University of Toronto team awarded CIHR grant to study impact of cannabis use on Indigenous oral health

Clinical research and Indigenous knowledge models will help team gather first evidence of effects of cannabis on Indigenous peoples of CanadaUniversity of Toronto - Faculty of DentistryIMAGE: Sacred Indigenous objects laid out on cloth for Learning Circle Symposium, 2018.viewmore Credit: Katia TaylorA multidisciplinary team from the University of Toronto, with experts from the Faculty of Dentistry and the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health have been awarded a five year, $1.5 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the impact of cannabis use on the oral health of Indigenous populations.The researchers will work in partnership with Indigenous communities and public health authorities, including Norway House Cree Nation (Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation) in northern Manitoba; the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA), with the First Nations of Moose Factory, Fort Albany, Attawapiskat, Weenusk (Peawanuck), and Kashechewan, and the town of Moosonee in northern Ontario; and Alberta Health Services (AHS) in Calgary, Alberta.Over the course of the study, participants will be monitored for changes in their oral health and oral microbiome, including inflammation of the oral mucosa and periodontal tissues and the development of pre-cancerous lesions and cancers of the mouth, head and neck, and changes in oral and facial sensory function.DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF DISEASEThe CIHR study aims to pr...
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