If you have been following my blog for a while, you will notice that I place a great deal of emphasis on encouraging dentists to approach their business with the mindset of a CEO. I want to move you from thinking like a small business owner so you can better embrace the power of your … Read more
Here’s what you missed at PDC 2023! It held 100+ in-person open sessions and hands-on courses as well as an exhibit hall showcasing more than 225 exhibiting companies. We hope to see you at the PDC next year on March 7-9, 2024!
We are witnessing more and more CE courses becoming available online, despite the pandemic restrictions lessoning, and dentists seem to be torn on their preference between attending in-person or online courses. Nearly half of survey respondents preferred the choice of online courses for the convenience and ability to learn about new topics from anywhere. However, … Read more
Clinical Research Dental is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Aruba Dental Conference, February 2-4, 2023, hosted at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa and Casino. The Aruba Dental Conference is open to all dental professionals with an interest in enhancing their knowledge and scope of restorative and esthetic dentistry. With a commitment to supporting … Read more
Online training for dental health professionals is more affordable than face-to-face training. This could help to resolve the shortage of 4,000 dental professionals that’s predicted by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Online dental training has increased over the past two years. While dental professionals are now back to getting hands-on training, there are big benefits in sticking with … Read more
It is an interesting contradiction to talk to dental students about the importance of learning about the business side of dentistry. The response I receive to offering training on management, human resources, marketing and financial planning is that they are so stressed focusing on the clinical components they need to earn their degrees, they don’t … Read more
Clinical Research Dental is pleased to announce the Canadian Rockies Dental Conference sponsored by Hands-OnLine LIVE, August 11-13, 2022, hosted at The Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, Alberta. The Canadian Rockies Dental Conference is open to all dental professionals with an interest in enhancing their knowledge and scope of restorative and esthetic dentistry. With a … Read more
When conducting our research for Data Driven Dentistry, we found 72% of patients would choose their own dentist to perform a specialized procedure over a specialist, if their dentist had the applicable skills. It makes sense, as patients would spend less time traveling to additional appointments and have less worry about getting comfortable with a … Read more
Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus, all UBC Continuing Dental Education April courses have been postponed. Participants who have registered for April courses have already been contacted by our office via email. If you are registered for an April course and have not received an update from CDE, please email cdeconf@dentistry.ubc.ca. Further … Read more
As dental hygienists across Canada, we are united and bonded by one major, collective fear: The Continuing Competence, Quality Assurance auditing process. The mere mention of the term elicits a sequence of events including, but not limited to, sweating, blurred vision, increased heart rate and blood pressure, and a sense of overall dread. For many … Read more
Dental students who have recently completed their education may find themselves pondering many questions. For example, they may be considering their need to find a stable job. Geographic location may be a particular focus – what setting would encourage a busy career yet also a lifestyle that permits balance? Another possible question may focus on … Read more
Have you ever thought about the process of learning? How we learn, why we learn what we do, the mechanics of learning? What does learning mean to you? How does it impact you? What opportunities will you have because of what you’ve learned, how will it change you, and who will you become? Lifelong learning … Read more
Known industry-wide for supporting, promoting and teaching better dentistry through the presentation of clinical seminars, CLINICAL RESEARCH DENTAL is pleased to announce their new Hands-OnLine LIVE courses and the release of fall course dates. With the fall line-up comes the announcement of a new course topic added to this innovative CE platform. “Freehand Diastema Closure”, … Read more
The Toronto Institute for Dental Excellence (T.I.D.E) is proud to announce the 1st annual “Implant Complications & Innovations Symposium” taking place in Toronto on June 2-3, 2017. This Symposium will be packed with two days of didactic and hands on programs. Day 1 will feature concurrent simultaneous sessions for clinicians & team members from distinguished … Read more
Are you doing all you can to motivate and empower your patients to become actively involved in their dental health? As dental professionals, you are trained to understand the science of oral health. You know how to use the tools available to provide the best treatment possible for the patient. However, sometimes we forget … Read more
I am always amazed when I visit the U of T dental school that the biggest room ever is dedicated to drilling and filling. Seemingly hundreds of chairs over which are bent hundreds of dental students practicing their techniques on folks who need low cost care. And I ask myself, is this where the profession … Read more
This is an endo related post. For those who are upset about my antipathy towards single file endodontics, rest assured, it will not be referenced, nor should you take away any sense that endodontic microsurgery and single file endodontics are mutually inclusive. It’s a blog folks, take from it what you will. I want to … Read more
http://www.slideshare.net/kendo160/wave-one-jan2012 http://www.slideshare.net/kendo160/dentinal-tubule-infection-as-the-cause-of-recurrent-disease-and-late-endodontic-treatment-failure-a-case-report-12270277 If you read both these articles, you have to be left with a sense of the “dangerous dichotomies” in their relative perspective. If one were to consider all possibilities suggested “in a step by step linear manner” and then formulate a solution that is best for all contingencies, you are left with a disparate fait … Read more
This was gifted to us by Terry Pannkuk of Santa Barbara, CA. He is one of the most unique endodontic educators in the world and he brings to his efforts, the other gods of the endodontic pantheon. It’s unfortunate that my primary “gold mine” is endodontic, because this exists in all fields of dentistry. Folks … Read more
Op-ed piece from an online discussion forum……..worth a read….everything is grist for the mill……….there is method and madness in the concept of a dental knowledge network in Canada. There is no question that anonymity will lead to some incendiary commentary, but have you been reading the newspaper these days? It’s a part of life, the … Read more