You can find more resources at CDSPI Member Assistance Program which is available to you, your family and team members. With severe travel and social distancing measures now firmly in place, dentists all across Canada find themselves in the unfamiliar position of having to work from home. Whether it’s consulting with patients over the phone, communicating with […]
Someday, the Covid-19 pandemic will be over and dentists all over Canada will return to practice as normal. Or will they? The impact of the coronavirus has not only closed dental offices in the short term, it has also dramatically changed how the dental practice operates, resulting in new protocols that may well last long […]
One of the key weapons in the fight against any pandemic is effective testing. Knowing who is or has been infected by COVID-19 is vital information that allows us to track the spread of the virus and adjust public healthcare measures accordingly. With the recent release of the first point-of-care test products into the market, […]
You can find more resources at CDSPI Member Assistance Program which is available to you, your family and team members. In just a few short months, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about the kind of global upheaval not seen since World War II. Entire nations are locked down in self-isolation, airlines have been grounded, borders […]
Dr. Belzycki's Thoughts The Immediate Bridge is a most useful technique to restore form and function in one appointment. This presentation reviews a recently completed case for an elderly lady that did not desire a long protracted and expensive implant case. I unabashedly claim that I still prefer conventional tooth supported fixed bridgework over implants […]
Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, another kind of virus has been taking advantage of the chaos. Cyberattacks, such as phishing emails, have increased by more than 600%, and most are related to the COVID-19 crisis in some way. Fake pandemic updates or tracking maps - attachments and bad links designed to trick […]
A sharp increase in global demand for PPE in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak has left healthcare professionals all over Canada scrambling for supplies. And one item at the top of everybody’s shopping list is the N95 mask. Designed to achieve a very close facial fit, the N95 delivers efficient filtration for small airborne […]
When it comes to indirect restoration, there can be much confusion over what cement to use, and when. Particularly when you consider the abundance of new materials now available. With 70 or 80 different products in the dental cement category alone, what factors should dentists consider when choosing a cement? Are newer materials better than […]