The Ontario Dental Association is holding a New Dentist Symposium, October 21st and 22nd, 2017. This innovative Continuing Education event aims to bring together like-minded ODA members who are facing the same challenges and opportunities. The symposium was specifically crafted for new dentists who have been practicing dentistry for 10 years or less. My first […]
I had the pleasure to welcome from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, Ondina Love, CEO, and Victoria Leck, Manager Professional Development. They kindly accepted my invitation to give us more information about their upcoming conference, to be held in Ottawa, October 19 to 21. As Ottawa celebrates its 150th Anniversary, the conference attendees will enjoy […]
I had the pleasure to welcome Dr. Thomas Viola, pharmacist, clinical educator, published writer and professional speaker. Dr. Viola’s hosted a webinar on the Colgate Oral Health Network for Professional Development and Education, titled: what a real pain! Appropriately prescribing opioid analgesics in dentistry. We hope you enjoy the interview and share your feedback with […]
I had the pleasure to meet and speak with Dr. Leland McFadden about his participation in the upcoming meeting of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in Winnipeg, September 14 to 16, 2017. His session is titled: Treatment of Facial Injuries in Children and Adolescents. if you are interested in attending the conference, you can find […]
Dr. Charles Lekic is the Chair of the CAPD Winnipeg Organizing Committee. He joined me to provide more information on the conference scientific and social programs. The CAPD 2017 conference will take place in Winnipeg, MB, September 14 to 16, 2017. We hope you can join! Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Manager Visit the CAPD website […]
I had the pleasure to host Dr. Ann Spolarich, Associate Director of the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice, a partner organization in hosting the CDHA conference, that will take place in October 2017 in Ottawa. Ann spoke about the theme of the conference as well as how prospective attendees could register to […]
I had the privilege to speak with Dr. Michael Sigal renowned expert in the field of pediatric dentistry. Dr. Sigal will host a webinar on the Colgate Oral Health Network for Professional Education and Development on June 13, 2017. The webinar is titled: Pediatric Oral Pathology: An Overview of Diagnosis And Management. We hope you enjoy […]
Why don’t patients follow home care instructions? It is often frustrating for the dental professional to spend time on patient education to find out that the patient did not follow through with instructions. How the dental professional talks with the patient about their health influences their intrinsic motivation for change. Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based […]