/dentistry/taxonomy/term/302/all en /dentistry/article/smiles-dentistry/smiles-mcgill-dentistry-0 <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/01/15826018_10155238598733676_3056669351698303142_n.jpg"><img alt="Smiles of McGill Dentistry" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/01/15826018_10155238598733676_3056669351698303142_n.jpg" width="150" height="200" /></a>I was working in the ER one evening when one of the housekeepers asked if I would be around for a little while. She came back with a present. She had been back home to Jamaica and brought me back a bottle of rum. I was totally surprised. I knew her casually.... <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2017/01/18/smiles-of-mcgill-dentistry-2/">Continue reading.</a></strong> Thu, 19 Jan 2017 04:20:23 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2077 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/community/smiles-dentistry <img alt="" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/11/Raphael-photo-SOD-1024x683.jpg" width="225" height="150" /> At the beginning of my academic career in Brazil, a female student came to my office to talk about how overwhelmed she was feeling. She was struggling with the courses, which were very intensive, and with a personal challenge: she had a high-risk pregnancy. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2017/11/02/smiles-of-dentistry/">Continue reading.</a></strong> Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:44:34 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2132 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/research/smiles-dentistry <img alt="" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2018/01/Basem-Danish-headshot-819x1024.jpg" width="205" height="256" /> One day I was correcting papers for a class on Community Oral Health Services. This one reflection paper in particular left me very surprised and hit home in a profound way. In it, the dental student expressed his frustration about his patient not showing up for his appointment. When calling him back, the patient apologised, explained his reasons for being late, and expressed his willingness to come in again. However, the student believed that the patient was lying and careless, because he was stumbling at every word while speaking on the phone.... <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2018/01/19/smiles-of-dentistry-2/">Continue reading.</a></strong> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:47:26 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2149 at /dentistry