On November 13th, 2017, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in more than a decade. To give us more details on the evidence behind this update to the guidelines, we invited Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa, a member of the joint American Heart Association and […]
Highlights What is IRF6 and why was it important for you to look into this gene’s activity? The IRF6 gene is arguably one of the most significant contributors to the incidence of, and susceptibility to, cleft lip / palate. It encodes a protein, called a transcription factor, that functions in the nucleus of cells to turn on […]
Highlights Medication-induced salivary gland dysfunction (MISGD), xerostomia (sensation of oral dryness), and subjective sialorrhea cause significant morbidity and impair quality of life. However, no evidence-based lists of the medications that cause these disorders exist. The objective was to compile a list of medications affecting salivary gland function and inducing xerostomia or subjective sialorrhea. Data Sources […]
My guest is Dr. Philip Britz-McKibbin, Associate Professor of Bio-analytical Chemistry at McMaster University and co-author of the article recently published in Analytical Chemistry and which details the research that led to this new method: High Throughput Screening Method for Systematic Surveillance of Drugs of Abuse by Multisegment Injection−Capillary Electrophoresis−Mass Spectrometry. In light of the epidemic of […]
Dr. JoonYoung Ji returns on Oasis Discussions to speak about Fentanyl, a potent opioid that has surfaced in recent times as an abused substance responsible for many overdoses and deaths. Dr. Ji explains what Fentanyl is and why it would be found in a dental practice if ever. We hope you find the conversation valuable […]
It is always a pleasure to host Dr. Joonyoung Ji again Oasis Discussions to speak about an increasingly important question: should dentists carry and AED in their practices. Dr. Ji spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about few considerations that dentists might want to know. We hope you find the conversation valuable and that you share […]
November 13 to 19, 2017 is World Antibiotic Awareness week. I have invited Dr. Shelita Dattani, Director, Practice Development and Knowledge Translation at the Canadian Pharmacists Association, to speak to our audience about antimicrobial resistance and stewardship. The issue is at the forefront of the World Health Organization list of priorities as rising resistance becomes gradually […]
The following conversation occurred between Drs. Paul Belzycki and Erin Watson, general Dentists in Toronto. Dr. Belzycki is a private practitioner and Dr. Watson is a dentist operating at Princess Margaret Hospital. The conversation is about the management of a patient with a nasopharyngeal carcinoma and who was treated by both Drs. Belzycki and Watson. Drs. Belzycki and […]