May 3rd, 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the department of dentistry at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). A full-day educational symposium with notable speakers is planned, including Dr. Ed Barrett, staff pediatric dentist at the hospital. Dr. John O’Keefe sat down with Dr. Barrett and spoke about dentistry in the age […]
This Urgent care Scenario (USC) is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team in collaboration with Dr. Hagen Klieb. The USC is also available through the Oasis Help system A patient presents with copious gingival bleeding: Bleeding is prolonged and cannot be stopped with pressure Several such episodes have occurred recently without provocation Suggested Resources […]
This Urgent Care Scenario (USC) is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team in collaboration with Dr. Brian Jafine. The USC is also available through the Oasis Help system Suggested Resources Imura N, Zuolo ML. Factors associated with endodontic flare-ups: a prospective study. Int Endod J. 1995;28(5):261-5. Morse DR, Koren LZ, Esposito JV, Goldberg JM, Belott RM, Sinai IH, et al. Asymptomatic […]
This Post is adapted from the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Drug Monograph: Barbiturates Barbiturates Product Summary Information Barbiturates are nonselective central nervous system (CNS) depressants, capable of producing all degrees of depression from mild sedation and hypnosis to general anesthesia, deep coma and death. The extent of CNS depression varies with the route of […]
This post is adapted from the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Therapeutic Choices on Neurologic Disorders: Acute Pain Pain is one of the commonest symptoms. It needs to be recognized, assessed for cause and treated appropriately as soon as possible. The absence of treatment can lead to physiological and psychological adverse effects. Treatment should be tailored to […]
This Urgent Care Scenario (USC) is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team in collaboration with Dr. David Clark. The USC is also available through the Oasis Help system Dr. David Clark is clinical director of dental services at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and associate in clinical dentistry with the department of oral medicine, […]
This Post is adapted from the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Drug Monograph: ACE Inhibitors ACE Inhibitors Product Summary Information Drug Administration Dosage Form Strength Benazepril Oral Tablet 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg Captopril Oral Tablet 6.25 mg, 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg Cilazapril Oral Tablet 1 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What are the current options for treatment of immature permanent teeth that have had trauma leading to pulp necrosis? Drs. Aimee Castro, Jamie Ong, Anoushe Sekhavat and Rae Varughese Drs. Aimee Castro, Jamie Ong, Anoushe Sekhavat, and Rae Varughese are second-year graduate students in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Toronto A […]