Every dentist knows that managing the practice’s human resources is no walk in the park. Avoiding turnover, hiring for the enhancement of the practice’s culture rather than its demise, and ensuring employee’s loyalty are some of the foundational principles that dental practices stand on. I had the pleasure to speak with Mariela Gonzalez, Business Manager […]
Highlights Dr. David Avenetti, Residency Program Director in Pediatric Dentistry at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (UIC), speaks to the Oasis Discussions audience about the role of appointment reminders and emerging technology. David has extensive experience as a full-time clinical assistant professor at UIC and in private practice and he has seen […]
Highlights Timothy Brown, CEO of ROI Corp, answers the age-old challenge about whether a dentist should start his/her own practice from the ground up or purchase an existing one. While both options have merit, they also have their downsides. Key Considerations Today’s dental marketplace is very competitive and one must consider whether there is an […]
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 […]
This post was developed in collaboration with Medicom On an experimental basis, we have asked a number of companies to provide us with practical “How To” answers to clinical questions. We were prompted to conduct this experiment when dental team members told us that they visit company websites and consult company representatives for practical clinical […]
Oasis Critical Moments is a series of posts that provide Canadian dentists with the opportunity to hear about every-day clinical incidents and learn about how to manage these events effectively. The series showcases different scenarios that are presented by dental professionals who experienced these critical moments and how they managed them. We would like to hear […]
A CBC feature indicated that the province of NL is leading the country in the rate of antibiotic prescriptions by health professionals. I contacted Dr. Peter Daley to ask him about the importance of this issue for dentistry; to shed some light about the level of risk that Canada is currently at; and what we can […]