Dr. Alida Andersen on Dentistry and the Environment In May 2018 Dr. Alida Andersen, a general dentist from Toronto, settled down on her living room sofa to watch A Plastic Ocean, a sociopolitical documentary that was streaming on Netflix at the time. Hosted by journalist Craig Leeson, the film describes itself as a feature length […]
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Dr. David French Periodontist, Calgary AB One year into the COVID-19 pandemic and the debate around aerosol generating procedures continues. And whilst original thinking suggested that transmission of the virus was being driven by large droplets and contact with contaminated surfaces, more recent studies are suggesting airborne transmission too. On November 4th of last year, […]
Dr. PJ Murphy UBC Faculty of Dentistry In this episode of CDA Oasis Live, Dr. PJ Murphy, Clinical Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry UBC, discusses the nuances of managing an epileptic emergency in the dental office. In conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks CDA, Dr. Murphy outlines the four key […]
Dr. PJ Murphy UBC Faculty of Dentistry Over 300 million people suffer from asthma worldwide, including 10% of all children in North America. Since the 1970s, the prevalence of asthma in the community has doubled. In this episode of CDA Oasis Live, Dr. John O’Keefe invites Dr. PJ Murphy, Clinical Assistant Professor at the Faculty […]
Dr. Rodrigo Cunha Endodontist, Winnipeg MA Root canal treatment does not have to be the pain that it once was, especially given the modern pharmacological therapies that are now available. But what exactly is the best analgesic protocol for managing a root canal? In this episode of CDA Oasis Live, Dr. Rodrigo Cunha, endodontist from […]
Dr. Rob Kaufmann Endodontist from Winnipeg We’ve all been there – it’s a busy day and a patient calls complaining of acute pain. They’ve been up all night with suspected pulpitis. Your schedule is backed up and you don’t have time to open the tooth up. What do you do? For many general dentists, the […]