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 | Doucette, Heather |
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Associate Professor, School of Dental Hygiene
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Email: heather.doucette@dal.ca | |
Research Interests:
Access to health care for undeserved populations
Novel technologies for treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity
Interprofessional Education
Research Projects:
| A Novel Desensitizing Agent for Over-the-Counter Toothpastes | |||||
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| Description: | Randomized controlled, double blinded 2 arm Proof of Concept Clinical Trial held at ADA Forsyth, Cambridge Massachusetts USA | ||||
| Funding Agency: | N/A | ||||
| Start Date: | October 2023 | End Date: | December 2023 | ||
| Investigator Status: | Clinical Trial Manager | ||||
| An Exploration of the Barriers and Facilitators to Access of Oral Health Care of Ukrainian Newcomers to Nova Scotia- A Qualitative Study | |||||
| Description: | Qualitative Descriptive Study utilizing one-on -one semi-structured interviews | ||||
| Funding Agency: | Mitacs Globalink, Research Nova Scotia and the FoD Research Support Fund | ||||
| Start Date: | January 2023 | End Date: | December 2023 | ||
| Investigator Status: | Principal Investigator | ||||
| Co-Investigators: | Yaryna Tylchak and Dr. Violet DSouza | ||||
| What are the knowledge, skills, and abilities/attitudes necessary to facilitate psychologically safe interprofessional education?-A Scoping Review | |||||
| Description: | Scoping JBI literature review | ||||
| Funding Agency: | Faculty of Health Research and Development Grant | ||||
| Start Date: | January 2023 | End Date: | TBD | ||
| Investigator Status: | Co-Investigator | ||||
| Co-Investigators: | Dr. K. Lackie, Dr. S. Price, Dr. C. Andrews, N. Pendergrast, M. Brown, A. Mishru, C. Mendes da Silva Souza, H. Khalilli, Dr. S. Miller | ||||
| The Impact of Prebiotics and Probiotics on the Oral Microbiome of Individuals with Periodontal Disease- A Scoping Review | |||||
| Description: | Scoping Literature Review | ||||
| Funding Agency: | N/A | ||||
| Start Date: | January 2023 | End Date: | December 2023 | ||
| Investigator Status: | Co-Investigator | ||||
| Co-Investigators: | Rachel Ward, Alex Whelan, Charlotte Wheeldon | ||||
| A Novel Dental Varnish and Dental Platform Technology | |||||
| Description: | Exploration of developing a new bioactive glass technology | ||||
| Funding Agency: | Innovacorp | ||||
| Start Date: | January 2021 | End Date: | TBD | ||
| Investigator Status: | Co-Investigator | ||||
| Co-Investigators: | Christine Andrea, Dr. D. Boyd | ||||