Oral Health for Vasculitis Patients

On Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, Dr. Thomas W. Mara, Chair for the Division of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the University of Western Ontario, delivered a presentation on oral health in Vasculitis patients.

Dr. Mara started his university education at the University of Western Ontario in London, receiving an HBSc in biochemistry in 1973.  The same year he was accepted into dental school graduating in 1977. He was in private practice in London from 1977 until 1988 as well as teaching part time at the school.  In 1988 he started a 3 year residency in oral pathology/medicine as well as an MSc, finishing in 1991.  Since then he has been at the dental school, the last 10 years as Chairman.  The Division is responsible for instruction in Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology.  It is closely associated with other areas such as Oral Pathology, General Medicine for dental students, Applied Psychology for Dentistry, and Forensic Dentistry. The diverse nature of the Division is reflected in the background of its faculty and the research each pursues.

On July 24, 2010, 138 people participated in the Reid Family’s 7th Annual Golf for Vasculitis Tourney at the beautiful Quesnel Golf Club in British Columbia.  Supported by generous family, friends, and community, the event raised over $16,141.00!

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Vasculitis is a chronic condition where the vessels that carry blood to your major organs get inflamed, causing many problems and complications. What you may not know about this rare condition, a nation-wide support group is based out of Cambridge.

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Volunteers are our Greatest Assets

Vasculitis Foundation Canada is made up strictly of volunteers. They give so much of their energy and time while most are still having to deal with their own form of Vasculitis. From the onset, the running of a support group has to be a group project. When we began in 1998 with not-for-profit