Read the French version of this post In August 2016, there was a flood of news items about an Associated Press(AP)-initiated report which found an apparent lack of direct evidence to prove that flossing was effective. The AP reported on an article that looked at two previous systematic reviews on this topic comparing the use […]
Drs. Margherita Fontana and Alyssa Hayes, respectively from the Universities of Michigan and Saskatchewan, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the role and of the US-Canada Chapter of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future and its initiatives. Drs. Fontana and Hayes are the Alliance’s co-chairs. Highlights Dr. John O’Keefe speaks with Drs. Margherita Fontana and Alyssa […]
David Chong Yen from DCY Professional Corporation Chartered Accountants, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the different ownership options of dental practices. Highlights The dental industry has changed significantly over the past decade. The low interest rate environment has significantly impacted the dental landscape because this has facilitated “easy money” to purchase practices. Many dentists are realizing […]
Dr. Randy Allan will be a speaker at the upcoming CARDP meeting which will take place in Halifax in September 2016. Highlights Dr. Randy Allan speaks to Dr. Suham Alexander about his presentation at the CARDP meeting and shares two of his many cases. Randy will be speaking about the use of gold as a restorative […]
Dr. Nicholas Makhoul spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the importance and incidence of antibiotic prophylaxis. Highlights Dr. Nick Makhoul recently spoke at the Annual Spring Meeting in Toronto in May as part of a panel. His lecture focused on antibiotic usage for common oral surgery procedures, specifically the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for the […]
Dr. Allan Graas, President of the Alberta Dental Association and College has announced that Dr. Randall Croutze has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer effective September 1. Dr. Croutze currently operates general dentistry practices in Edmonton and St. Albert and is the President of the Canadian Dental Association. Dr. Randall Croutze was born […]
Highlights 51 million is an all-too often cited statistic relating to the number of missed school hours amongst the population of US children. But what does this number really reflect? The study by Edelstein and Reisine found that searching for “51 million missed school hours for children” results in a wide range of material related […]
Dr. Chandur Wadhwani, will be a speaker at the upcoming CARDP meeting, which will take place in Halifax in September 2016. Highlights Research has shown that peri-implant health in the long term is affected by the soft tissue (epithelium and connective tissue) seal which develops around implants and not the bone. The prevalence of peri-implantitis is […]