Plus, how mindfulness can help us through the pandemic
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MAY 2020
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A MESSAGE FROM SELINA ESTEVES
I hope this e-newsletter finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe. While the pandemic continues, and we remain unable to see one another in person, I have found joy in connecting virtually. I am grateful that we live in a time where technology has allowed us to keep in touch and offer some sense of being together.

While the pandemic has led to limitations in meeting face-to-face, it has nevertheless created unique opportunities for us to reach out. I have been delighted to build hundreds of new connections with our alumni, many of whom live outside the GTA, through this e-newsletter and our first-ever webinar. There was outstanding interest in the webinar, with nearly 800 alumni and friends tuning in. We look forward to bringing you more initiatives like this, and as always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions.

As we all carry on with doing what is necessary to see our world return to a healthy restart, I hope you find these communications relevant, useful, and interesting.

Until we are together again, be safe and be well.

Sincerely,
Selina Esteves
Director, Advancement and Alumni Relations
NEWS & UPDATES
Sally Safa
Mindfulness can help the dental community through the pandemic and more
Sally Safa DDS 0T2, MSc Perio 0T7 shares her thoughts and tips on mindfulness – and the reasons why dentists can benefit so much from this practice.
Simply-adapted technology could provide rapid, low cost alternative for COVID-19 detection
Simply-adapted technology could provide rapid, low cost alternative for COVID‑19 detection
Michael Glogauer 9T3, 9T9 Dip Perio, 9T9 PhD looks to adapt a simple epithelial cell test – the pap smear – to detect COVID-19 and provide an additional rapid, low cost testing model for the virus.
Garry Aslanyan
Dentistry professor and U of T alumnus’ life-saving work at the World Health Organization
Garry Aslanyan MSc DPH 0T1 teaches dental public health to the next generation of dental professionals while working to control or eliminate outbreaks of some of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases.
Elizabeth Worndl
The global pandemic will make the DDS Class of 2T0 stronger, better dentists
A Q&A with Elizabeth Worndl, Class of 2T0 and DSS president, on stepping up during extraordinary times and cherishing every moment.
UPCOMING EVENTS
REGULATIONS AND REALITY: UPDATES FROM THE FIELD
Join us at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 for a special webinar hosted by the Faculty of Dentistry featuring three leading experts as they discuss the realities of practicing in a COVID-19 world.
MAY 21
A live alumni webinar

With:
Dr. Michael Glogauer
Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry
Chief of Dentistry at the University Health Network and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Dr. Ian Furst, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Moderated by:
Dr. James Posluns, Assistant
Professor and Director of Clinical
Affairs at the Faculty of Dentistry
HOW TO COPE IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
An free online course for U of T Alumni. Professor Steve Joordens explains the emotional reactions to COVID-19, from media addictions to stressing about what to say to our kids.
MAY 22
A free four-week MOOC

Gain a better understanding of how your brain reacts to crises. Learn practical tools for managing your anxiety response.

Register by May 22, 2020.
RESOURCES
RESOURCES FOR OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY
For accurate and up-to-date information, visit these online resources regularly. Information is subject to change frequently.
Online
  RCDSO: Information on COVID‑19
 
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  ODA: COVID‑19 updates
 
Online
  U of T Dentistry Library:
Scholarly resources for dental practionners and researchers.
 
Listen
The New Normal:
A weekly podcast with U of T’s Maydianne Andrade.

Listen on Spotify, SoundCloud, or directly on the U of T website.
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Staying connected is more important than ever before. Inspire your community of alumni and friends through this difficult time.
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