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 […]
It was with much pleasure that I hosted once again Dr. Mark Donaldson on CDA Oasis. Dr. Donaldson has been kind and most generous in sharing his recent publications as well as his expertise on very important pharmacological topics. Today he speaks to our audience about the liabilities dentists might incur when prescribing opioids in […]
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 […]
Dr. Yu Zhang is Associate Professor in the Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics in the College of Dentistry at New York University. He recently coauthored an article on dental ceramics for restoration and metal veneering and he came on CDA Oasis to tell our audience about the article and the latest in the world of […]
It was a great pleasure to welcome once again Dr. Isabel Mello, a regular CDA Oasis contributor. Dr. Mello spoke about recognizing and celebrating the important role that dental assistants play as member of the dental team and the closest collaborator with the dentist. For more information about this event, please visit the Canadian Dental […]
Highlights In this short presentation, Dr. Aviv Ouanounou discusses the possible adverse effects of administering local anesthetics. Psychogenic reactions include most commonly syncope, as well as hyperventilation, nausea, and changes in heart rate and blood pressure. Allergic reactions are usually very rare and if they occur, they are usually related to the ester type of […]
Highlights Dr. Aviv Ouanounou returns to speak to the Oasis Discussions audience. In this short video, Dr. Ouanounou provides an overview of local anesthetics which are commonplace in every dental office. Local anesthetics are hydrophilic with an amide (most common) or ester (less common) linkages. Topical anesthetics belong to the ester group. These drugs stop […]