'entre vous pour avoir pers茅v茅r茅 tout au long de cette ann茅e exceptionnelle. Vous avez fait preuve de force, de r茅silience, et d'une capacit茅 d'adaptation qui ne cessent de m'茅tonner. Malgr茅 plusieurs d茅fis, vous avez mis en 艙uvre des solutions novatrices et m锚me 茅largi nos efforts. Tout au long de cette p茅riode, nous avons 茅galement veill茅 les uns sur les autres.
La pand茅mie de COVID-19 a mis en 茅vidence l'importance vitale de notre service communautaire, de notre recherche et de notre enseignement de classe mondiale. La pand茅mie a accentu茅 les in茅galit茅s dans notre soci茅t茅, laissant les plus vuln茅rables encore plus 脿 risque. Gr芒ce 脿 notre r茅seau de cliniques de service communautaire, nos 茅tudiants et notre personnel, nous avons continu茅 脿 fournir des soins 脿 ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. Nos chercheurs et nos 茅tudiants sont 脿 l'origine de progr猫s dans le domaine des sciences de la sant茅 et ont 茅t茅 cit茅s par les m茅dias et utilis茅s par des gouvernements pour aider 脿 adapter les politiques. Enfin, notre enseignement continue de pr茅parer nos 茅tudiants 脿 devenir les leaders en m茅decine dentaire et sant茅 buccodentaire.
脌 la mi-juin, 捆绑SM社区 a annonc茅 un plan pour le retour sur le campus pour la prochaine ann茅e scolaire. Bien que l'apparence et le fonctionnement de notre facult茅 puissent diff茅rer des ann茅es ant茅rieures, j'attends avec impatience l'automne et l'accueil des 茅tudiants, du corps professoral et du personnel sur le campus. Cet 茅t茅, prenez le temps de profiter du soleil, de prendre soin de vous et de vous ressourcer aupr猫s de vos proches. J'ai h芒te de vous retrouver en personne 脿 l'automne !
Elham Emami,
Doyenne