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World-Renowned Scholar Joins U of T’s Faculty of Dentistry

posted in Nobel Biocare, Dental Implant News

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Source: www.news.utoronto.ca/

The long-standing relationship between the University of Toronto and Nobel Biocare has brought Professor Asbjørn Jokstad from the University of Oslo, Norway, to join U of T’s Faculty of Dentistry as the Nobel Biocare Chair in Prosthodontics. The chair, created in 2004 through a $2-million gift from Nobel Biocare, promotes significant contributions to prosthodontics scholarship.

The prestige associated with the Nobel Biocare chair allowed the faculty to attract international scholars of the highest calibre to the position, resulting in Jokstad’s recruitment. U of T is the only Canadian university with endowed chairs in dentistry, and the faculty’s three such positions attest to its pervasive commitment to research and teaching excellence.

“Dr. Jokstad is among the most highly regarded academic prosthodontists in the world,” says Professor David Mock, dean of dentistry. “He is devoted to improving the scientific basis for clinical research and teaching in dentistry. His skill in evidence-based dentistry and applying electronic tools to dental education is a welcome addition to our already world-class faculty.”

Jokstad replaces the chair’s inaugural holder, retiring Professor George Zarb, North America’s foremost expert in implant dentistry. Zarb’s research and innovative teaching programs for Canadian dental faculty members initially brought Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark, the founder of Nobel Biocare and inventor of modern dental implants, to work with U of T in the early 1980s.

2 Responses to “ World-Renowned Scholar Joins U of T’s Faculty of Dentistry ”

• Anonymous November 24th, 2005

  
  

  I do´not care the size of thr grant, given by Nobel, having a position in a school established by a company is against all ethics. Education should not be bias by companies or financial interests. Amazing, implant companies have killed the little integrity, still remaining in dental faculties. They had already killed the relevance of scientific evidence in clinical decision. What else is coming_

• Anonymous November 26th, 2005

  
  

  I wish my comment will be seen through.
  I understand that companies do grant millions to universities for their interest or sciences one
  But is is mandatory that the professors do retain their freedom of mind and thinking free from any pressure
  this particular swedish company is still promoting one “old implant with an external Hex” and they manage to establish scientific research and later rules on their concept.
  It is time to tell the world that external hex will disappear and stop spending funds granted or not on these implants.
  we are happy to note that dinosorus were present once on earth but no one wants them back.

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