Dear colleagues, I would like to inform you that, for a limited number of mobile devices, videos are currently unavailable on the CDA Oasis App. A new version of the app will be coming out shortly. Please check regularly for updates. You can always view the videos on the Oasis Discussions website. Many thanks for […]
Dr. Sheila Raja, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Chicago Illinois, reviewed the prolific feedback that we had received for the communication scenario, posted on April 2nd, 2015. She spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the importance of communication in the dental office and she shared some valuable strategies that […]
On April 10, 2014, Dr. David Isen delivered an all-day continuing education course on medical emergencies in dental practice, and on advanced local anesthesia for dentists for the Ottawa Dental Society. At the end of the course, Dr. Isen briefly summarized for me the key […]
On April 2, we posted a scenario about communication with patients and its role in the success of the dental practice. We then requested your feedback on how you would handle this situation. We are pleased to present a summary of the responses that we received. Read the feedback in PDF Summary of Feedback Mutual respect […]
On March 16, we posted a case conference by Dr. Carlos Flores-Mir about anterior crossbite in early mixed dentition. We then requested your feedback on how to manage this case and if there was any additional information that is missing and that you would need to manage such a case. In the present video, Dr. Carlos […]
Ms. Christien Kopas, from Carestream Dental, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about digital impressions and how they started and where they are today. Ms. Christien Kopas is the CS solutions Specialist for Carestream Dental Canada and has been in the dental industry for over 26 years as a CDA, practice manager, consultant, sales rep and […]
At a recent meeting in Ottawa, the Board of the Canadian Dental Association confirmed that the Association is committed to scholarly publishing and voted to continue publication of the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association (JCDA), with a clear focus on original articles that contribute to the body of knowledge of the dental profession. […]
One of CDA Oasis priority topics for 2015 is Communication and its role in the success of the dental practice. As “language is the garment of thought”, communication determines who we are and how we think about ourselves vis-à-vis the other. In this context, the use of the word patient or client to describe the recipient of […]