This month’s Cybersecurity Mini-Workshop for dentists examines the role of risk management in identifying security gaps and vulnerabilities in systems and networks in the dental office. In this video, Anne Genge, certified cybersecurity expert and educator, walks through the Risk Management Checklist, emphasising the value of a conducting a certified professional risk assessment and highlighting […]
The Schulich Executive Education Centre at York University has pioneered a concise mini-MBA for dentists that provides current, robust business competencies that are directly applicable to the running of a dental practice. The only program of its kind in Canada, the Schulich Mini-MBA: Dentist Business Leadership Program is designed for dentists who are focused on […]
The cybersecurity mini-workshop series continues on Oasis, introducing dentists to best practices in privacy and cybersecurity and addressing common issues that arise in the dental office. This month, Anne Genge, certified cybersecurity expert and educator, walks through the Backup Assessment Checklist, a valuable tool that identifies vulnerabilities and helps to create an all-important plan to […]
Over the last two years, COVID-19 restrictions have had extraordinary impacts on healthcare delivery across the globe. The advent of teledentistry and the virtual appointment have changed aspects of dental practise and accelerated the need for developing smart technologies so that remote oral healthcare can function effectively and efficiently in the future. In response to […]
In January, in the interest of ensuring a safe and meaningful event, the PDC Organizing Group made the difficult decision to transition the Pacific Dental Conference 2022 to a virtual format. PDC Virtual, in conjunction with the Canadian Dental Association, will be held online between March 14 and April 12, 2022. In this video, Dr. […]
Privacy and cybersecurity in the workplace are complex issues that can be overwhelming for many people. As a result, small business owners often simply choose to ignore them. But given the rise in ransomware, hacking and data theft scams, the protection of information technology (IT) and data systems has now become more important than ever, […]
The Dental Aptitude Test (DAT), the long-standing program conducted by the Canadian Dental Association to help students evaluate their aptitude for a career in dentistry and to assist dental schools in selecting first-year students, is changing for the better. Formerly conducted twice a year as a paper-based test, as of March 2022, the DAT will […]
Trauma-informed care is an approach to care that recognizes the presence of trauma and the role it may play in an individual’s life and their experiences in health care settings. Trauma-informed care acknowledges trauma as an injury; it also seeks to avoid labelling patients who have experienced trauma as being “uncooperative” or “difficult to work […]