Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Manager, spoke with Dr. Olva Odlum, senior scholar in the Department of Preventive Dentistry at the University of Manitoba, about the issue of extreme early childhood caries and their link to systemic health. Listen to the audio interview Interview Highlights The number of children between the ages […]
The September 9th edition of the News Bites included a news item about a new interactive radiography manual, authored by Dr. Anthea Senior, Clinical Associate professor in the radiology department in the School of Dentistry at the University of Alberta. The aim of the e-book is for students to have a quick reference guide to […]
Dr. Gary MacDonald, CDA President, was the head of the Canadian delegation to the 2014 FDI Annual World Dental Congress in New Delhi, India. Dr. MacDonald spoke with Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Manager, about Canada’s and CDA’s roles on the global dental scene. Listen to the audio interview […]
Dr. Chiraz Guessaier, CDA Oasis Project Manager, spoke with Dr. Gerald Zamponi, Neuroscientist, Professor, and Senior Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Zamponi and his team unlocked a new mechanism in pain management by means of which chronic pain can be reversed. Listen […]
Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks at the Canadian Dental Association spoke with Ms. Christine LeGrand, Senior Knowledge Translation Specialist at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, about a new position statement brought out by the Foundation titled: Sugar, Heart Disease and Stroke. Listen to the Audio Interview http://www.oasisdiscussions.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Le-Grand_Christine_OriginalRecording.mp3 Heart and […]
Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks at the Canadian Dental Association, spoke with Dr. Paul Allison, Chair of a panel of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) about their recently published report: “Improving access to oral health care for vulnerable people living in Canada.” Dr. Paul Allison is also Dean of the Faculty […]
Dr. Suham Alexander, Oasis Clinical Editor, interviewed Dr. Mary Dabuleanu, Endodontist at Dabuleanu Dental about the history of gutta percha and its use in dentistry. Listen to the Audio Interview (11 mins) References Jeon KA, Lee IB, Bae KS, Lee WC, Baek SH. Measurement of thermal expansion […]
Dr. John O’Keefe spoke with Dr. Benoit Soucy about SunLife’s move to using CDAnet V4 which has created some issues for Canadian dentists. Listen to the Audio Interview Interview Highlights One of the features CDAnet version 4 that is of high value to dental offices is the ability to have within […]