I invited the corresponding author of an article recently published in Advances in Dental Research, Dr. Effie Ioannidou, to tell us about the barrieres women researchers face and if there are potential interventions that will reduce those barriers. Dr. Ioannidou is Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Please […]
Welcome to our second CDA Oasis Roundtable, where dentists and others in our sector gather to discuss important day-to-day issues in dental practice. In this episode, Dr. Gordan Markic, general dentist from Mississauga, Ontario, speaks with seven dentists from the maritime provinces about issues related to the application of information technologies in the dental office, […]
Source Article: Assessing the impact of an opioid prescribing guideline for dentists in Ontario, Canada The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario introduced a new dental opioid prescribing guideline in November 2015. The authors examined whether introduction of this guideline was associated with changes in opioid prescribing patterns.
During the recent CAPHD annual meeting, Vanessa Johnson, a dental hygiene student in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia, presented her research project. She undertook the project to chart an environmental scan of health and oral health services for children in British Columbia. Vanessa’s project continues under the […]
In June 2019, Dr. Kim Hansen was installed President of the Ontario Dental Association (2019-2020). A Brockville native, Dr. Kim Hansen has been practicing in nearby Prescott since 1985 and has seen the major changes that have happened to his community. Witnessing the severe economic downturn in the region over the past 15 years, access […]
Dental aesthetics affect views of a man’s integrity, intelligence, and social skills more than a woman’s, but their effect on facial attractiveness is neutral or negative for men and women in need of treatment. The findings are from a study published in the October issue of American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. The authors […]
Today, we welcome back Dr. Effie Habsha, a Toronto-based prosthodontist and the founder of Women in Dentistry: Work. Life. Balance. In this conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Dr. Habsha discusses why she created this organization as well as its future goals and activities, including the annual Women in Dentistry Symposium. Here are a few more highlights from the conversation: When […]