Paul Allison, Western University

Research

Amalgam Clinical Efficacy Composite Resins Dental Insurance Dental Public Health Fluoridation Health Technology Assessment High-Caries Risk

Latest funding

Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$200,000

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Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Oral Health Data Analysis - Clinical Research

Principal investigators: Gomaa, Noha A; Allison, Paul J; Cipriano, Lauren E

Keywords: Amalgam; Clinical Efficacy; Composite Resins; Dental Insurance; Dental Public Health; Fluoridation; Health Technology Assessment; High-Caries Risk; Oral Health Inequalities; Oral Health Policy

$200,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Amalgam Dear Professor Allison, 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]. Your research on amalgam connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Evaluating the Safety, Clinical Efficacy, and Economic Impacts of Amalgam, Composite Resins, and Fluorides in Canadians" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]