Meet the team
Welcome to our team web page, where you’ll find information about our group of dedicated professionals who work together to achieve our common goals. Our team is comprised of individuals with diverse skills and experiences, who are committed to public health.
Here, you’ll find information about our team members, our projects, and our values. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn about our approach to work, and how we strive to make a positive impact in the communities we serve. We believe in transparent communication and collaboration, and we are always open to feedback and suggestions. Thank you for visiting our site, and we look forward to connecting with you soon.
Officers
President and Co-Founder
Dr. Juliet Guichon
Dr. Guichon is an Associate Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, and member of the departments of Community Health Sciences and Pediatrics. A legal and ethics scholar, Dr. Guichon’s most recent book, co-authored with Dr. Ian Mitchell is Ethics in Pediatrics: Achieving Excellence When Helping Children (Springer, 2019). Dr. Guichon has been recognized by national and provincial dental, medical and public health organizations for her work in promoting public health.
https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/juliet-guichon
Dr. Juliet Guichon
Vice-President and Co-Founder
Dr. James A. Dickinson
James A. Dickinson MBBS, PhD, CCFP, FRACGP is a Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences at University of Calgary. He is passionate about preventive medicine and changing physician and population behaviours to improve health.
Dr. James A. Dickinson
Members
Dr. Mario Brondani
Mario Brondani DDS, MSc, MPH, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia. He focuses his endeavours on educating future oral health care providers who are public health minded, and on making prevention and oral health care accessible to all Canadians.
Dr. Mario Brondani
Dr. Christian Caron
Christian Caron DMD, DMSc, LLB is a Full Professor of Gerodontology at Université Laval. He has founded and currently serves as the director of the Centre of Excellence for Oral Health and Aging. He is also the director of specialized training program in Gerodontology at Université Laval.
Dr. Christian Caron
Noah Cooke
Noah earned Bachelor of Health Sciences (2015-2019) and MSc (2019-2021) degrees at the University of Calgary, studying the role of the microbiota in depression and cancer. Noah then graduated from the University of Cambridge, UK with an MPhil in Population Health Sciences. Since 2017, Noah has worked with Calgarians for Kids’ Health, and later, with Fluoride Yes!
Noah Cooke
Dr. Violet D’Souza
Violet D’Souza BDS, MSc (Restorative Dentistry), MS (DPH), PhD is an Assistant Professor at the
Department of Dental Clinical Sciences at Dalhousie University. She is a dental public health specialist whose research interests include oral health deficits and frailty in older adults with serious chronic illnesses, specifically cancers, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.
Dr. Violet D’Souza
Dr. Christopher J. Doig
Christopher J. Doig (Chip) is a critical care physician and former head of the Department of Critical Care Medicine in Calgary. He writes, “Good oral health is good health. Bad oral health can affect more than your mouth. You could end up in the ICU. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Dr. Christopher J. Doig
Dr. Charles Frank
Dr. Charles Frank is a Past-President of the Ontario Dental Association. He has served on several committees and is a political contact dentist for the ODA. He is a Past-President of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Past Grand Knight and a Past District Deputy for the Knights of Columbus. His hobbies include strategic and military board games. He has been an active advocate for Community Water Fluoridation since 2001.
Dr. Charles Frank
Dreden Gianetto
Dreden Gianetto is an undergraduate student studying biomedical sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He is dedicated to using science as a means to help others.
Dreden Gianetto
Seong Eon Ha
Seong Eon Ha is a medical science graduate student at the University of Calgary. He is a passionate health advocate, primarily interested in the health issues of vaping and community water fluoridation. He currently also works part-time providing therapeutic services to children with neurodisabilities.
Seong Eon Ha
Shauna Hachey
Shauna Hachey RDH, MHS is an Associate Professor at the School of Dental Hygiene at Dalhousie University and Canadian Society for Disability and Oral Health. She is interested in health policy and oral health care access for priority populations. Read more on her biography pages at the University of Dalhouse here and here.
