Drs. Greg Chang, Gail Hammond, Leeann Donnelly from the University of British Columbia, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about a new interdisciplinary collaboration between the Dietitic and the Dental Hygiene students. The collaborative project will result in the production of an article for Chop Chop magazine. The conversation continued with two groups of students from the UBC […]
Dr. John Syrbu, dentist from Minneapolis MN, speaks about his latest book Practical Social media for Dentists. He explains the implementation of social media in the dental practice and gives advice about how dentists should use social media to promote their services. Dr. Syrbu graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2013 […]
SEMIAHMOO DENTAL OUTREACH: November 21 to December 2, 2015 Siquijor, Philippines (Funding for this project was provided in part by the W.J. Spence – ICD Memorial Foundation of the Canadian Section of the International College of Dentists) The Team Our goals were to treat the children of three elementary schools near the village of San […]
Dr. Clive Friedman, Pediatric dentist, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the main considerations dentists should be aware of in treating the new arriving refugees.
Anita Frank, founder of the TMJ Society of Canada speaks with Dr. John O’Keefe about the purpose and goals of her organization.
New CIHR Institute Advisory Boards CIHR has been undergoing a renewal process that includes re-organizing the Institute Advisory Boards. The Institute that included oral health – IMHA – had 2 representatives; Jeff Dixon and Debora Matthews. Terms for current board members will not be renewed after April 2016. In order to ensure that oral health maintains a […]
In this video, Tim Caruso, physical therapist, speaks about the importance of ergonomics in dentistry. Good ergonomics should be an important consideration in a dental practice to ensure the clinician is comfortable, efficient, effective but, most importantly healthy! Ergonomic issues are related to aches and pains that are felt during or after the work day […]
A new report by the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), released on November 30, 2015, recommended government action is needed to address gaps in the care and resources available to Canadians living with diabetes in the face of a rapidly growing prevalence rate for the disease. The number of Canadians living with diabetes has more than doubled […]