Building trust within your team is essential to running a successful dental practice. Daily, monthly, and yearly decisions made by dentists, managers, and their teams (no matter how big or small), accumulate over time and impact on each individual’s wellness and sense of happiness and safety at work. As a part of our workplace wellness […]
New research published in March 2019 in BMJ Journals suggests that the presence of oral bacteria in cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with the severity of the tumour. This study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden could improve treatment and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, a disease that is often discovered late, has poor prognoses, and […]
CDSPI Insurance Advisors, Sasha Galvic and Julie Berthiaume, travel throughout Canada to speak to students at all levels about their insurance needs as well as the no-cost student insurance coverage plans offered through CDSPI. Join us as we dive into the world of CDSPI programs, coverage, and advisor support. During this Oasis conversation Sasha and […]
The Global Periodontal Health Project (GPHP) was launched by the World Dental Federation in October 2015 to reduce the burden of periodontal disease by raising awareness of its impact and engaging the public, oral health and other health professionals, educators, and policymakers in promoting periodontal health. The goals of the project are: Increase global awareness […]
More than a third of a third of the population have a clicking jaw (or disc displacement) characterised by clicking upon opening or closing the jaw or both. Typically asymptomatic and caused by microtrauma, this is a common condition many dentists will encounter in their practice. Today, Dr. Thomas Shackleton is here to provide an […]
This autumn, the annual meeting of the Canadian Academy of Endodontics is taking place in Mont Tremblant, Quebec from September 18 to 21. To learn more about the meeting and its scientific program we’re sitting down with the CAE President and chief organizer of the conference, Dr. Maneesh Sharma. During this brief Oasis conversation, […]
I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. David Stevenson, current President of the Ontario Dental Association as he is approaching the end of his term. Originally from Toronto, Dr. Stevenson chose the charms of a small community for him and his wife, who is also a dentist, to settle down in Carleton Place, […]
The 2019 Pacific Dental Conference (PDC) is over but there’s still much we can discover from the presentations and products on display there. Before we start looking ahead to the 2020 conference, we’re taking a look back at what we found on this year’s exhibit floor. In this edition, Dr. John O’Keefe meets up with […]