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Leigha Rock is an Associate Professor and Director in the School of Dental Hygiene at Dalhousie University. She focuses on research related to biomarkers and malignant progression in oral potentially malignant lesions and oral epithelial dysplasia. Her work examines various aspects of dental hygiene education, including graduate degree outcomes and the impacts of COVID-19 on dental hygienists across Canada. Rock has contributed extensively to the literature, with publications exploring the role of mTOR signaling in premalignant lesions and the motivations for graduate education among dental hygienists. She is affiliated with the Departments of Pharmacology and Pathology at Nova Scotia Health and serves as a scientific affiliate at the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute. Her research interests have wide-ranging implications for dental practice and public health, particularly in the context of evolving practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dalhousie University • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leading research and educational initiatives in the School of Dental Hygiene.