The Ontario Dental Association is holding a New Dentist Symposium, October 21st and 22nd, 2017. This innovative Continuing Education event aims to bring together like-minded ODA members who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. The symposium was specifically crafted for new dentists who have been practicing dentistry for 10 years or less. My fourth interview with speakers from the symposium is with Dr. Lionel Lenkinski, Endodontist and the President and CEO of the Canadian Dental Protective Association. His session focuses on the importance of informed consent and recordkeeping.  I hope you enjoy the interview and attend the symposium. Please share your thoughts ...

The Ontario Dental Association is holding a New Dentist Symposium, October 21st and 22nd, 2017. This innovative Continuing Education event aims to bring together like-minded ODA members who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. The symposium was specifically crafted for new dentists who have been practicing dentistry for 10 years or less. My third interview with speakers from the symposium is with Ron Haik, Vice President, Investment Advisory Services, at CDSPI. Ron will be accompanied by Susan Roberts, Deputy Principal Broker at CDSPI Advisory Services Inc. Their session focuses on helping young dentists make sound and beneficial financial decisions.  I hope you ...

The Ontario Dental Association is holding a New Dentist Symposium, October 21st and 22nd, 2017. This innovative Continuing Education event aims to bring together like-minded ODA members who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. The symposium was specifically crafted for new dentists who have been practicing dentistry for 10 years or less. My second interview with speakers from the symposium is with Dr. jack Cottrell, general dentist from Port Hope, Ontario; long-time dentist volunteer, and Treasurer at the FDI, World Dental Federation. His sessions focuses on the benefits of volunteering and demystifies some of the aspects of getting involved in dental volunteer missions.  ...

The Ontario Dental Association is holding a New Dentist Symposium, October 21st and 22nd, 2017. This innovative Continuing Education event aims to bring together like-minded ODA members who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. The symposium was specifically crafted for new dentists who have been practicing dentistry for 10 years or less. My first interview with speakers from the symposium is with Timothy Brown, President and CEO of Roi Corporation. His session focuses on helping new dentists make the transition through the purchase of their own practice.  I hope you enjoy the interview and attend the symposium. Please share ...

I had the pleasure to welcome from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, Ondina Love, CEO, and Victoria Leck, Manager Professional Development. They kindly accepted my invitation to give us more information about their upcoming conference, to be held in Ottawa, October 19 to 21. As Ottawa celebrates its 150th Anniversary, the conference attendees will enjoy not only a rich clinical program presented by nationally and internationally renowned speakers, but also a varied and promising social program.  Through the links, you can find more information on the CDHA 2017 conference, the conference program, and how to register! Enjoy the interview! Chiraz ...

I had the pleasure to welcome Dr. Thomas Viola, pharmacist, clinical educator, published writer and professional speaker. Dr. Viola’s hosted a webinar on the Colgate Oral Health Network for Professional Development and Education, titled: what a real pain! Appropriately prescribing opioid analgesics in dentistry. We hope you enjoy the interview and share your feedback with us at oasisdiscussions@cda-adc.ca Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Manager Highlights Management of dental pain is accomplished with the use of opioid and non-opioid analgesics. Since the treatment of such pain relies heavily on individual factors, it is essential for the dental professional to not only assess ...

I had the pleasure to meet and speak with Dr. Leland McFadden about his participation in the upcoming meeting of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in Winnipeg, September 14 to 16, 2017. His session is titled: Treatment of Facial Injuries in Children and Adolescents.  if you are interested in attending the conference, you can find more information on how to register by visiting the CAPD meeting webpage.  Enjoy the conversation! Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Manager Highlights This talk will discuss the etiology and incidence of facial trauma in children and adolescent patients. Clinical and radiographic assessment of the injured patient ...

Dr. Charles Lekic is the Chair of the CAPD Winnipeg Organizing Committee. He joined me to provide more information on the conference scientific and social programs. The CAPD 2017 conference will take place in Winnipeg, MB, September 14 to 16, 2017. We hope you can join! Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Manager  Visit the CAPD website Visit the CAPD Winnipeg Conference website Register to attend the conference   Full Interview ( 8.25″)