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Gimme 5! Table Clinic Winner Edition

Posted by Katie Ciavaglia on March 3, 2014 in News
Dr. Tom Boran congratulates table clinics winner Allie Anderson
Dr. Tom Boran congratulates table clinics winner Allie Anderson

On January 31, third-year student Allie Anderson emerged as the top presenter in the Faculty of Dentistry's 44th annual Table Clinics Night. She will be representing 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ at the CDA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Research Program at the Pacific Dental Conference on March 6-7. We sat down with Allie to find out more about her project.

Question 1: What was your table clinic research topic? 

The predictor for success of the immediate loading of implant restorations. More patients are wanting to leave the office with a 'tooth' on their implant in the same appointment and it's important to know which patients can and can't do this.

Question 2: Can you tell us about the process of presenting a table clinic from start to finish?

We do the bulk of the research in second year for a paper we write as part of Patient Care 2. In third year, we transfer the highlights of our research to a poster. An 8-10 minute presentation which we get approved by our advisor and the poster are presented at table clinics night. 

Question 3: What was the most interesting or surprising thing you learned while conducting your research?

That immediately loading implants can be a treatment option as long as the patient possesses the proper characteristics to allow for predictable healing. 

Question 4: Do you have any advice for students that will be participating in future table clinics?

Have everyone you know proofread your poster. I had at least 15 people read mine and they all found something wrong. 

Question 5: Aside from the competition, what are you most looking forward to during your upcoming trip to Vancouver?

I’d like to take a walk in Stanley park and hopefully take in a soccer or hockey game while I’m there.Â