On April 7, 2022, as part of the House of Commons Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the federal government announced proposed funding of $5.3 billion over five ...
With National Oral Health Month almost upon us, Dr. Richard Holden, President of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA), talks about the importance of the promotion of oral health across Canada. Focussing on communication as a ...
Every year on March 20th, the FDI World Dental Federation asks the world to unite on World Oral Health Day (WOHD) to help reduce the burden of oral disease and empower people with the knowledge, ...
The Canadian oral health community has expressed interest in this important initiative, which represents the first comprehensive national oral health data in Canada since Cycle 1 in 2007-09. OCDOC's work with StatCan began in the ...
January 16-22 is National Non-Smoking Week, an annual event coordinated by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control that aims to educate Canadians about the dangers of smoking, help people quit smoking and de-normalize the tobacco ...
The Model List of Essential Medicines, first published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1977, is a list containing medications considered to be most effective in responding to the priority needs of populations. The ...
The long-term health effects of e-cigarettes and vaporizers used to consume tobacco are not yet known. The Canadian Dental Association advises against smoking of tobacco due to risks that smoking poses to individual oral and ...