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News Bites from CDA Knowledge Networks – 2013/09/03

 

Dear  colleagues, here is a sampling of news items that came across our desks  at CDA in the past week. We welcome your comments and we invite you to send us leads to news stories worth sharing that have come across your desk in the past week.

Canadian dentistry news

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Dr. Jack Cottrell re-elected to FDI Council. CDA past-president, Dr. Jack Cottrell of Port Perry, ON was successful in his bid for a second term in an election held at the FDI Annual Congress in Istanbul, Turkey last week. Read his initial report on the FDI World Dental Parliament…

 

 

RCDSO guidelines on implant therapy. The Ontario dental regulatory authority recently published “Education requirements and professional responsibilities for implant dentistry.” Read full text…

ODQ guidelines on CBCT: The Quebec dental regulatory authority recently published “Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in dental offices.” Read full text…

International dentistry news

FDI Istanbul Declaration on oral health. At its General Assembly in August, FDI declared that oral health is a fundamental human right and an integrated part of general health and well being. Read full text and invitation to sign the declaration…

What are the major factors affecting dental benefits in the US? The ADA is analyzing the impact of the Affordable Care Act on dentistry. Read the latest from ADA News…

How to tackle access to dental care in remote areas? The Government of Australia is providing incentives to dentists to set-up in rural areas. Read the Australian Dental Association story…

British get ready for the “post-amalgam world.” Two recent articles in the British Dental Journal by Drs Chris Lynch and Nairn Wilson discuss the implications of the Minimata Convention on Mercury for dental education and dental practice.

Continuing education matters

The next FDI Congress will be held in September 2014 in Delhi. See the FDI website for more information.  

First International Symposium Regeneration and Esthetics in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry will be held on November 8 & 9 in Bern, Switzerland. According to one of our editorial consultants, recent work by symposium organizer, Professor Daniel Buser is revolutionizing the practice of implant dentistry. Read more…

Please let us know about upcoming continuing education meetings that could be of interest to Canadian dentists by emailing us at oasisdiscussions@cda-adc.ca

 Your health & medical news

Everything you want to know about Vaccines and immunizations from the Public Health Agency of Canada website…  The Public Health Agency (PHAC) believes health professionals can make a difference in uptake of vaccinations. Check out their “Guide for health professionals on vaccines and immunization.”  

Not getting enough sleep? CDC has lots of good resources at http://www.cdc.gov/sleep/. Also consider reading the American Academy of Sleep Medicine“Guidelines for health professionals on chronic insomnia in adults.

Mind your business

Another way not to lose sleep is to read the CBC website for “Tips for finding and retaining good staff.

But you can’t love everybody, so you might find some good strategies in this Harvard Business Review (HBR) blog article “How do you manage somebody you simply don’t like?

We are conscious that you are very busy, so in order to help you make time to read JCDA Oasis, we thought you would enjoy another short HBR blog article titled “Tips for managing your time.

 

If you wish to send us leads to news stories worth sharing that have come across your desk recently, please contact us by email at oasisdiscussions@cda-adc.ca or by toll-free phone at 1-855-716-2747.

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