Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential for transmission of virus particles through aerosol generation has had a significant impact on the delivery of dental procedures and created a heightened risk for the dental team. For months, it seemed the problem of aerosol production in dental offices was insurmountable. That is until […]
In over 40 years of practice as a periodontist, Dr. Marshall Hoffer attributes 65-70% of his entire case load to what he calls Occlusal Disease, where a patient is damaging their teeth either because of a bad set-up or parafunctional problems. In this in-depth conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks CDA, Dr. […]
This podcast episode is accompanied by the CDA Oasis post with the same title (click here). The videos that Dr. Alexander Yarin describes are available in the video version of the conversation. Chiraz Guessaier CDA Oasis Manager
Comprehensive Dental Care In Canada: The Choice Between Denticaid And Denticare Starting From Scratch: A Microcosting Analysis For Public Dental Care In Canada Update to CDHO [College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario] Guidance on Returning to DH Practice and Use of Isolation Gowns COVID-19 loan program expanded for small businesses, but not for rental assistance
Historically speaking, dentistry and medicine have long been considered two separate fields, each run by their own colleges with their own set of regulations and cultural norms. But in recent times, there have been fewer differences between the two professions, and dentistry is now viewed by many as a bona fide sub-specialty of medicine. Dr. […]
In this sixth and final presentation from the Northern Lights Symposium 2020, Dr. Brian Darvell, Honorary Professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, UK, bursts the bubble around academic publishing in dentistry and issues a firm plea to raise the bar. In this candid discussion, Dr. Darvell cites his own experience in reviewing […]
The emerging pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems globally. The clinical course of COVID-19 and its ability to rapidly create widespread infection has major implications, warranting vigorous infection prevention and control measures. As the confirmed number of cases […]
