Faculty Profile - Dr. Leslie Patricia Laing Gibbard

Current academic / hospital appointments

• Assistant Professor, Discipline of Prosthodontics, University of Toronto

Education

• 2003 – FRCD(C) (Prosthodontics), Toronto
• 2003 – M.Sc. (Prosthodontics), University of Toronto, Toronto
• 2000 – D.D.S., University of Toronto, Toronto
• 1987 – Ph.D. (Microbiology & Immunology), Queen’s University, Kingston
• 1982 – M.Sc. (Microbiology & Immunology), Queen’s University, Kingston
• 1978-9 – Ecole de Français Moderne, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
• 1976 – B.Ed., University of Toronto, Toronto
• 1974 – B.Sc., University of Toronto, Toronto
• 1970-2 – Honours Co-operative Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo

Courses

Undergraduate:
Prosthodontics DEN 277Y: course co-director
Prosthodontics DEN 333Y/377Y: interim course co-director
Prosthodontics DEN 477Y: lecturer

DEN 450Y: Clinical Prosthodontic Specialty Instructor

Graduate/Postgraduate: DEN 1016S Occlusion: lecturer

Continuing Education:
Prosthodontics (Fixed, Removable, and Implant-Supported) for RCDS(O)

Research interests

• altered sensation associated with implant placement
• sensory changes, oral manifestations, and the outcome of implant placement in patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome and other auto-immune disorders
• the prognosis and outcome of implants placed in graft-augmented versus non-grafted bone
• implant-supported overdentures
• the effects of common mouthwashes on the solubility of temporary dental cements
• innovative educational techniques for undergraduate prosthodontic training

Recent publications

• Laing Gibbard, L.P., and Zarb, G.A. 2002. A 5-Year Prospective Study on Implant-Supported Single-Tooth Replacements. J Can Dent Assoc 68(2): 110-116.
• Laing Gibbard, L.P. and Brochu, J-F. 2001. Bruxism. Part I: Aetiology and Management in Prosthodontic Decision Making. Ontario Dentist June.
• Brochu, J-F. and Laing Gibbard, L.P. 2001. Bruxism. Part II: Impact on Prosthodontic Decision Making. Ontario Dentist June.

Students

• Monica Raina, University of Western Ontario, 2 nd yr DDS programme; 2007 summer project: The effects of common mouthwashes on the solubility of temporary dental cements

Presently accepting students for supervision in the areas of …

• altered sensation associated with implant placement
• sensory changes, oral manifestations, and the outcome of implant placement in patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome and other auto-immune disorders
• the prognosis and outcome of implants placed in graft-augmented versus non-grafted bone
• implant-supported overdentures
• the effects of common mouthwashes on the solubility of temporary dental cements
• innovative educational techniques for undergraduate prosthodontic training