Paul J. Allison

Paul J. Allison is a British-Canadian clinician-scientist and oral surgeon. He is the immediate former dean of the McGill University Faculty of Dentistry and is the current president of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.[1]

Paul J. Allison
Born
United Kingdom
OccupationOral Surgeon, Epidemiologist
Academic background
EducationBDS, OMFS cert., DPH cert., FDSRCS(Eng), MSc, PhD, FCAHS
Alma materUniversity College London, McGill University
Academic work
InstitutionsMcGill University Faculty of Dentistry

Early life and education

Paul Allison obtained his BDS degree from University College London in 1986 after which he completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training. In 1994 he completed an MSc in the specialty of Dental Public Health at the same institution. He completed his PhD at McGill University in 1998.

Career

He was appointed dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at McGill in 2008, a position he held until 2018.[2] In 2019, he was one of 27 research, policy, advocacy & clinical dentistry experts globally and one of two Canadians on the landmark Lancet Commission on Oral Health.[3]

He previously held the position of President of the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) from 2015-2020.[4]

Awards

He received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 recognizing his contributions to Canadian society.[5]

He was one of six top Canadian health researchers to be appointed to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in 2018.[6]

References
  1. "Board of Directors". Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. "Paul Allison, FCAHS". Council of Canadian Academies. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. "Oral Health Matters! The Lancet FIRST ever commission on Oral Health". Dental Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. "Paul Allison, FCAHS". ACFD. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. "Dr. Paul Allison Receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  6. "Minister of Health announces six new appointments to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research". Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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