Dr. Rakan Baaj presents a case where a decision had to be made to extract or retain a tooth for an implant. Dr. Baaj is a board certified Prosthodontist. He is a member of the American College of Prosthodontists and a Fellow-Elect of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He teaches at the University […]
It is always a great learning moment when I host Dr. Mark Donaldson to tell me more about a given topic. This time, I invited him to speak about drug shortages, a phenomenon that oftentimes puts the patient at risk and leaves the oral health provider stranded. His article “Drug Shortages How do we run out […]
On April 19, 2018, the Canadian Dental Association held its Canadian Oral Health Round table; and the theme of this year’s meeting was dentistry and family violence. A panel of various experts presented on the role of the dentist and the dental team in identifying the signs of family violence particularly when these signs present […]
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J’ai eu le plaisir de discuter avec le Dr Mitch Taillon, nouveau président de l’ADC pour 2018-2019. Le Dr Taillon est dentiste généraliste à Assiniboia, en Saskatchewan. Il a pris ses fonctions de président le 20 avril dernier. Pendant cette entrevue, j’en apprends un peu plus sur sa vie de dentiste, mais aussi sur […]
I had the pleasure to host Dr. Mitch Taillon, CDA’s new president. Dr. Taillon is a general dentist from Assiniboa, SK. He assumed his new role on April 20th, 2018. In this interview, I wish to present to you a glimpse of his life inside and outside dentistry. My colleagues at the CDA Essentials magazine […]
In an effort to present as many perspectives as possible about the impact of legal cannabis on the profession of dentistry, I have invited Dr. Shelita Dattani, Director of Practice Development and Knowledge Translation at the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Dr. Dattani spoke about the role of the pharmacist in the cannabis conversation. I hope you find […]
Two distinguished experts from King’s College in London were my guests for this posts. They spoke about a recent article they coauthored in the British Dental Journal, titled: Medical conditions and erosive tooth wear. Dental professionals can identify signs and symptoms that suggest that an individual’s erosive tooth wear may be linked to a broader medical problem […]