diff --git a/ng2-material/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts b/ng2-material/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
index 28c8c596..00825505 100644
--- a/ng2-material/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
+++ b/ng2-material/components/backdrop/backdrop.ts
@@ -33,26 +33,26 @@ export class MdBackdrop {
    * Emits when the backdrop begins to hide.
    */
   @Output()
-  onHiding: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>();
+  onHiding: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>(false);
 
   /**
    * Emits when the backdrop has finished being hidden.
    */
   @Output()
-  onHidden: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>();
+  onHidden: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>(false);
 
 
   /**
    * Emits when the backdrop begins to be shown.
    */
   @Output()
-  onShowing: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>();
+  onShowing: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>(false);
 
   /**
    * Emits when the backdrop has finished being shown.
    */
   @Output()
-  onShown: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>();
+  onShown: EventEmitter<MdBackdrop> = new EventEmitter<MdBackdrop>(false);
 
   constructor(public element: ElementRef) {
   }
diff --git a/ng2-material/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/ng2-material/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index 8acde389..4a9990f5 100644
--- a/ng2-material/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/ng2-material/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {parseTabIndexAttribute} from "../../core/util/util";
 export class MdCheckbox {
 
   @Output()
-  checkedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
+  checkedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>(false);
 
   /** Whether this checkbox is checked. */
   @Input()
diff --git a/ng2-material/components/dialog/dialog.ts b/ng2-material/components/dialog/dialog.ts
index 049f4511..3350402e 100644
--- a/ng2-material/components/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/ng2-material/components/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ export * from './dialog_container';
 export * from './dialog_ref';
 export * from './dialog_basic';
 
-// TODO(jelbourn): body scrolling is disabled while dialog is open.
-// TODO(jelbourn): Don't manually construct and configure a DOM element. See #1402
 // TODO(jelbourn): Wrap focus from end of dialog back to the start. Blocked on #1251
 // TODO(jelbourn): Focus the dialog element when it is opened.
 // TODO(jelbourn): Pre-built `alert` and `confirm` dialogs.
@@ -110,13 +108,7 @@ export class MdDialog {
                 backdropRef.instance.hide().then(() => {
                   containerRef.dispose();
                   contentRef.dispose();
-                  // TODO(jd): The change detection doesn't like it if you dispose() a ComponentRef while it has
-                  //           pending async things that will emit() one of it's outputs. Wait a second for the
-                  //           container objects to be disposed and clean up their Change detection references to
-                  //           the backdrop's hide/show events, then dispose of the backdrop.
-                  TimerWrapper.setTimeout(()=> {
-                    backdropRef.dispose();
-                  }, 500);
+                  backdropRef.dispose();
                 });
               });
             });
diff --git a/ng2-material/components/ink/ink.ts b/ng2-material/components/ink/ink.ts
index 42cb1419..a74fb7af 100644
--- a/ng2-material/components/ink/ink.ts
+++ b/ng2-material/components/ink/ink.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {Ink} from "../../core/util/ink";
 })
 export class MdInk {
 
-  @Output() inked:EventEmitter<MdInk> = new EventEmitter<MdInk>();
+  @Output() inked:EventEmitter<MdInk> = new EventEmitter<MdInk>(false);
 
   constructor(private _element: ElementRef) {
   }
diff --git a/ng2-material/components/input/input.ts b/ng2-material/components/input/input.ts
index 88fd46b2..8a7b7fb8 100644
--- a/ng2-material/components/input/input.ts
+++ b/ng2-material/components/input/input.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ export class MdInput {
   @Input()
   placeholder: string;
   @Output('valueChange')
-  mdChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
+  mdChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter(false);
   @Output()
-  mdFocusChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
+  mdFocusChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter(false);
 
   setHasFocus(hasFocus: boolean) {
     ObservableWrapper.callEmit(this.mdFocusChange, hasFocus);
diff --git a/ng2-material/components/radio/radio_button.ts b/ng2-material/components/radio/radio_button.ts
index 93a8d5f9..b8de5bd8 100644
--- a/ng2-material/components/radio/radio_button.ts
+++ b/ng2-material/components/radio/radio_button.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var _uniqueIdCounter: number = 0;
 export class MdRadioGroup implements OnChanges {
 
   @Output('valueChange')
-  change: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
+  change: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter(false);
 
   /** The selected value for the radio group. The value comes from the options. */
   @Input('value')