As political conversations continue about healthcare coverage and funding from coast to coast, dental associations and community-based organisations remain firm in their call for expanded oral healthcare coverage for Canadians. Read Dr. Glick’s editorial From a global perspective, researchers and dentists hope to see oral healthcare recognised as a critical component of the overall health and […]
In early March 2019, Babylon by TELUS Health launched in Canada with a focus on serving British Columbians. A healthcare app created to “fill gaps” and “complement” the healthcare system, the tool includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot symptom checker. A partnership between British digital health company Babylon and TELUS health, currently one of Canada’s largest […]
In the news clippings that came across my desk this morning, I was particularly interested to see this story from the CBC about the Downtown Eastside Dental Clinic in Vancouver, where volunteer dentists do their best to make sure that no patients get turned away, because of the lack of ability to pay. It is […]
I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. David Stevenson, current President of the Ontario Dental Association as he is approaching the end of his term. Originally from Toronto, Dr. Stevenson chose the charms of a small community for him and his wife, who is also a dentist, to settle down in Carleton Place, […]
One of our goals with Oasis Discussions is to host conversations about topics that are important for our profession to address today and tomorrow. A good starting point for such a conversation (which may be uncomfortable) is to it with a question from a Canadian dentist. Just below is a question I recently received from […]
Last week in Toronto at the ODA Annual Spring Meeting (ASM), I sat in on a session titled Transitioning Out of Your Practice. During the session, Dr. Bernie Dolansky shared a slide that contained only the following text: Legal Considerations when Buying or Selling a Dental Practice Consult qualified financial advisory, valuation, brokerage, banking, […]
The Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry (CAPHD), is the national voice for dental public health. Today, we’re learning more about CAPHD as an organisation and what they’re working on with President, Dr. Mario Brondani. About Dr. Mario Brondani Dr. Mario Brondani has over 20 years of experience as a dentist both in private practice and […]
AboutFace is the only charity in Canada supporting people with any type facial difference. Their programs and services encourage and empower the facial difference community, families, friends, and allies while providing educational resources and public awareness campaigns. Today, we catch up with AboutFace Executive Director, Danielle Griffin, to talk about their latest projects and programs and […]