Full Name
Dr. Reena Talwar
Job Title
Dr.
Company
Contours Oral Surgery
Speaker Bio
Dr. Talwar is a certified specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has a PhD in Biomedical Science. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto in 1990 and her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1994. After graduating from Dental School, Dr. Talwar completed a General Practice Residency program in Chicago at Loyola University Medical Center from 1994 to 1996. She then went on to complete a research fellowship at Parkland Hospital in Dallas Texas in trauma and graduated in 2004 from a combined Oral and Maxillofacial - PhD training program from the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Talwar has been involved in didactic and clinical education for undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Dentistry and Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky (2004-2005), University of Toronto (2005-2010) and most recently as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Alberta for over 14 years.
She is the first fellowship licensed female Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon in Alberta, Canada and the only female to build a Non-hospital Surgical Facility, Contours Oral Surgery, in the province. The vision for this facility was founded on both a state-of-the-art surgical center and a mentorship-based teaching facility, which has successfully occurred over the past eight years. Dr. Talwar is active in her role as a teacher, mentor, surgeon, and peer, hosting the Edmonton Oral Surgery Study Club and Women in Dentistry group. She recently established a scholarship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alberta with a preference for female dental students pursuing surgical specialty training.
Dr. Talwar practices full scope Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a focus on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the partial and fully edentulous patient.
Dr. Talwar has been involved in didactic and clinical education for undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Dentistry and Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky (2004-2005), University of Toronto (2005-2010) and most recently as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Alberta for over 14 years.
She is the first fellowship licensed female Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon in Alberta, Canada and the only female to build a Non-hospital Surgical Facility, Contours Oral Surgery, in the province. The vision for this facility was founded on both a state-of-the-art surgical center and a mentorship-based teaching facility, which has successfully occurred over the past eight years. Dr. Talwar is active in her role as a teacher, mentor, surgeon, and peer, hosting the Edmonton Oral Surgery Study Club and Women in Dentistry group. She recently established a scholarship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alberta with a preference for female dental students pursuing surgical specialty training.
Dr. Talwar practices full scope Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a focus on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the partial and fully edentulous patient.
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