Dr. Peter Brennan, oral and maxillofacial surgeon and Professor and Head of Academic Department of Surgery at the University of Portsmouth, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about an article he has recently published, titled: Situational awareness – what it means for clinicians, its recognition and importance in patient safety Highlights The term “situational awareness” is the […]
Dr. Reza Nouri is a certified specialist in pediatric dentistry, and has been a Clinical Associate Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia since 1994. Highlights Dr. Reza Nouri gives practitioners sage advice about how to help optimize dental health the in the perinatal and infant stages. Good nutrition and its […]
Lire la version anglaise de ce billet En août 2016, un grand nombre d’articles a paru concernant un rapport de l’Associated Press (AP) dont les résultats montrent une absence apparente de preuves directes concernant l’efficacité de la soie dentaire. Dans son rapport, l’AP parle d’un article examinant deux revues systématiques précédentes qui comparent l’utilisation de la […]
Read the French version of this post In August 2016, there was a flood of news items about an Associated Press(AP)-initiated report which found an apparent lack of direct evidence to prove that flossing was effective. The AP reported on an article that looked at two previous systematic reviews on this topic comparing the use […]
David Chong Yen from DCY Professional Corporation Chartered Accountants, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the different ownership options of dental practices. Highlights The dental industry has changed significantly over the past decade. The low interest rate environment has significantly impacted the dental landscape because this has facilitated “easy money” to purchase practices. Many dentists are realizing […]
Dr. Randy Allan will be a speaker at the upcoming CARDP meeting which will take place in Halifax in September 2016. Highlights Dr. Randy Allan speaks to Dr. Suham Alexander about his presentation at the CARDP meeting and shares two of his many cases. Randy will be speaking about the use of gold as a restorative […]
Dr. Nicholas Makhoul spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the importance and incidence of antibiotic prophylaxis. Highlights Dr. Nick Makhoul recently spoke at the Annual Spring Meeting in Toronto in May as part of a panel. His lecture focused on antibiotic usage for common oral surgery procedures, specifically the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for the […]
Highlights 51 million is an all-too often cited statistic relating to the number of missed school hours amongst the population of US children. But what does this number really reflect? The study by Edelstein and Reisine found that searching for “51 million missed school hours for children” results in a wide range of material related […]