I had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Patricia Neville, panelist at the recent general session of the International Association of Dental Research, which was held in London England in summer 2018. The panel discussed evidence from the field on the impact that social media is having on professional activities and practice; and challenged preconceptions and […]
We are pleased to introduce you to Dr. Daniel Daniel, dental surgeon from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. Daniel will share two decades of clinical experience in a series of hands-on videos on various clinical topics, dentures, cosmetic dentistry, and consultations. In this first video, Dr. Daniel welcomes you to the series and describes what he […]
It’s the first of its kind exam to be administered to Oral and Maxillofacial residents at the University of Toronto. We invited Dr. Marco Caminiti, Assistant Professor and Director of the Graduate Specialty Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Toronto to tell us about how the idea of the exam started […]
Mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time through a family member, friend or colleague. By age 40, about 50% of the population will have or have had a mental illness. That’s us and our patients. Stigma or discrimination attached to mental illnesses present a serious barrier not only to diagnosis and treatment, but […]
Navi, our podcast wizard, spoke with Dr. Derek Decloux, Dental Anesthesiology Resident at the University of Toronto. Derek shares his experience as a dentist and a resident for the benefit of dental students across Canada. We would like to hear from you and know your thoughts and questions about this topic. If you wish to reach […]
I had the pleasure to speak with Dr. Bob Schroth, co-chair (Canada-US Chapter) of the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF). Dr. Schroth spoke about the role of the alliance as well as its numerous advocacy initiatives. he also invoked the role of oral health research in the Alliance’s work and encouraged academics to apply […]
I had the pleasure to speak with Dr. Chad Brummett, Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Brummett co-authored a recent article that looked at the risk of persistent opioid use following wisdom tooth extraction, a common dental procedure. The group of researchers were mostly […]
Aiming to help alleviate the opioid crisis, a group of researchers set out to understand prescription patterns of opioid analgesics by dentists in Nova Scotia, Canada. I sat down with Dr. Kudirat Jimoh, corresponding author of this study. The group’s aim was to inform dentists and policy makers on the types and dosages of opioid analgesics […]