News Bites from CDA Knowledge Networks – 2014/10/07
Dear colleagues, Here is a sampling of news items that came across our desks at CDA in the past week. We invite you to send us leads to news stories worth sharing that have come across your desk in the past week and we look forward to hearing from you (jokeefe@cda-adc.ca or 1-800-267-6354 ext. 2297). Best wishes, John.
Canadian dentistry news
CAHS report with spokesperson Dr. Paul Allison spurs Ordre des dentistes du Québec (ODQ) action to address access to dental care in Quebec. Read more…
Ensuring access to care: Students at the Faculty of dentistry of the University of Toronto help vulnerable patients. The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry has been putting smiles on patients’ faces for decades, providing state-of-the-art dental care for vulnerable people at about half the cost of regular clinics. Read more…
Government of Canada takes action to protect youth from the dangers of tobacco use. The Honourable Rona Ambrose announced new proposed regulatory amendments that would further restrict flavoured tobacco products that appeal to youth. Read more…
Heart and Stroke Foundation wants federal regulation on e-cigarettes. The Heart and Stroke Foundation wants the federal government to regulate the burgeoning electronic cigarette market to restrict access to minors, prohibit advertising and ban them from public places. Read more…
Schulich Dentistry Annual Research Day. The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will host the Schulich Dentistry Annual Research Day on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Read more…
Former Dean, Dr. Ralph Brooke, Passes Away at 80. Dr. Ralph Brooke, former Dean of Dentistry (1982-1997), passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospice on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Read more…
International dentistry news
ADA News: National Quality Forum endorses Dental Quality Alliance measures. Read more…
One Year Later, Symposium Outcomes Continue to Drive Change in Dental Hygiene Profession. The three-day forum in Chicago brought together more than 100 key stakeholders with diverse perspectives to discuss the need to transform the educational requirements and practice for the dental hygiene profession. Read more…
Oral Health for Developmentally Disabled has Room to Grow. Caregivers generally don’t provide the necessary amount of oral care to the developmentally disabled people they take care of. But it’s not their fault, in most cases. Read more…
BDA says we must end the scandal of child tooth decay. The British Dental Association responded to research which shows around one in eight toddlers in England have dental disease. Read more…
California approves dental telehealth program to expand access to services. Oral health advocates are lauding California’s new law expanding the Virtual Dental Home (VDH), a program that uses telehealth technology to bring dental services directly to patients in community settings, such as schools and nursing homes. Read more…
The American Association of Orthodontists Partners with renowned Chef John Besh to Highlight Orthodontic-Friendly Recipes. Renowned chef, restaurateur, TV personality and author John Besh will make life a little more delicious this fall as a result of his new partnership with The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Read more…
Thirty million seen by NHS dentist. Almost 30 million people were seen by a dentist in England in the 24 months to June 2014, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC): 55.9% of the population. Read more…
Survey of toddlers’ teeth shows ticking time bomb. The first ever survey of oral health in three-year-olds in England shows some 12 per cent of toddlers across the country have experienced dental decay. Read more…
American Academy of Periodontology installs new president, officers in San Francisco. Read more…
Clinical & scientific news
New material may upgrade dental implants. Experts from the Autonomous University of Baja California in eastern Mexico created dental implants from a mixture of polymer with ceramic and a light consistency. Read more…
Parietal Subdural Empyema as Complication of Acute Odontogenic Sinusitis: A Case Report. A literature review is presented here to emphasize the extreme rarity of this clinical entity. Read more…
Orthodontic Treatment for Disabled Children: A Survey of Parents’ Attitudes and Overall Satisfaction. The aim of this study was to analyze the motivation, expectations and overall satisfaction with OT among parents of patients with disabilities. Read more…
A new design for youths’ self-management of chronic pain: the web- and mobile-based iCanCope™ with Pain. Dr. Jennifer Stinson at the Hospital for Sick Children and her colleagues are fulfilling a need of adolescents with chronic pain through the design of a new app for the self-management of pain. Read more…
