Laura Dempster, University of Toronto

Research

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Dentistry and oral health Public and population health Teacher education and professional development of educators Patient-centered care Educational assessment and evaluation

Latest papers

Trust and Distrust in Dental Professionals: Patient Perceptions and Experiences.
Journal of dental education · 2026 · senior author
Spongiotic gingival hyperplasia: identifying new mechanisms and a survey of clinical approach.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology · 2026
Patient and clinician perspectives on implant dentistry decision aid content: Results from an enhanced Delphi study.
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2024 · senior author

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Archival Parchments Rejuvenation: Re-engineering native collagen crosslinks for the test of time
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$213,774

All 1 grants and awards

16 publications.

01

Trust and Distrust in Dental Professionals: Patient Perceptions and Experiences.

He K, Sale J, Singhal S, Dempster L

Journal of dental education2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.70017 PMID: 40855605

02

Spongiotic gingival hyperplasia: identifying new mechanisms and a survey of clinical approach.

Lin J, Jeong W, Dempster L, Chugh D, Posluns J, Magalhaes M

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2025.08.001 PMID: 40967966

03

Patient and clinician perspectives on implant dentistry decision aid content: Results from an enhanced Delphi study.

Tonogai J, von Bergmann H, Chvartszaid D, Dempster L

Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jopr.13691 PMID: 37026173

04

Exploring students' perspectives from two Canadian dental schools toward online learning experiences.

Maragha T, Dempster L, Shuler C, Lee V, Mendes V, von Bergmann H

Journal of dental education2023

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13207 PMID: 36973937

05

Correction: Dentistry's social contract and dental students' moral inclusiveness.

Shah A, Dempster L, Singhal S, Quiñonez C

BMC oral health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03098-5 PMID: 37312145

06

Dentistry's social contract and dental students' moral inclusiveness.

Shah A, Dempster L, Singhal S, Quiñonez C

BMC oral health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-02994-0 PMID: 37165354

07

Dental student's perceptions and experience treating adults with developmental disabilities.

Cassim N, Mylopoulos M, Campbell K, Dempster L

Journal of dental education2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.12927 PMID: 35332547

08

How do dental students perceive the role of dental professionals?

Shah A, Dempster L, Singhal S, Quiñonez C

Journal of public health dentistry2022

DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12537 PMID: 35796345

09

Public and Professional Perceptions of the Scope of Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Dalmao O, Dempster L, Caminiti MF, Blanas N, Lam DK

Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2020.08.009 PMID: 33386084

10

Developing a coding taxonomy to analyze dental regulatory complaints.

Roerig M, Farmer J, Ghoneim A, Gomaa N, Dempster L, Evans K, La W, Quiñonez C

BMC health services research2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05943-7 PMID: 33239029

Archival Parchments Rejuvenation: Re-engineering native collagen crosslinks for the test of time

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Horizons

Principal investigators: Bozec, Laurent

Keywords: parchments; collagen; glycation; conservation; engineering; cultural heritage; ageing; materials sciences; collaboration; research translation

$213,774

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Dental Public Health
Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
Clinical Public Health Division
Department of Education Research
Department of Oral Pathology and Cancer
School of Nursing
Oral Pathology
Other

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Sonica Singhal

Department of Dental Public Health

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Amir Azarpazhooh

Department of Dental Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2015

Vanessa Mendes

Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Sean Peel

Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

David Chvartszaid

Department of Education Research

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Deepika Chugh

Department of Oral Pathology and Cancer

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Marco Magalhaes

Oral Pathology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Maria Mylopoulos

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Noha Gomaa

Dentistry - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Karen Campbell

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Carlos Quiñonez

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dentistry and oral health Dear Professor Dempster, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Trust and Distrust in Dental Professionals: Patient Perceptions and Experiences." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Laura Dempster

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Trust and Distrust in Dental Professionals: Patient Perceptions and Experiences.

Spongiotic gingival hyperplasia: identifying new mechanisms and a survey of clinical approach.

Patient and clinician perspectives on implant dentistry decision aid content: Results from an enhanced Delphi study.

Exploring students' perspectives from two Canadian dental schools toward online learning experiences.

Correction: Dentistry's social contract and dental students' moral inclusiveness.

Dentistry's social contract and dental students' moral inclusiveness.

Dental student's perceptions and experience treating adults with developmental disabilities.

How do dental students perceive the role of dental professionals?

Public and Professional Perceptions of the Scope of Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Developing a coding taxonomy to analyze dental regulatory complaints.

Archival Parchments Rejuvenation: Re-engineering native collagen crosslinks for the test of time

Frequent collaborators

Sonica Singhal

Amir Azarpazhooh

HsingChi von Bergmann

Charles Shuler

Vanessa Mendes

Sean Peel

David Chvartszaid

Deepika Chugh

Marco Magalhaes

Maria Mylopoulos

Noha Gomaa

Joanna Sale

Karen Campbell

Carlos Quiñonez