Faculty Profile - Dr. Patricia A Main

Dr. Patricia A Main	Dr. Patricia A Main Interim Head Discipline of Dental Public Health Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6 Phone: 416-979 4908 ext. 4490 Fax: 416-979-4936 e-mail: p.main@dentistry.utoronto.ca

Current academic / hospital appointments

• Associate Professor, University of Toronto
• Registrar, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC)

Education

• 1962 - BDS, University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Dentistry, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1975 – DDS, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto
• 1980 – DDPH Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto
• 1985 - MSc, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto
• 1988 Fellow (FRCD(C)) Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Dental Public Health)

Research interests

• Evidence Based Dentistry
• Health Services Research
• Epidemiology

Recent publications

• Main, PA, Leake, JL, Burman, D. Oral Health in Canada – A View from the Trenches. May 2006 72 (4)JCDA. www.cda-adc.ca/jcda
• Azarpazhooh, A, Main PA.. Fluoride Varnish in the Prevention of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents:A Systematic Review. www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-74/issue-1/73.html
• Azarpazhooh, A, Main PA. Is There a Risk of Harm or Toxicity in the Placement of Pit and Fissure Sealant Materials? A Systematic Review. www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-74/issue-2/179.html
• Azarpazhooh, A, Main PA. Pit and Fissure Sealants in the Prevention of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-74/issue-2/171.html
• Azarpazhooh A, Main PA. Efficacy of dental prophylaxis (rubber cup) for the prevention of caries and gingivitis: a systematic review of literature. BDY Refereed Paper - accepted 23 March 2009. ©British Dental Journal 2009; 207: E14citation
  

Awards and Honours

• 1998 Distinguished Service Award, Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa)
• 2002 International Fellowship in Dental Public Health: American Association for Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD)
• 2002 Alumnus of Distinction: Faculty of Dentistry University of Toronto
• 2003 Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Association for Public Health Dentistry
• 2005 Honorary Life Membership, Ontario Association for Public Health Dentistry

Students

Ashkan Ebrahimpoor 2011-2012. Thesis topic: The knowledge Toronto Fire Services staff about tooth avulsion (knocked out tooth).

* Presently not accepting students for supervision.