On September 29th, Dr. John O’Keefe held a live webinar on managing patients with enamel defects. His guests were Drs. Nancy Vertel and Melanie Mattson. Highlights Dr. Nancy Vertel, certified pediatric dentist and Dr. Melanie Mattson, certified orthodontist both from the Vancouver area speak to a live audience about enamel defects in children. Molar incisor […]
Dr. Lois Cohen, Consultant and Paul G. Rogers Ambassador for Global Health Research, spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about her participation in the Women Dentist Worldwide Forum during the FDI World Congress in Poznan Poland. Highlights Dr. Cohen spoke at the FDI’s Women Dentist Worldwide Forum in Poland about “Global Health through Oral Health: Issues and Challenges”. […]
Dr. Jocelyne Feine is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Norton M. Ross award, awarded by the American Dental Association. The award is bestowed on investigators whose research has significant impact on some aspect of clinical dentistry. Dr. Feine is Professor at McGill University Faculty of Dentistry in Montreal and the inaugural editor-in-chief of the Journal of […]
Dr. Mark Venditti from Kingston, ON spoke to Dr. John O’Keefe about the change he recently made in his magnification loupes. He increased his magnification ability from 2x to 6x and now uses a headlamp as well. Since making the change, he is able to see surface textures of the teeth and restorations more clearly […]
Dr. Tim Wright and Ms. Malavika Tampi spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about the American Dental Association’s clinical practice guideline titled, “Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants”. The guideline was informed by an accompanying systematic review, and both manuscripts were published in the August, 2016 issue of the Journal of the […]
Dr. Chiraz Guessaier had the opportunity to speak FDI’s Chair of the Dental Practice committee, Dr. Michael Sereny. He recently participated in the FDI World Congress in Poznan, Poland. Highlights The five-day meeting consists of the presentation of official reports and discusses various dental and oral health policies. The dental practice committee is the voice […]
Drs. Narjara Moreira and Carlos Flores-Mir from the University of Alberta, spoke with Dr. Chiraz Guessaier about their recently published article in the Journal of the American Dental Association, titled: Informed consent comprehension and recollection in adult dental patients. A systematic review (August 2016) Highlights Patients’ ability to recollect and comprehend treatment information plays a fundamental role […]
Drs. Debbie Saunders and Joel Epstein dispel the myth about providing periodontal care for patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation. Dr. Debbie Saunders is a Dentist and Medical Director of the Dental Oncology Program, Health Science North, in the North East Cancer Center. She is also Assistant Professor in the Norther Ontario School of Medicine. Dr. Joel Epstein […]