On January 24th, 2014 Minister of Health Rona Ambrose and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) co-hosted a symposium on prescription drug abuse. Their objective: to identify measures to address prescription drug abuse under the National Anti-Drug Strategy. Dr. Benoit Soucy, Director of Clinical and Scientific Affairs at the Canadian Dental Association (CDA), attended […]
By Dr. Elizabeth Vella Caruana (dentist) and Alexandra Rabalski, (JCDA Oasis Intern) Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that has attracted much attention as an alternative sweetener. It is found naturally in low amounts in fruits and vegetables, and is also synthesized in small amounts by our body as a by-product. Xylitol-containing chewing gums, lozenges, and […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What is the best approach to prevent secondary caries from spreading under composite restorations? Dr. Jacinta Santos, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Schulich School of Dentistry at Western University, has provided this quick initial response. Drafted by Alexandra Rabalski, JCDA Oasis Intern Resin-modified glass-ionomer (RMGI) can be used as […]
This question was submitted to us by a general dentist: What kind of restoration material is best recommended for root caries, especially where isolation is a problem? Dr. Jacinta Santos, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Schulich School of Dentistry at Western University, has provided this quick initial response. Drafted by Alexandra Rabalski, JCDA Oasis Intern In a […]
On February the 7th, 2014, the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba will hold a Continuing Professional Development day on making the connection between oral and systemic health. Dr. John O’Keefe interviewed Dr. Tony Iacopino, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, who provided more information on the CE day.
In response to the survey on Stress points in the Dental Practice, we introduce a series of posts related to the topics identified in the survey responses. This post relates to human resources management. This summary is based on the article published in the Global Business and Organizational Excellence: best practices for building high performance […]
This case was submitted by Dr. Matt Gilchrist An 11 year-old presented to my office in December 2013 for a routine recall examination. The right bitewing revealed what appeared to be gross decay on the 1-4 occlusal. Upon further review of the bitewing from last year, it was noted that this exact same lesion had […]
We apologize for the inconvenience, the link to the “Results of our survey on what stresses you and your team the most” was broken. Please click here to be directed to the results page. JCDA Oasis Team