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Paul Allison

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Paul Allison

Professor

Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Education

BDS, FDSRCS(Eng), MSc, PhD, FCAHS

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Research

Oral Health Research Strategy Education Health Minority Multidisciplinary Research Network Covid-19 Incidence Among Dentists

Latest papers

Teledentistry for Improving Access To, and Quality of Oral Health Care: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2025
The dental COVID-19 paradox: Disparity in behaviors inside and outside dental schools in Canada.
Journal of dental education · 2024
Teledentistry for improving access to, and quality of oral health care: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
PloS one · 2024

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$642,600
A workshop to create collaborative, multidisciplinary teams aimed to advance Canada's National Oral Health Research Strategy (NOHRS).
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000
Vers l'équité en santé buccodentaire : explorer les inégalités intersectionnelles chez les aîné.e.s au Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 13 grants and awards

20 publications.

Teledentistry for Improving Access To, and Quality of Oral Health Care: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Kengne Talla P, Allison P, Bussières A, Rodrigues A, Bergeron F, Giraudeau N, Emami E

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/65211 PMID: 40737673

The dental COVID-19 paradox: Disparity in behaviors inside and outside dental schools in Canada.

Steinberg N, Batistella EA, Iyer S, Madathil SA, Allison P, Brondani M, Glogauer M, Levin L

Journal of dental education2024

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13527 PMID: 38558231

Teledentistry for improving access to, and quality of oral health care: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Kengne Talla P, Allison P, Bussières A, Giraudeau N, Komarova S, Basiren Q, Bergeron F, Emami E

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288677 PMID: 38165889

Indicators of integrating oral health care within universal health coverage and general health care in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: a scoping review.

Jashni YK, Emari F, Morris M, Allison P

BMC oral health2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-02906-2 PMID: 37120527

Canadian dental hygienists' experiences and perceptions of regulatory guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive analysis.

Macdonald LK, Glogauer M, Allison P, Quiñonez C, Madathil S, Rock LD

BMC health services research2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08925-z PMID: 36550441

COVID-19 incidence and vaccination rates among Canadian dental hygienists.

Rock LD, Madathil S, Khanna M, Macdonald LK, Quiñonez C, Glogauer M, Allison P

Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1214/ss/1177011136.full PMID: 36451991

Infection Prevention Strategies Concordance in Canadian Dental Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Steinberg N, Allison P, Levin L

International dental journal2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2022.07.005 PMID: 35953321

Mouthguards should be worn in contact sports.

Allison P, Tamimi F

British journal of sports medicine2020First author

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102041 PMID: 32220853

Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action.

Watt RG, Daly B, Allison P, Macpherson LMD, Venturelli R, Listl S, Weyant RJ, Mathur MR, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Celeste RK, Peres MA, Kearns C, Benzian H

Lancet (London, England)2019

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31133-x PMID: 31327370

Oral diseases: a global public health challenge.

Peres MA, Macpherson LMD, Weyant RJ, Daly B, Venturelli R, Mathur MR, Listl S, Celeste RK, Guarnizo-Herreño CC, Kearns C, Benzian H, Allison P, Watt RG

Lancet (London, England)2019

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31146-8 PMID: 31327369

Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kengne Talla, Pascaline; Bussières, André; Carrasco Labra, Alonso; LABBE, DAVID; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Access To Care; Clinical Practices Guidelines; Consensus Method; Delphi Technique; Dentistry; Knowledge Synthesis; Mixed Methods Research; Participatory Approach; Qualitative Research; Teledentistry

$642,600

A workshop to create collaborative, multidisciplinary teams aimed to advance Canada's National Oral Health Research Strategy (NOHRS).

