Top 3 Must Read WHO ranks antibiotics in a bid to counter drug resistance Use of prefabricated blood vessels may revolutionize root canals At least 2,458 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2016 Canadian dentistry news DIAC Twenty-First Annual Future of Dentistry Survey results. diac.ca: Canadian dentists turn to financial practice management CE, patient financing […]
Ms. Dianne Grassie kindly accepted my invitation for an Oasis Conversation about her new role as President of the Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC). Dianne brings many years of experience working in the dental industry as well as on the DIAC board, and is committed to advance DIAC’s mission and goals. I welcome her […]
The International College of Dentists (Canadian Section) inducted 48 new Fellows at it’s Convocation on May 6, 2017. Dr. John O’Keefe and Mr. Claude Paul Boivin were honored for contributions to the profession. The International College of Dentists, Canadian Section held it’s Annual Meeting and Convocation in Toronto May 5-6, 2017. The College recognized 48 […]
Top 5 Must Read Minamata Convention on Mercury comes into force in August affecting use of dental amalgam Symposium launches new Biomedical Oral and Craniofacial Research Centre Antibiotics deemed unnecessary for healthy dental implant patients Global dental adhesives market 2017-2021 Global orthodontic services market expected to experience growth through 2021 Canadian dentistry news ICD Class […]
The following consensus statements were developed by 53 participants from academia and industry who attended the Northern Lights Conference held at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on November 4 & 5, 2016. Access: What should you look for in a curing light? Consensus Statements on Bulk Fill Resin Composites By Dr. Richard Price […]
I am privileged that in my daily job, I get to meet exceptional individuals who greatly contribute to dentistry and who positively impact the progress of the profession. Once more, that was the case when I interviewed Dr. Paul Santerre, who is honoured with the 2017 Governor General’s Innovation Award, recognizing his sweeping entrepreneurial vision […]
Top 5 Must Read Asile El-Darahali works with @feednovascotia during Ramadan to help feed Nova Scotians in need Dental students gaining international attention for oral cancer screening video Heart in mouth – Evidence summary: the relationship between oral and cardiovascular disease What to tell dental patients who refuse to brush Can there really be work/life […]
I had the pleasure to host Drs. Anne Charbonneau and Leandra Best, respectively from the Université de Montréal and the University of British Columbia. Our conversation was about the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry’s revised document: ACFD Educational Framework for the Development of Competencies in Dental Programs. Dr. Anne Charbonneau greatly contributed to the […]