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Cleghorn, Blaine Phone: 902-494-1102

Email: blaine.cleghorn@dal.ca
Professor, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences
Academic Credentials:
DMD (Manitoba), MS Oral Biology (Manitoba)
Professional Appointments:
Chief Written Examiner, National Dental Examining Board of Canada



Invited Presentations
2017 Summary of the Interview Process with Stakeholders.
What Criteria do we want to assess in Selecting Dental Students?
ACFD/CDA Conference – Committee on the Identification of Future Dentists, Nov. 19-20, 2017, Ottawa, ON

Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Workers, May 7, 2017 – Halifax Dental Hygiene Society

2016 The Future of Dental Admissions in Canada, March 16, 2016 – ACFD Admissions Conference, Vancouver, BC

2014 Infected Health Care Worker, May 12, 2014 – Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario with Dr. Bonnie Henry, Toronto, ON

2008 Enhancing Learning using Technology in Dentistry - SUNY University of Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, June 16, 2008.

2007 Infected Health Care Worker, September 21, 2007 - Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia.

The Laptop Program and Electronic Curriculum at Dalhousie University, Faculty of Dentistry, September 21, 2007 - Annual Meeting of the Academy of RV Tucker Study Clubs.

Laptops in the Clinic and in the Classroom (with Peter Gnemmi, Bruce Moxley and Kathy McInnis). axiUm Users Meeting, Vancouver January 22-24, 2007.

2005 Dental Anatomy - The Manitoba Dental Technologists Association, May 18, 2005.

2003 An Overview of the Dental Admissions Test. CDA Admissions Conference, Ottawa October 18-19, 2003.

Matrix for a National Validation Study. CDA Admissions Conference, Ottawa October 18-19, 2003.

Dental Clinic Administration: My Vision. Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University. April, 2003.

2002 Interactive Dental Anatomy presentation at the awards track of the Educational Computing in Dentistry section at the ADEA meeting in San Diego, March, 2002.

2001 Value of the Carving Dexterity Test as an Admissions Tool, March, 2001 ADEA Meeting in Chicago (Section of Dental Anatomy & Occlusion).

1997 Canadian Dental Faculties’ Admission Criteria. ACFD Admissions Conference. October 4-5, 1997, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Predictive Validity of Dental Admissions at the University of Manitoba: A 7-Year Study (Cleghorn, BM and Kramer, G). ACFD Admissions Conference. October 4-5, 1997, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Other Presentations

2012 A Guide to the Successful Implementation of a Laptop Program in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene. Cleghorn, BM, Maillet, PJ and Neish, NR. DALVision, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, November, 2012.

2011 A Web-Based, Self-Learning, Interactive Dental Anatomy Course Using SoftChalk®. Cleghorn, BM. ADEA TechExpo, San Diego, California JDE 75(2):416.

2009 Learning Dental Anatomy as a Self-Study Course in the Dental School Curriculum. Cleghorn, BM, Hasel, R and Brown WP. ADEA TechExpo Phoenix, Arizona.

2008 Consent & Privacy. Cleghorn, BM. Clinical Affairs Committee, BFACA meeting, October 22, 2008, Hilton Head, SC.

2006 Web-Based O.S.C.E. Board Exam Preparation. Cleghorn, BM. ADEA Abstract # 1705, Orlando, Florida, 2006.

2004 Interactive Self-Testing Module in Dental Anatomy. Cleghorn, BM. ADEA Technofair Seattle, Washington.

2003 Interactive Self-Testing Module in Dental Anatomy. Cleghorn, BM. ADEA Technofair San Antonio, Texas.

2002 Interactive Module in Dental Anatomy. Cleghorn, BM. ADEA Technofair San Diego, California.

2001 Demonstration of an Interactive Dental Anatomy Course. Cleghorn, BM. ADEA Technofair Chicago, Illinois.