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Allison, Paul J

Keywords: Oral Health; Research Strategy

$20,000

Vers l'équité en santé buccodentaire : explorer les inégalités intersectionnelles chez les aîné.e.s au Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Oral Health Data Analysis - Oral Health and Older Persons

Principal investigators: Kengne Talla, Pascaline; Leal-Ferman, Paola Alexandra; Bastos, Joao L

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins Et Services Buccodentaires; Adultes Âgé.E.S; Approche Maihda; Approche Multiniveau; Devis Quantitatif; Déterminants Sociaux Et Structurels De La Santé; Indicateurs En Santé Buccodentaire; Intersectionnalité; Santé Buccodentaire; Vieillissement

$100,000

Co-constructing and Evaluating an Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Education Strategy to Promote Best Practices: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach in Canadian Dentistry

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Belinda F; Singhal, Sonica

Keywords: Antimicrobial Stewardship; Dental Education; Intervention

$20,000

Régime canadien de soins dentaires: Évaluation de l'équité et des effets sur l'Accès aux soins des personnes âgées au Québec

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health - Ageism

Principal investigators: Kengne Talla, Pascaline; Leal-Ferman, Paola Alexandra; Bedos, Christophe P; Martin, Elisabeth

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins Et Services Buccodentaires; Adultes Âgés; Impact; Mise En Oeuvre; Politiques De Santé; Québec; Régime Canadien Des Soins Dentaires; Vieillissement; Équité, Diversité, Inclusion; Évaluation

$125,000

Network for Canadian Oral Health Research

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Network Grants in Oral Health and Bone Health

Principal investigators: Velly, Ana Miriam; Allison, Paul J; Bhullar, Rajinder P; Chandad, Fatiha; Filiaggi, Mark J; Mathu-Muju, Kavita; Matthews, Debora C; Moreau, Alain; Papagerakis, Petros; Quiñonez, Carlos R; Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam; Siqueira, Walter L

Keywords: Education; Health; Minority; Multidisciplinary Research; Network; Oral Health

$2,000,000

A Bayesian deep neural network for early diagnosis of oral cancers

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Madathil, Sreenath A; Tamimi, Faleh

Keywords: Clinical Prediction Model; Diagnostic Algorithm; Informative Prior Ditributions

$271,576

The oral health of Canadians: an investigation of status and disease burden, access to care, risk determinants, and associations with systemic health and well-being

Nominated PICIHR2020Oral Health and Oral Health Care of Canadians

Principal investigators: Allison, Paul J; Taylor, James; Dawson, Aimée; Mcnally, Mary E; Pani, Sharat C; Quiñonez, Carlos R; Schroth, Robert J; Siqueira, Walter L

Keywords: Dental Care; Epidemiology; Oral Health; Survey

$3,300,000

COVID-19 incidence rates among Canadian dentists as they return to work: a cohort study

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Madathil, Sreenath A; Allison, Paul J; Siqueira, Walter L

Keywords: Covid-19 Incidence Among Dentists; Risk Associated With Aerosol Generating Procedures

$295,941

A machine learning algorithm to predict individual risk of head and neck cancers in clinical settings

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Secondary Data Analysis for Cancer Prevention and Control

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Belinda F

Keywords: Algorithms; Head And Neck Cancer; Machine Learning; Primary Prevention; Risk

$75,000

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Paul Allison

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Teledentistry for Improving Access To, and Quality of Oral Health Care: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

The dental COVID-19 paradox: Disparity in behaviors inside and outside dental schools in Canada.

Teledentistry for improving access to, and quality of oral health care: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Indicators of integrating oral health care within universal health coverage and general health care in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: a scoping review.

Canadian dental hygienists' experiences and perceptions of regulatory guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive analysis.

COVID-19 incidence and vaccination rates among Canadian dental hygienists.

Infection Prevention Strategies Concordance in Canadian Dental Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Mouthguards should be worn in contact sports.

Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action.

Oral diseases: a global public health challenge.

Frequent collaborators

Paul Allison

Belinda Nicolau

Belinda Nicolau

Marie-Claude Rousseau

Michael Glogauer

Sreenath Madathil

Pascaline Kengne Talla

Elham Emami

Elham Emami

Mario Brondani

Ana Velly

Christophe Bedos

Faleh Tamimi

Herenia Lawrence

Christophe Bedos

Svetlana Komarova