Faculty Profile - Dr. Reena M. Talwar

Dr. Reena M. Talwar

Dr. Reena M. Talwar DDS PhD FRCD(C) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Assistant Professor Department of Biological & Diagnostic Sciences/Discipline of Oral & Maxiollofacial Surgery Department of Surgery/Division of Anatomy University of Toronto 1 King's College Circle, Rm 1185 Toronto, ON M5S 1A8 Phone: 416-978-8848 Fax: 416-978-3844 r.talwar@dentistry.utoronto.ca

Current academic / hospital appointments

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Course Director, Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Course Director, Discipline of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Cananda
  

Education

• 2004 – Certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas , USA .
• 2001 – Ph.D. - Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry , Dallas , Texas , USA .
• 1997 – Research Fellowship, University of Texas , Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , USA .
• 1996 – General Practice Residency, Loyola University Medical Center , Maywood , Illinois , USA .
• 1994 – D.D.S. – Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio , USA .
• 1990 – B.Sc. – University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada .

Courses

Undergraduate:

Course Director - Gross Anatomy (DEN 106Y)

Graduate / Postgraduate:

Course Director - Anatomy (PDE9037)

Continuing Education: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Research interests

• Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cartilage and Bone
• Bone Healing
• Regenerative Medicine

Recent publications

Salajan FD, Perschbacher S, Cash M, Talwar R, El-Badrawy W, Mount GJ. Learning with Web-based Interactive Objects: An Investigation into Student perceptions of Effectiveness. Computer & Education. 53(3): 632-43, 2009.

Khan AA, Sándor GK, Dore E, Morrison AD, Alsahli M, Amin F, Peters E, Hanley DA, Chaudry SR, Lentle B, Dempster DW, lorieux FH, Neville AJ, Talwar RM et al. Bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw. J Rheumatol. 2009 Mar 36(3): 478-90

Khan AA, Sándor GKB, Dore E, Morrison AD, Alsahli M, Amin F, Peters E, Dempster D, Hanley DA, Glorieux FH, Neville A, Talwar RM et al. Canadian Consensus Practice Guidelines for Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws. J Rheumatol. 2008 35:1-7

Talwar RM, Chemaly, D. Information and Computer Technology in Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2008 Feb; 20(1):79-89.

Haddad AJ, Talwar RM, Clokie CML. The Importance of Recognizing Pathology Associated with Retained Third Molars. JCDA, 72(1):41-45, 2006

Awards and Honours

Scientific Poster Award: Gene Atlas TM Array Technology Used to Elucidate Effects of Estrogen on Chondrocytes. 84 th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.  Chicago , IL . 2002. 

Scientific Poster Award: Substance P Levels in Hyperplastic Retrodiscal Tissues of Patients with Degenerative Temporomandibular Joint Disease . 81 st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Boston, MA. 1999  

Scientific Poster Award: Clinical and Histologic Analysis of the Human Mandibular Condyle and the Sternoclavicular Joint. 78 th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Miami , FL. 1996.