AV整氈窒

 

Look mom, no cavities

- January 20, 2010

Tom Boran
Dean of Dentistry Tom Boran with the certificate of accreditation. (Nick Pearce Photo)

AV整氈窒���s Faculty of Dentistry got a stellar check-up from the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.

All of the faculty���s programs���the Doctorate of Dental Surgery, Diploma in Dental Hygiene, the qualifying program, the graduate program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Pediatric Dental General Residency Program���were approved during the rigorous accreditation process that takes two years to complete and happens every seven years.

The on-site visit, for example, takes a full week. And the results aren���t formally known until months later. ���It���s the full meal deal,��� says Thomas Boran, Dean of Dentistry.

���I am very proud of my faculty,��� he says. Getting accreditation approval ���is a real team effort and it was a real pleasure to share this news with them.���

As well as hosting the accreditation team, the faculty played host to observers from the United States, Hong Kong and Australia at the same time. ���It was a very exciting process to showcase our faculty, not only to the accreditation body, but also to the world,��� he adds.��