Dr. Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Project Manager, spoke with Dr. Gerald Zamponi, Neuroscientist, Professor, and Senior Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Zamponi and his team unlocked a new mechanism in pain management by means of which chronic pain can be reversed. Listen […]
By Alexandra Rabalski For over 9 years Henry Schein has been running the Back to School Program across Canada for children that come from underprivileged families. At this fun event, children receive backpacks filled with school supplies and healthy snacks. This year the program broke their record with the highest number of backpacks distributed in […]
This summaary is based on the article published in Canadian Family Physician: Trends in high-dose opioid prescribing in Canada (September 2014) Tara Gomes, Muhammad M. Mamdani, J. Michael Paterson, Irfan A. Dhalla, David N. Juurlink Context Canada and the United States have the highest levels of prescription opioid consumption in the world, and the use of these […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Periodontal Research: Effectiveness of metronidazole as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (February 2014) Sgolastra, M. Severino, A. Petrucci, R. Gatto, and A. Monaco Context Modern periodontal treatment generally […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Surgical Treatment Options for Grafting Areas of Gingival Recession Association with Cervical Lesions: A Review (December 2013) Isabella Bignozzi, Cristiano Littarru, Alessandro Crea, Gianluca Vittorini Orgeas, and Luca Landi Context Gingival recession (GR) is a highly prevalent […]
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This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology: Treatment of periodontitis improves the atherosclerotic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis (January 2014) Wijnand J. Teeuw, Dagmar E. Slot, Hendri Susanto, Victor E. A. Gerdes, Frank Abbas, Francesco D’Aiuto, John J. P. Kastelein and Bruno G. Loos Courtesy of […]
Dear colleagues, Here is a sampling of news items that came across our desks at CDA in the past week. We invite you to send us leads to news stories worth sharing that have come across your desk in the past week and we look forward to hearing from you (jokeefe@cda-adc.ca or 1-800-267-6354 ext. 2297). […]