We are pleased to present this video series on dental clinical ergonomics. The resource is based on the study module available from the UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre. The module is directed towards dental ergonomics and promoting the health of dental clinicians with hope to assist clinicians in better assessing and understanding their needs in […]
This summary is based on the article published in the International Dental Journal: Antibiotics in dental practice: how justified are we (February 2015) Sukhvinder S. Oberoi, Chandan Dhingra, Gaurav Sharma, Divesh Sardana Courtesy of Wiley Publishing, you can access the full-text article for the next 3 months here (PDF) Context Antibiotics are prescribed by dentists […]
Dr. Rodrigo Cunha from the College of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba explains the importance of finding the second mesiobuccal canal in maxillary molars. If you have any questions, you can either email Dr. Cunha or send an email to oasisdiscussions@cda-adc.ca Watch the video
This summary is based on the article published in Addiction: Electronic cigarettes: review of use, content, safety, effects on smokers and potential for harm and benefit (November 2014) Peter Hajek, Jean-François Etter, Neal Benowitz, Thomas Eissenberg, Hayden McRobbie Context Electronic cigarettes (EC) are devices designed to deliver nicotine without tobacco smoke by heating a solution […]
We are pleased to present this video series on dental clinical ergonomics. The resource is based on the study module available from the UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre. The module is directed towards dental ergonomics and promoting the health of dental clinicians with hope to assist clinicians in better assessing and understanding their needs in […]
This summary is based on the article published in Anesthesia Progress: Adverse Drug Reactions in Dental Practice (Spring 2014) Daniel E. Becker, DDS Context Adverse reactions may occur with any of the medications prescribed or administered in dental practice. Most of these reactions are somewhat predictable based on the pharmacodynamic properties of the drug. Others, […]
This summary is based on the article published in Archives of Oral Biology: Interrelationship between diabetes and periodontitis: Role of hyperlipidemia (April 2015) Xiaodong Zhou, Wenyi Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Wu Zhang, Yiming Li Context Diabetes mellitus and periodontitis are both common, chronic diseases. It is generally accepted that the inter-relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Dental Journal: Genetic factors affecting dental caries risk (March 2015) S Opal, S Garg, J Jain, I Walia Courtesy of Wiley Publishing, you can access the full-text article for the next 3 months here (PDF) Context Dental caries is a complex, chronic, multifactorial disease […]