By Dr. Joel Antel Dr. Joel Antel is a general dentist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He graduated from the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Dentistry in 1979. Dr. Antel has written, consulted and lectured on practice management / patient communications and is the chair of the Manitoba Dental Association Communication Committee. The dentists in our office […]
This summary is based on the Position Paper provided by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): management of anaphylaxis in primary care: Canadian expert consensus recommendations. The article was retrieved from the CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines Database (CPGs) Access the article here (PDF) Context Anaphylaxis is often managed inadequately. The authors used findings from a systematic review of […]
This summary is based on the article published by Dental Economics: Increasing efficiency and productivity in general dentistry (October 2013) By Dr. Guy Gross “Super” dentistry: “By offering patients expanded options, we go above and beyond the usual scope of general dentistry, striving toward our goals of clinical excellence while keeping patients in-house and increasing productivity.” […]
This case was submitted by Dr. Ron Kellen This situation occurred about 20 years ago. My office was in a plaza, on the second floor, requiring 26 steps to access it, with no elevator. At about 2 PM on a weekday, a 60-year-old male patient presented in our office as an emergency case with a […]
This summary is based on the Critical Appraisal published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Resin bonding to zirconia (December 2012) Context The use of zirconia for dental applications has increased substantially over the past decade. This is evident from the wide variety of commercial products available on today’s market and the wealth of […]
This summary is based on the article published by the Journal of the American Dental Association: Intraoral treatment of veneering porcelain chipping of fixed dental restorations. A review and clinical application (February 2013) Context Every dental ceramic system can experience failure of the veneering porcelain. However,the increasing popularity of all-ceramic crowns and fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) seems to have led to […]
This is the summary of the report issued by the Joint European Federation of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases: Diabetes and periodontal diseases: consensus report of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases (April 2013) Context Diabetes and periodontitis are complex chronic diseases with an established […]
This summary is based on the guidelines published by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 6. Management of severe Alzheimer disease. The article was retrieved from the CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines Database (CPGs) Access the article here (PDF) Context The management of severe Alzheimer disease often presents difficult choices for clinicians and families. The disease […]