I had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Lawrence D. Robertson, retired Pediatrician and President of the non-profit group QUEST: Quantifying, Understanding, and Eliminating Severe Tooth Decay in American Indian Children. The group tries to understand why indigenous children experience much higher caries rates and caries severity than other children, and why the recommended caries […]
Dr. John O’Keefe explored the use of Phetolamine with Dr. Joonyoung Ji, dental anesthesia specialist in Ottawa, ON. Indications Dental procedure – Adults – Reversal of local anesthesia, Soft-tissue and pulp tissue: 0.2 mg for every 1/2 cartridge of 1:100,000 epinephrine containing local anesthetic administered, 0.4 mg for every 1 cartridge of 1:100,000 epinephrine containing local anesthetic administered, […]
My sincere thanks go to Dr. Joel Fransen who took the time to prepare and share this important case with our Oasis audience. Such unfortunate situations happen and it’s great to be able to share them and learn from them. Dr. Fransen is a seasoned endodontist in Richmond, BC and a frequent contributor to CDA […]
I had the pleasure to meet Dr. Greeshma Thrivikraman, a young post-doctoral student working at the Bertassoni Lab at the Oregon Health and Science University. She coauthored a recent article that was published in the Dental Clinics of North America on biomaterials for craniofacial bone regeneration and she agreed to share with us details about […]
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My interview with Dr. Michaell Huber served as a review of the current status and of the latest in the area of adjunctive diagnostic techniques for diagnosing and discovering oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Dr. Huber is Professor and specialist in oral medicine in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio Dental School. […]
Once again, I welcomed Dr. Paul Belzycki, dental surgeon from Toronto, to continue our series of clinical mentorship presentations. Dr. Belzycki presents a few interesting cases to show why he likes to use amalgam and why you should too. His premise follows research findings on the biochemical stability and durability of dental resin composites and […]
Dr. John O’Keefe invited Dr. Les Ennis to share his lessons from overseas dental missions. Canadian dentists are world renowned for their volunteer efforts aimed at providing oral care to underserved populations. There are numerous resources available if you wish to participate in these missions. Below you will find links to some of them. If […]