Online portal to connect buyers and sellers of COVID-19 supplies launched Public attitudes on returning to dentistry post COVID-19 – the practice AstraZeneca wins fresh U.S. funding in race for COVID-19 treatment Insurers limit which coronavirus tests they'll pay for WHO walks back comments on asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus We invite you to send us […]
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When it comes to root coverage for mandibular incisors, Dr. Vinay Bhide, a periodontist from Aurora, ON, is a clear advocate for the Free Gingival Graft (FGG). So much so that he has launched something of a social media campaign, sharing many of his case studies with his peers online. “When I started posting my […]
Dr. John O'Keefe spoke with Rhonda Lawson, Executive Director of the Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC) about the shortages of personal protective equipment and what the association is doing about them to ease the challenge for Canadian dentists. You will find the summary of the conversation below the video conversation. We hope you find […]
With plans afoot to reopen practices across Canada, one challenge for dentists is how to reconnect with patients and assure them that it is safe to return for treatment. Dr. Izchak Barzilay, a Principal at Prosthodontic Associates, Toronto, talks to Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks CDA, about how he is using video to […]
The Lancet published a systematic review and meta-analysis that investigated the optimum distance for avoiding person-to-person virus transmission and assessed the use of face masks and eye protection to prevent transmission of viruses. The study included data for SARS-CoV-2 and the betacoronaviruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, and Middle East respiratory syndrome from 21 […]
How will health practitioners reopening affect benefits plans? Feds continue to bolster PPE supply as COVID-19 pandemic continues Ottawa orders 37 million syringes for vaccinations Proteins in COVID-19 patients' blood could predict severity of illness, study finds Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review […]
The COVID-19 pandemic may have been grabbing the headlines in recent months, but there is another epidemic that has not gone away: The Opioid Crisis. And though we may not be reading about it in the news, we are still seeing a significant number of overdose deaths associated with opioids, both licit and illicit. As […]