Kevin Zhou, DDS, BMSc
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Intern
Kevin Xiang Zhou is currently a senior dental student at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. He completed his BMSc (Hons.) at Western University in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. His research encompasses the fields of machine learning, extended reality, and virtual surgical planning technologies.
Education
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY • 2020-2024
McGill University - Montreal General Hospital
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY INTERN • 2024-2025
Publications
Development and Validation of a Novel Craniofacial Statistical Shape Model for the Virtual Reconstruction of Bilateral Maxillary Defects
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY • June 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2023.06.002
De-Epithelialization Protocol with Tapered Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Concentrations Enhances Short-Term Chondrocyte Survival in Porcine Chimeric Tracheal Allografts
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL STUDENTS • March 2023
doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2023.1437
Introducing ClinicGPT — A Custom Large Language Model
for Institutional Dental Clinics
JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION • August 2023
https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13348
Tales of Teeth and Triumphs: Navigating Intersectionality and Overcoming Barriers to Dental Care Through Community Service Learning at Schulich Dentistry
ONTARIO DENTIST • Accepted, Publication Pending
Applications of Contemporary Artificial Intelligence in Dental Surgery
ONTARIO DENTIST • July 2023
A Craniofacial Statistical Shape Model for the Virtual Reconstruction of Bilateral Maxillary Defects
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY • September 2022
doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2022.03.027
Introducing OMFA3D — a Novel Open-access Mixed Reality Resource for Dental Education
ONTARIO DENTIST • November 2021
Rapid Development of a Novel and Open-access Mixed Reality Resource for Dental Education
JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION • September 2021
doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12801
Basic Sciences for the Canadian Dental Aptitude Test — a Comprehensive Review
LONDON PRESS • May 2020 • ISBN 9781777105204
LEADERSHIP
Co-Chair
Dental Academic Research Trainee (DART) • 2022-current
Keystone Regional Representative
IADR-AADOCR National Student Research Group • 2022-current
Class President
University of Western Ontario • 2020-2022
Founder and Vice-President
Schulich Diversity in Dentistry Interest Group • 2020-2021
honours & awards
Second Place — TranscenDent Case Competition
DEBI — Dental Entrepreneurship, Business and Innovation • London, Ontario, CA
IADR-AADOCR Joint National Student Research Group (NSRG) Outstanding Regional Representative Award
International Association for Dental Research (IADR) • Portland, Oregon, USA • November 2022
Gold Award — Clinical Sciences Division
2022 London Health Research Day • London, Ontario, CA • May 2022
View PosterDr. Dave Dumencu Dentistry Class of '86 Award
University of Western Ontario • London, Ontario, CA • November 2022
2022 Oral Health Foundation Award
Pierre Fauchard Academy • Rockville, Maryland, USA • March 2022
2022 CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Research Program
Canadian Dental Association • Ottawa, Ontario, CA • March 2022
2021 Ontario Dental Association Summer Research Studentship
University of Western Ontario • London, Ontario, CA • August 2021
Dr. Gerald Z. Wright Entrance Awards
Canadian Dental Association • Ottawa, Ontario, CA • October 2020
University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Award
University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, CA • May 2018
University of Toronto Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Cancer Research Award
University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, CA • May 2017
affiliations
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Associate Trainee • Chicago, Illinois, US
International Association for Dental Research
Abstract Reviewer for the OMFS Scientific Group • Alexandria, Virginia, US
University Health Network — Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories
Research Trainee • Toronto, Ontario, CA • 2017-2019
Network for Canadian Oral Health Research (NCOHR)
Member • Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Ontario Dental Association
Member • Toronto, Ontario, CA
SHAD Canada
SHAD Fellow and Alumni • Waterloo, Ontario, CA
Conference Participation
Harvard Global Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry
Oral and Poster Presentation • Boston, Massachusetts, US • November 2023
CAOMS Annual General Meeting
Participant • Vancouver, British Columbia, CA • June 2023
25th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ICOMS23 Vancouver)
Oral Presentation • Vancouver, British Columbia, CA • June 2023
2023 AADOCR/CADR 52nd/47th Annual Meeting & Exhibition
NSRG Representative for the Keystone Region • Portland, Oregon, US • June 2023
2022 London Health Research Day
Oral and Poster Presentation • London, Ontario, CA • May 2022
2022 Pacific Dental Conference
Oral Presentation • Burnaby, British Columbia, CA • April 2022
IAOMS/Asian AOMS NextGen Conference
Poster Presentation • Chicago, Illinois, US • October 2021
University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science (IMS) Research Day
Poster Presentation • Toronto, Ontario, CA • August 2018
Medicine by Design (MBD) Annual Symposium
Poster Presentation • Toronto, Ontario, CA • December 2017
OMFS EXTERNSHIPS
University of Toronto
Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunnybrook Hospital, Humber River Hospital • July 2023
Dalhousie University
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, IWK-Grace Health Care Centre • July 2023
Harvard University
Massachusetts General Hospital, Wang Ambulatory Care Building • August 2023
MEDIA COVERAGE
Feature: Multidisciplinary research takes centre stage
Student Profile: Accessible Medics