Most long-term care facilities do not include (or consistently administer) oral health services within their daily care delivery. Patients who want or need dental care or treatment can arrange for a visit from a dentist or a hygienist, but they or their families are typically on the hook for the cost. According to a recent […]
Earlier this month, President of the Ontario Dental Association spoke with the media and reminded Ontarians that emergency rooms are too often visited by patients seeking dental care. Patients who shouldn’t be there. 61,000 ER Visits According to a 2014 report by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, in Ontario, patients visited the emergency room […]
The Pacific Dental Conference 2019 is around the corner and we at CDA Oasis have promised to bring you highlights of the speakers and their sessions, in order to inform you about the conference. Dr. Angela Mulrooney joined Dr. John O’Keefe to present key pointers for a successful dental practice. She also spoke about her […]
In an effort to inform the debate concerning the overall effectiveness of scaling and polishing and the best interval time to observe between treatments, authors at Cochrane Oral Health completed a literature review of randomized control trials. Our quick alert highlights key details and insights and provides an overview of this study and what it […]
Check out our infographic summarizing research results of the Dosages and Regimens for Children Undergoing Dental Treatment, literature review evaluating the relative efficacy of conscious sedation agents and dosages for behaviour management in paediatric dentistry completed by authors from the Cochrane Oral Health. View the plain language summary of the Cochrane review See the infographic research summary. […]
The American Food and Drug Assocaition’s (FDA) Safety Commission does not support the use of teething necklaces, bracelets, and other jewellery worn by a child (or caregiver) to relieve teething pain or to provide sensory stimulation to persons with disabilities. Adverse events including choking, strangulation, mouth injury, infections, and death caused by teething jewellery have […]
Teledentistry is positioned to transform access to oral healthcare services for children, seniors, and other underserved populations in remote communities and those who face travel, physical mobility, and other barriers. Teledenistry: “A combination of telecommunications and dentistry involving the exchange of clinical information and images over remote distances for dental consultation and treatment planning.” Journal […]
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced S. Jeffrey Dixon, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, as the 2018 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Oral Biology. Dixon was recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 96th General Session of the IADR, held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European […]