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GETTING TO BETTER KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY
DR. JENNIFER MACLELLAN
CAPD/ACDP Vice-President, 2018 to 2020
What are your goals as the new Vice-President of CAPD/ACDP?
I hope to continue to learn from Ray and Paul over the next two years to
appropriately represent and promote the common views and wishes of
our Academy. I will value input, both compliments and concerns, from
the membership and strive to move our academy forward in a way that
is reflective of that input.
Why did you choose to specialize in Pediatric Dentistry?
I had the pleasure of purchasing my family dentist’s practice and
working as a solo practitioner for over eight years prior to specializing
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in Pediatric Dentistry. As much as I truly loved treating my patients of
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all ages, I came to realize that the days that gave me the most
pleasure were those filled with pediatric patients. After much soul
pleasure were those filled with pediatric patients. After much soul searching and with the understanding and
searching and with the understanding and support of my wonderful
support of my wonderful husband, we decided to sell the practice (and pretty much everything else, but our
husband, we decided to sell the practice (and pretty much everything
children aged 1, 2 and 4 at the time!) to send me back to school.
but our children aged 1, 2 and 4 at the time!) to send me back to
school.
Where did you do your training?
I attended Dalhousie for my DDS and studied Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan.
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Where did you do your training?
What do you enjoy the most about your job?
After obtaining a Bachelor of Science, I attended dental school at the University of Western Ontario. Following
I am fortunate
practice
Pediatric
Dentistry
at the and
IWK
with a cross
appointment
as Ontario.
a clinical From
and 1986
didactic
graduation
in 1982, to I did
a dental
internship
at Victoria
University
Hospitals
in London
to
associate
professor
in
the
Faculty
of
Dentistry
at
Dalhousie.
Combining
the
two
provides
a
lot
of
variety
1988 I attend the pediatric dentistry program at Indiana University Dental School and James Whitcomb which
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keeps me
engaged
as both a practitioner
and educator.
Children’s
Hospital
in Indianapolis
Indiana. I returned
to Ontario 3 months before my first child was born.
What do you enjoy the most about your job?