Shauna Hachey
Fatima Iqbal
Fatima Iqbal (BHSc.) is currently pursuing joint medical and master’s of science (MD-MSc.) degrees at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on identifying epigenetic markers for tissue-specific injury, and her passion for preventive health led her to join Calgarians for Kids’ Health in 2018.
Fatima Iqbal
Douglas Jamieson
Douglas Jamieson, BSc.Eng, MBA, FEC , FGC(Honors), (Retired) had a career of 27 years in City of Calgary Waterworks. At various times he was in charge of capital projects, plant operations, research and development of treatment processes. He was instrumental in plant optimizing techniques and evaluating and implementing new treatment technology.
Douglas Jamieson
Denise Kokaram
Denise Kokaram, MA, RDH is the Chief Operating Officer of Nation’s Dental, a social entrepreneurial corporation, focused on creating oral health access and equity for all. She is an ardent champion of promoting and providing oral health care within and for priority populations.
Denise Kokaram
Sadaf Ghanbari Miandoab
Originally from Vancouver, BC, Sadaf is a Bachelor of Health Sciences student at the University of Calgary. Passionate about public health and advocacy, Sadaf hopes to pursue a career in public health. Her current research concerns inpatient stays of children with medical complexity.
Sadaf Ghanbari Miandoab
Dr. Debra Mitchell
Debra Mitchell BSc DDS is a general dentist in Vancouver. Her dental practice emphasizes fluoride use as an important part of oral care and caries prevention.
Dr. Debra Mitchell
Dr. Ian Mitchell
Professor emeritus of pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine. He incorporates prevention and advocacy as a routine in the practice of pediatrics.
Dr. Ian Mitchell
Dr. Belinda Nicolau
Belinda Nicolau DDS MSc PhD is a Professor in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Science, McGill University, where she serves as the Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Dental Education. Dr. Nicolau is also the president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research.
Dr. Belinda Nicolau
Dr. Stacy Page
Stacey Page PhD is currently the Chair of the Conjoint Research Ethics Board of the University of Calgary, serving the Cumming School of Medicine and the Faculties of Nursing and Kinesiology. She is also a member of the Research Ethics Boards at Mount Royal University and Alberta University of the Arts.
Dr. Stacy Page
Dr. Leticia Radin Pereira
Leticia Radin Pereira, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. Her research aims to explore the role of nutrition in promoting health and preventing chronic diseases.
Dr. Leticia Radin Pereira
Dr. Zeev Rosberger
Zeev Rosberger PhD is a Psychologist and Associate Professor in the Departments of Oncology, Psychology and Psychiatry at McGill University and Senior Investigator at Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He has championed the field of Psychosocial Oncology, addressing the needs of cancer patients and their families. Over the past 20 years, he has focused his research on public health matters: cervical cancer prevention, HPV testing, and HPV and COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Zeev Rosberger
Heather Strang
Honours B. Comm, Carleton University. Heather has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry (both public and private sectors), including traditional oil and gas, oil sands and alternative energy, as well as real estate development project experience. Her specific expertise includes economic evaluations, investor relations, government and community relations and corporate communications.
Team member: C4KH and Fluoride Yes!
Heather Strang
Karen Thomas
Karen Thomas, MA, Media Studies, MA, Counselling Psychology, is the Community Engagement Manager at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute at the University of Calgary. Karen’s work supports the connections between research and community to mobilize knowledge to better serve children, families and communities.
Karen Thomas
Dr. Gerry Uswak
Gerry Uswak, DMD, MPH, Dip (DPH) is a former dean, an is currently an associate professor and clinical instructor at the University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry. He is also the Registrar of the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan. His specialty training is in dental public health and has long been a participant in the Canadian fluoridation debate.
Dr. Gerry Uswak
Kurt Wilde
Kurt Wilde is an undergraduate student studying Health and Exercise Physiology in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. He is passionate about the prevention of disease and the use of evidence-based interventions to improve the health of people and their communities.
