In an effort to keep you informed about CE opportunities available in Canada and worldwide, we are pleased to offer a series of videos presented by prominent speakers who will lead CE sessions at the Pacific Dental Conference in Vancouver, BC between March 9 and 11, 2017. Dr. Mark Donaldson spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about this session at PDC on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 8:30 – 11:00. The session is presented by the College of Dental Surgeons of BC with the participation of Dr. Cathy McGregor and Dr. Paul Farnan. Highlights What is the role of the dental profession in responding ...

Ron Haik, VP Investment Advisory Services at CDSPI, Dr. Alan Roadburg, PhD, a leading authority on retirement lifestyle education, and Susan Roberts, VP Insurance Advisory Services at CDSPI, will be speaking at the upcoming Pacific Dental Conference in March 2017 in Vancouver. Their session will feature a comprehensive financial and quality of life approach to retirement planning, based on lessons learned from CDSPI’s recent survey of retired Canadian dentists. The session runs on Thursday, March 9, 2017 8:30am – 11:00am and is titled: Navigating Retirement: Enhancing Your Life After Dentistry.  Highlights Planning for “retirement” is often most closely associated with ensuring ...

Dr. Bruce Ward, Chair of the PDC organizing committee, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about what to expect if you plan to attend PDC in Vancouver in March 2017. Visit the PDC website Register for PDC 2017 Clinical and Scientific Conference Program Social Conference Program    

Ms. Yvonne Poulin, Registered Massage Therapist and Elder Planning Counsellor, spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about the course she is offering to dental teams about dementia and its relevance to dentistry. The course is titled: Best clinical practices for health care professionals. To contact Yvonne, please email her at: info@dementiacareexpert.com Course website: courses.dementiacareexpert.com Review the Course Syllabus    

Jack Hadley spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about his recent lecture at the University of Toronto on dental marketing and social media fundamentals. The opinion shared in this video interview is considered general advice. Please check with you provincial dental association as well as regulatory authority for applicable requirements.   What should you know? Understand the mindset of social media marketing – you are not converting strangers into new patients Effective social media dental marketing starts within the practice first Post content that is “share”-worthy What should you NOT do? Engage an outside company to manage your social media Ignore people and ...

Dr. Georgios Tsakos, Reader and Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health, at the University College London, spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about the lecture he presented at the British Dental Association Conference and Exhibition in May 2016. His lecture was titled: The burden of oral diseases in an ageing population and link with general health. Highlights Oral conditions are very prevalent in the global population including restoring decayed teeth and the excessive loss of natural teeth. These diseases have an impact on the quality of life on people and present a significant financial burden as well. Research shows that not maintaining good ...

Dr. Chiraz Guessaier spoke with Dr. Rick Carvalho, Professor in the Biomaterials Division at UBC about his keynote presentation at IADR, “Fundamentals of Nanofiber-reinforced Composites”. Highlights Resin composites are essential in dentistry as a restorative material. Nanofibers can be used as reinforcing agents to make resin composite stringer and tougher. Nanofiber research is important in the area of composite resins to help improve the durability and longevity of the materials. There are currently funding initiatives to develop new resin composite materials for dental applications. Nanofibers can be produced from several types of organic and inorganic polymers. Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, PMMA, etc ...

Dr. Bobby Chagger spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the upcoming digital dentistry summit that will take place October 14 and 15, 2016 in Toronto.  Highlights Dr. Bobby Chagger spoke to Dr. Suham Alexander about an upcoming event in Mississauga, Ontario in mid-October: “European Invasion”. This inaugural conference will bring speakers from various countries in Europe as well as Canada and the United States together where digital technologies and dentistry will be the focus. Watch the video interview Dr. Bobby Chagger graduated from the University of Waterloo and obtained a DDS from the University of Toronto.  He is focused on enhancing ...