On April 16 the federal government tabled Budget 2024: Fairness for every generation, introducing a raft of measures focused on making life more affordable for Canadians. In this CDA Oasis discussion, Lucas Veiga, CDA’s Head of Government Relations and Policy, discusses some of the specific measures that will impact the dental profession, including the expansion […]
With the phased roll out of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) expected to begin in the coming months, CDA Oasis talks to Martin Woodrow, CEO of the British Dental Association (BDA), about the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) dentistry program, which has been in operation since 1948. The NHS is just one of many […]
March 20th is World Oral Health Day, an FDI World Dental Federation initiative that aims to empower people with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to secure good oral health. This year’s theme is “A Happy Mouth is a Happy Body”. In this Oasis discussion, CDA President, Dr. Heather Carr, discusses the importance of the link […]
A new public dental health clinic has opened in Red Deer, Alberta. The AHS Public Health Dental Clinic is a partnership between Alberta Health Services, Greenshield, Red Deer Street Connect, and Street Clinic Primary Care Network. To discuss how this initiative came about, Dr. Heidi Rabie, who’s the Chief of Public Health Dental Clinics in […]
CDA has published its latest Abacus Data survey results, tracking public opinion and behavioural trends related to current issues facing dentistry. This video provides a short summary of key findings in the Wave 14 data (September 11-16, 2023), including an evaluation of public support for a national dental care program and an assessment of the […]
November 18-24 is World AMR Awareness Week 2023 — a global campaign to raise awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promote best practices to reduce the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. In this video, Dr. Susan Sutherland, former Chief of Dentistry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and founding president of the Canadian […]
The Journal of the American Dental Association has published a new evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic management of acute dental pain in children. The report was prepared by the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute, the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at […]
This Sunday, October 15, 2023, the Indigenous Dental Association of Canada (IDAC) celebrates the inaugural National Indigenous Oral Health Day, an initiative to address oral health inequity in Indigenous communities across Canada. In this video, Dr. Sheri McKinstry, a pediatric dentist from Saskatoon, Sask., and founder of IDAC, explains why there is such a need […]