This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Treatment Planning for Restorative Implantology (April 2015) Ricardo A. Boyce, DDS, FICD; Gary Klemons, DDS Context More than 30 million people Americans are missing their teeth, according to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. The restorative dentist should inquire about: If […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Basic Concepts and Techniques of Dental Implants (April 2015) Jonathan M. Tagliareni, DDS; Earl Clarkson, DDS Context Dental implants provide a predictable, effective, and reliable means for tooth replacements. Additionally, dental implants provide completely edentulous and partial edentulous patients the function and […]
CDA Essentials Readership Survey 2015 Tell us what you think and enter the prize draw to win an iPad Air 2! Click here to complete the survey CDA Essentials (www.cda-adc.ca/essentials) is the official print publication of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA). It is published 8 times per year, in both English and French, and keeps […]
Dr. Linda Lee presents how the case of a 73-year old female patient who is undergoing chemotherapy was resolved. Dr. Linda Lee DDS, MSc. Dipl. ABOP, FRCD(C), Oral Pathology/Medicine She is Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Staff Dentist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. Dr. Lee received her DDS degree in […]
This summary is based on the article published in Dental Materials: All-ceramic or metal-ceramic tooth-supported fixed dental prostheses (FDPs)? A systematic review of the survival and complication rates. Part I: Single crowns (SCs) (June 2015) Irena Sailer, Nikolay Alexandrovich Makarov, Daniel Stefan Thoma, Marcel Zwahlen, Bjarni Elvar Pjetursson Context All-ceramic fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) are […]
The funding of research in Canadian universities is undergoing profound change with major consequences for young faculty members and trainees in dental schools, according to Dr. Paul Santerre, a professor at the University of Toronto. He and a number of colleagues are working to help these young scholars navigate the waters that lie ahead by […]
Mr. David Marks, President of the Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC), spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the purpose of the association and its key priorities. Highlights DIAC is an association of manufacturers, distributors, laboratories, and service providers dedicated to providing the highest standards of products and services to dental professionals in Canada. The […]
Dr. Jack Cottrell, member of FDI Council, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about recent FDI activities. Click here to visit FDI Website Click here for the 2015 FDI Annual World Dental Congress Watch the video interview