Given their proximity to patients during treatment and the types of procedures they perform, dentists are considered a high-risk group for acquiring COVID-19. Yet there is no current data or literature to evaluate the incidence ...
The benefits of interdisciplinary care in dentistry first became apparent to Dr. Sam Hickman during his time at the Mayo Clinic, where he was clearly impressed by how the specialist dental care center operated as ...
Dental departments are often the best kept secret in hospitals, supporting patients in a way that can sometimes be overshadowed by the broader strokes of systemic healthcare. But since its founding in the early 1980s, the ...
A recent study on the contamination of wastewater with pharmaceuticals found that the US had some of the highest levels of contaminants in drinking water worldwide. And while there has long been a concrete plan ...
Despite a heavy reliance on technology, medicine and science, at the end of the day, dentistry is a people business. And though the distinction between patient and person may seem subtle, according to Dr. Christophe ...
In this latest roundtable discussion from the Canadian Association for Dental Research, three expert panelists present their latest research projects on oral cancer. Dr. Denise Laronde, University of British Columbia gives valuable insight into her ...
The reopening of regular dental practice in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a long and complicated road, filled with changing guidance, unforeseen costs and disruption. And while no one can say for ...
Historically speaking, dentistry and medicine have long been considered two separate fields, each run by their own colleges with their own set of regulations and cultural norms. But in recent times, there have been fewer ...