This summary is adapted from the Review Analysis and Evaluation published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental practice: Laser Therapy is Safe but not Superior to Conventional Treatment of Peri-implantitis (June 2015) Context The Review Analysis and Evaluation examined a systematic review published in 2014 by Kotsakis, Konstantinidis, Karoussis, Ma, and Chu entitled: Systematic review […]
Dr. Joel Antel, Chair of the Manitoba Dental Association’s Communications Committee, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the association’s Free First Visit Program which encourages parents to bring their under 3 years-old child to the dentist. Highlights The program allows the dentist and the dental team to: Inform parents about factors that lead to dental decay. […]
Ms. Lisa Philp, from Transitions Group, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the importance of communciation in the dental office and how to optimize communciation among the dental team and with patients. Watch the video interview Lisa Philp, RDH is the Chief Visionary Officer of Transitions Group North America, a […]
Dr. Aviv Ouanounou spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about medication abuse among the elderly population and what considerations should the oral health care professional take when treating an elderly patient. Dr. Aviv Ouanounou is Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. Watch the vide interview
Dr. Alyssa Hayes, Assistant Professor at the College of Dentistry of the University of Saskatchewan, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the Faculty Inter-professional E-Health Award conferred to her by Canada Health Infoway. What is the Canada Health Infoway Faculty Inter-professional eHealth Award? University of Saskatchewan Faculty Recognized for Inter-professional eHealth Award Watch the […]
This summary is based on the feature published in the Journal of the American Dental Association: Managing measles in dental practice. A forgotten foe makes a comeback (July 2015) Sara C. Gordon, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), FDS-RCS (Edin); Noni E. MacDonald, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Courtesy of the Journal of the American Dental Association, you can access […]
Drs. Chris Lee and Brian Cairns return to answer questions about the management of acute post-surgical pain and when and how should opioids be used in such situations. Click here to watch the Case Conference: Where Do Opioids fit in the Management of Acute Post-Surgical Pain? Highlights What is the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) featured the topic of heroin prevalence in their latest Vital Signs issue. Today’s Heroin Epidemic uses the latest results of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and National Vital Statistics System reported during 2002–2013 to show the extent of the epidemic in the US. The results […]