I invited the corresponding author of an article recently published in Advances in Dental Research, Dr. Effie Ioannidou, to tell us about the barrieres women researchers face and if there are potential interventions that will reduce those barriers. Dr. Ioannidou is Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Please […]
Welcome to our second CDA Oasis Roundtable, where dentists and others in our sector gather to discuss important day-to-day issues in dental practice. In this episode, Dr. Gordan Markic, general dentist from Mississauga, Ontario, speaks with seven dentists from the maritime provinces about issues related to the application of information technologies in the dental office, […]
Source Article: Assessing the impact of an opioid prescribing guideline for dentists in Ontario, Canada The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario introduced a new dental opioid prescribing guideline in November 2015. The authors examined whether introduction of this guideline was associated with changes in opioid prescribing patterns.
Today, we welcome back Dr. Effie Habsha, a Toronto-based prosthodontist and the founder of Women in Dentistry: Work. Life. Balance. In this conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Dr. Habsha discusses why she created this organization as well as its future goals and activities, including the annual Women in Dentistry Symposium. Here are a few more highlights from the conversation: When […]
Antimicrobials are life savers. They have reduced the economic, medical, and social burden of infectious diseases and are part of many routine medical interventions. However, unnecessary antibiotic use is contributing to a rise in resistant bacteria, making infections much harder, and increasingly impossible to treat. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 18 – 24, promotes the informed use […]
Les antibiotiques sauvent des vies. Ils ont réduit le fardeau économique, médical et social des maladies infectieuses et font partie de nombreuses interventions médicales de routine. Cependant, leur consommation inutile contribue à l’augmentation des bactéries résistantes, ce qui rend le traitement des infections beaucoup plus difficile, et souvent même impossible. La Semaine de sensibilisation aux […]
CDA has curated a list of evidence-based tools and resources to help dentists, the dental team, parents and caregivers provide oral health care for persons living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alzheimer’s and Dementia. These resources are intended to help care providers adapt their daily skills when routine oral health care provision is not always possible. […]