Novel technology used to make restorative dental material. A novel dental restorative material that should make life easier for dental care experts and their patients was unveiled by 3M Company. It is based on technology developed by a team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers. Read more…
Combatting periodontal pathogens. A total 12 million Germans suffer from periodontitis. If the inflammation remains untreated, this could lead to tooth loss. Read more…
Anti-aging properties of drinking hydrogen-rich water on periodontal tissues. Oxidative stress is involved in age-related inflammatory reactions. Molecular hydrogen is considered to be a novel antioxidant that can reduce oxidative stress. Read more…
Your health & medical news
Many People Deal With Severe Periodontitis. Severe periodontitis was the sixth most prevalent condition in the world in 2010, according to a new study. Read more…
Dental, nutrition experts call for radical rethink on free sugars intake. Sugars in the diet should make up no more than 3 percent of total energy intake to reduce the significant financial and social burdens of tooth decay, finds new research. Read more…
Most-prescribed drug in country coming under stricter regulations. Beginning Monday, hundreds of medicines containing hydrocodone will be subject to stricter prescribing rules by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Read more…
Call growing louder for national prescription drug plan. We pay way too much in Canada, especially for generic drugs both public plans and private plans are paying prices that are far too high because of the way we have established how we pay for the drugs. Read more…
Mind your business
Patient Financing: Why Dentists Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Use The F* Word. New forms of customer financing now make it possible to bring the advantages of flexible loan programs to dental work. Read more…
Base Salary (AKA Minimum Guarantee) for Associate Dentists. Over the past ten years, base salaries for General Dentists seeking associateships have become more commonplace in response to an increasingly competitive dental job market. Read more…
Jenn’s vision:-A true lesson in best practices. When patients sit in the chair, they can be exposed to so many things that could injure the head, neck, and eyes. Read more…
Continuing education matters
Dalhousie Dentistry Alumni Lecture Series, Moncton, October 28th, 2014. Read more…
McGill University
- October 25, 2014: Premalignant Lesions and Oral Cancer: What Dentists Must Know
- November 1, 2014: The Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Pain
University of Toronto
- October 17, 2014: Small Field-of-View Cone Beam CT: A 2.5 Day Didactic and Hands-On Course
- October 17, 2014: Paediatric Dentistry: “Don’t Let Them Scare You” (am.) & “From Good to Great” (pm.)
- October 24, 2014: Let’s Stick Together: Simplifying Restoration Choice, Bonding and Cementation
- October 25, 2014: Light Curing of Composites
- October 31, 2014: Dental Occlusion: The lifeline of the teeth and jaws
Winnipeg Dental Society:
- October 31, 2014: Making Endodontics Fun: “The Secrets to Predictable, Safe, and Efficient Endo”
- November 28, 2014: Sleep Prosthodontics: A Biologic Approach to Occlusion, Wear & TMD
- January 30, 2015: Irrefutable Laws: “Proven Success”
- March 13, 2014: Managing Esthetic Failures on Anterior Dental Implants: Etiologies & Treatment Solution
University of Alberta
- January 15, 2015 (Application Deadline: October 10, 2014): Clinical Orthodontic Procedures Module – Theory
- October 25, 2014: Pediatric Dentistry Endowed Lecture: Dr. Dr. Rocio Quinonez. Read more…
University of British Columbia
- October 18-19, 2014: Introduction to Dental Microscopy and Advanced Endodontics: A Two-Day Hands-On Workshop.
- October 25, 2014: Crown Lengthening: A hands-on course
- October 30, 2014: Oral cancer screening/Management of Oral Complications in Cancer Patients
- October 31-November 2, 2014: Inhalation and Oral Sedation in Dentistry
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
Dental industry news
Axis|SybronEndo Launches the Cordless Elements Free Endodontic Obturation System. Designed for use with the warm vertical condensation technique, the ElementsTM Free obturation system offers both downpack and backfill capabilities in a cordless design – giving dentists and endodontic specialists the freedom of movement to perform endodontic procedures anywhere without restrictions. Read more…
The Universities of Michigan, North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Pittsburgh to spearhead Internet2 NET+ ICE-EHR Offering. The successful adoption of an electronic health record system (EHR) presents the opportunity to change the face of patient care, treatment, patient communication, reporting, peer-to-peer collaboration, education and research. Read more…
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.