In over 40 years of practice as a periodontist, Dr. Marshall Hoffer attributes 65-70% of his entire case load to what he calls Occlusal Disease, where a patient is damaging their teeth either because of a bad set-up or parafunctional problems. In this in-depth conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks CDA, Dr. […]

In this sixth and final presentation from the Northern Lights Symposium 2020, Dr. Brian Darvell, Honorary Professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, UK, bursts the bubble around academic publishing in dentistry and issues a firm plea to raise the bar. In this candid discussion, Dr. Darvell cites his own experience in reviewing […]

The emerging pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems globally. The clinical course of COVID-19 and its ability to rapidly create widespread infection has major implications, warranting vigorous infection prevention and control measures. As the confirmed number of cases […]

Advances in dental materials technology continue to influence the practice of restorative dentistry, giving dentists the option of placing restorations faster and more effectively than ever before. As part of the Northern Lights Symposium 2020, Dr. Nathaniel Lawson, Assistant Professor in the Division of Biomaterials at the University of Alabama, walks through his ongoing clinical […]

Communicating with busy physicians can be something of a challenge for dentists who care for patients with complex, ongoing medical conditions. But as a key part of the patient’s healthcare team, it is important that the dentist has access to a full medical history and develops a clear channel of communication with the patient’s medical […]

Dr. Howard Strassler, Dr. Nisha Ganesh, Dr. Patricia Meehan Over the last six months, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in almost every area of professional life, and dental education is no exception. With Universities all over the world forced to shut their doors in mid-march, students, educators and administrators have been left to grapple […]

In the month of June alone, Dr. Firoozeh Samim, an Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist at McGill University, diagnosed cancerous tongue lesions in six female patients aged 35-45. No traditional risk factors were present in any of the six patients. In this short conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks CDA, […]

What if there was an invisible coating that could be applied to any textile that would kill SARS-CoV-2 virus particles in a matter of minutes? What if this technology was made available to the public online, in drug stores and grocery stores? And what if the company who developed this technology was based right here […]