Dr. Jeff Williams, the new Chair of the Board of Directors at CDSPI, joined me recently on the CDA Oasis Good News Show. We spoke for 9 minutes, and you can watch the conversation at https://vimeo.com/575452413. The first question I asked was why I should park my money and my trust with CDSPI, when there […]
Mr. Saif Matti, President of the Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations (FCDSA) came on the CDA Oasis Good News Show to talk about the Federation, the main issues that concern Canadian dental students today, and how the group looks forward to working closely with associations and education-related institutions in a collegial manner in the […]
Dr. JC Kaiser on studying dentistry Outside of Canada (4-min read) Dr. JC Kaiser knew he wanted to be a dentist from an early age. His mother can remember him first expressing an interest when he was just six or seven years old, something that might’ve seemed odd to her compared with, say, wanting to […]
In this conversation/presentation on the CDA Oasis Good News Show, Nova Scotia dentist Dr. Kevin Walsh talks us through the breathtaking experience of climbing Mount Everest. Kevin took many photos on his trip, and he shares the sights he encountered on this journey through a selection of these images. Besides the experience of being ‘on […]
Dr. Heidi Rabie on Serving Vulnerable Populations ( (5-minute read) In August 1990, fourteen-year-old Heidi Rabie was on vacation in Montreal with her family when she woke early one morning to the sound of her father taking a sharp intake of breath. He had been sitting up all night watching the live news from Kuwait, […]
Ms. Katie Hu took first prize in the 2021 CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Research Competition. The title of her award-winning project was “Oral healthcare behaviour and utilization for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.” She talked about her research project on The CDA Oasis Good News Show. Here are some highlights of what she said during […]
Dr. Mario Brondani Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UBC The need for greater diversity, equity and inclusion in workplaces and educational spaces across Canada is a discussion that is long overdue, and the dental profession is no exceptions to this. In this episode of CDA Oasis Live, Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge […]
Dr. Joel Antel and Dr. Bruce Yaholnitsky joined Dr. John O'Keefe and I to tell us about their experiences to date, administering COVID-19 vaccines in Winnipeg and Calgary. Here are some highlights of the conversations: Dentists have been welcomed among the ranks of personnel administering vaccines in Manitoba and Alberta. Dr. Antel describes the training […]