Anxiety, distrust and misinformation about dental care is abundant on social media, where posts containing false or out-of-context claims about dentistry can receive millions of views. The Canadian Press looked at several claims posted to social media in recent months that promote false, misleading or out-of-context information about dental care, and spoke to dentists about … Read more
Over the past two years, growth in total health spending has outpaced economic growth, pushing up Canada’s health expenditure-to-GDP ratio, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says. CIHI’s National Health Expenditure Database (NHEX) includes finalized 2023 spending data and preliminary estimates for 2024 and 2025, based on public-sector main estimates and budgets. In 2025, … Read more
King’s College London announced on Tuesday results of the 2023 Adult Oral Health Survey (AOHS), the first clinical survey of adult oral health in England since 2009. According to lead academic Jenny Gallagher MBE, the findings are alarming. Roughly 64 per cent of adults showed clinical signs of tooth decay — a largely preventable disease. … Read more
The securityholders of Dentalcorp (TSX: DNTL) have approved a plan of arrangement under which an acquisition vehicle controlled by U.S. private-equity firm GTCR LLC will buy all of the company’s subordinate- and multiple-voting shares for C$11.00 per share. The vote took place at a special meeting on Thursday. The acquisition, first announced in September, will … Read more
New data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) suggest Canadians are retaining more of their natural teeth than they were 15 years ago, but indicators of gum disease have worsened sharply. The findings, released Monday by Statistics Canada, are based on the first set of clinical oral-health assessments collected since 2007–09. Cycle 7 of … Read more
The University of Alberta’s Access for All program — a non-profit mobile dental clinic that became an elective course for dentistry and dental hygiene students last year — has secured $2.6 million in federal funding to expand culturally grounded care in rural Métis communities. The funding, approved in July after a year-long competitive process, will … Read more
The British Dental Association (BDA) warned Wednesday that the decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to ask the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to probe private-dentistry pricing is “merely a fig-leaf” for the failure to properly fund the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Reeves, who is set to unveil her budget next week, wrote to … Read more
The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in coming years, one economist says, as the Ontario government calls for that to change. The Canada Health Transfer is projected to be $54.7 billion in 2025-26 and is set to grow by five per cent per year … Read more
Dentalcorp Holdings Ltd., Canada’s largest network of dental practices, says it generated $43.7 million in adjusted free cash flow in the third quarter of 2025, up 21 per cent from the same period last year. “This led to continued deleveraging, with our net debt-to-PF adjusted EBITDA after-rent ratio decreasing to 3.58 times, a reduction of … Read more
“Cutting-edge AI is finally meeting clinical expertise. We’re not just improving workflows — we’re reimagining how dental care is delivered, documented and optimized around the world,” said Ryan Hungate, chief clinical and strategy officer at Henry Schein One.
The federal Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) has reached a major milestone in British Columbia, with more than 720,000 residents now covered under the program, the Government of Canada announced Friday. According to the government, more than 430,000 people in B.C. have already received care from participating providers. “The demand for the CDCP has been … Read more
“Twenty-seven years ago, I was at rock bottom in my addiction,” said Dr. Brett Kessler, outgoing president of the American Dental Association (ADA). “I didn’t know if I wanted to live, let alone be a dentist. But through the gift of grace, I chose sobriety. And it was this community — through the resources and … Read more
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Dentsply Sirona Global Clinical Case Contest (GCCC) awarded prizes in two distinct categories: direct and indirect restorations. Six dental students from eight countries were recognized for their outstanding restorative cases using Dentsply Sirona materials and technologies. This year’s competition attracted around 300 student submissions from 108 … Read more
A new study from King’s College London suggests artificial intelligence (AI)-powered speech recognition could ease administrative burdens for dental professionals, though accuracy concerns remain. Published in the Journal of Dental Research, the study evaluated 10 automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools and found that the most advanced systems were both faster and more accurate than manual … Read more
123Dentist, one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing dental support organizations (DSOs), has announced on Wednesday a definitive agreement to acquire MCA Dental Group Limited, an Ottawa-based network of 27 clinics operating in Ontario and Québec. “As we continue to grow, we are committed to elevating dental care for patients across Canada,” said Jeff Leger, Chief … Read more
After receiving $336,000 from Health Canada, the University of Manitoba’s dental school announced on Tuesday that it’s offering free care to people who are enrolled in the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) or are uninsured. The university explained that patients who are eligible for 40 per cent or 60 per cent coverage at a regular … Read more
The U.S. dental industry may be losing as much as US$3.1 billion annually in potential revenue due to missed chair-time linked to administrative staffing shortages, according to a new survey by California-based Edge, a company that provides remote support staff for dental and medical practices. Edge’s report claims that up to 15 per cent of … Read more
Dentsply Sirona World 2025 returned to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, delivering a remarkable event filled with clinical education, networking, and entertainment for dental professionals. This year’s program highlighted the importance of Connected Dentistry while celebrating 40 years of CEREC—the chairside digital workflow that has transformed single-visit dentistry. At the heart of this evolution … Read more
Nearly half of the 5.2 million Canadians approved under the federal Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) have yet to see a dentist, Health Minister Marjorie Michel acknowledged Thursday. “It’s still a new program,” Michel told reporters when pressed on the uptake rate. “It’s like, you can go to your doctor, and you don’t feel the … Read more
A substance recently banned from gel nail polishes across the European Union is reportedly still in use in certain dental procedures in Portugal — raising concerns that regulatory action could expand to medical-device materials, Euro News reported Friday. The chemical, Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide (TPO), acts as a photoinitiator, triggering polymerization (hardening) of gels and resins … Read more