Managing acute orofacial pain is an everyday responsibility in dental practice, but prescribing decisions require careful consideration of effective pain relief, patient safety, and the potential for medication misuse or diversion. In this CDA Oasis Podcast, Dr. Daniel Haas, an internationally renowned expert in dental anaesthesia and professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of […]
Local anesthetics are the most commonly used drugs in dentistry and are essential for pain control during everyday procedures such as fillings, extractions, and root canals. In this CDA Oasis discussion, Dr. Peter Nkansah, a dentist-anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, discusses the basics of local anesthetic pharmacology, including drug selection, dosage, […]
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition is an internationally recognized research communication competition where participants have three minutes to deliver a compelling presentation on their thesis research for a non-specialized lay audience using a single static slide. No data, no technical jargon – it’s all about the messaging. On December 14, 2021, the Faculty of Dentistry […]