Dr. Nancy Auyeung, President of the Manitoba Dental Association, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the Manitoba Dental Foundation campaign and upcoming Gala to take place in November 2015. Interview Highlights The Manitoba Dental Foundation was established in 2015 and it is the center of philanthropy for Manitoba dentists. Vision Statement The Manitoba Dental Foundation serves […]
David Chong Yen, from DCY Professional Corporation of Chartered Accountants, comes back to talk with Dr. Suham Alexander about the suitability of one of two alternatives: buy or open a dental practice. Interview Highlights At some point in their career, most dentists make the decision to own and operate their own practice. However, sometimes, the bigger […]
You are invited to send us an email, video message, or leave us a voice message in which you tell us about a clinical or non-clinical pearl that you learned throughout your dental career and which made a difference for you. And here is Dr. John O’Keefe… Also, […]
The goal of vital pulp therapy is to preserve or regenerate tissues of the pulp-dentine complex of affected teeth and includes: direct and indirect pulp-capping, pulpotomy and more recently, regenerative pulp therapy. Pulp tissue may become compromised due to caries, loss of tooth structure/surface, traumatic injury or operatively as a result of cavity preparation. However, […]
In the following video conversation, a panel of experts, including Drs. Howard Strassler, Joe Oxman, and Fred Rueggeberg, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks at CDA, about THE key factors to consider when buying a new curing light. Panel Discussion Highlights All lights are not created equally and affect the quality of cure of composite […]
Dr. Jocelyne Feine, Professor at McGill University, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the new JDR Clinical & Translational Research Journal. Dr. Jocelyne Feine is a Professor in the Oral Health and Society Research Unit at the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University. She is a recognized world leader in the assessment of therapies for chronic orofacial […]
A patient reports tooth sensitivity during the initial phase of tooth-whitening procedures, what strategies may be implemented? Pulpal penetration of peroxide, dehydration, and tray-related tooth movements have been implicated in bleach-induced tooth sensitivity. This sensitivity is transient and generally dissipates within a short time. Strategies Decreasing the contact intervals may be a start, using 1-hour […]