The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Donald M. Brunette, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, as the 2018 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Prosthodontics and Implants. Brunette was recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 96th General Session of the IADR, held in conjunction with the IADR Pan […]
Dear colleagues, I thought you might enjoy reading this recently-published free access article of great pertinence to everyday general practice dentistry. Effect of composite type and placement technique on cuspal strain Vilhelm G. Ólafsson DDS, MS André V. Ritter DDS, MS, MBA Edward J. Swift DMD, MS Jr. Lee W. Boushell DMD, MS Ching‐Chang Ko […]
Colleagues, I have just come across this paper that was recently published by Canadian authors in the journal JDR Clinical & Translational Research. I thought it would interest you, so I present below the publicly-available abstract along with a link to the journal, in the event that you wish to purchase the article and/or familiarize […]
Dr. Ariel Greenblatt was my guest to speak about social interventions that could help improve children’s oral health. Dr. Greenblatt coauthored a recent review that was published in the Dental Clinics of North America, tackling intergenerational and social interventions to improve children’s oral health. Dr. Greenblatt is Clinical and Didactic Instructor in the School of Dental […]
J’ai discuté avec le Dr Benoit Soucy au sujet d’une initiative importante que l’ADC entreprend pour essayer de comprendre les besoins des dentistes dans le domaine de l’information sur les produits dentaires. Que vous sauvegardiez le petit papier imprimé fourni avec le produit, que vous le numérisiez et l’enregistriez sur votre disque dur, ou que […]
I spoke with Dr. Kevin Goheen about an important initiative that CDA is undertaking to try and understand dentists’ needs in the area of dental product information. Whether you save the printed little paper that comes with the product, or you scan and save it on your hard drive, or scour the internet to learn […]
I had the pleasure to host Dr. Yoav Finer for a conversation on the recent article he published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. The article is important due to continuous debate around the use of amalgam vs. the use of newer composite materials. Research is dearly needed to gauge the efficiency, durability, […]
I had the great pleasure of meeting Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald, Associate Professor in the Division of Oral Health and Society Research in the Faculty of dentistry at McGill University and the founder of the McGill Qualitative Health Research Group (MQHRG). The qualitative approach to biomedical and oral health research has for a long time been stigmatized […]