‘Action for Dental Health: Dentists Making a Difference’ Offers Real-World Solutions Harris Interactive Study Reveals What’s at Stake in America’s Dental Divide ADA Research Brief Reveals Failure of Affordable Care Act to Cover Many Adults The nation’s leading organization of dentists today announced a nationwide campaign aimed at boldly addressing the dental health crisis in … Read more
FDI, the voice of worldwide dentistry, and DRNA, the leading waste management company solely dedicated to servicing the dental profession in North America, have agreed to collaborate on new international initiatives in line with the upcoming global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases, the Minamata Convention*. DRNA has created a new venture for … Read more
When it comes to access to routine dental care – a major determinant of oral health – the Affordable Care Act (ACA) falls well short in its goals of lowering costs, increasing access and improving health outcomes, according to new analysis by the American Dental Association. But in a series of three new research briefs, … Read more
As part of the Nursing Week activities, on Tuesday May 7, Runnymede Healthcare Centre staff and volunteers were treated to a presentation on the role of nurses in oral hygiene by Dr. Natalie Archer, DDS. Dr. Archer and her staff run Runnymede Dental Centre, an independently operated dental centre housed within Runnymede that provides care … Read more
We invite you to join us on May 23rd as we host the PA’s Women in Dentistry Annual Symposium for 2013. With the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our past symposium’s, PA’s Women in Dentistry is hosting another evening for you! As a female dental professional we hope that you are able to attend the Multi-Disciplinary … Read more
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Consumers More Likely to Put off Dental Visits than Medical, New Survey Shows
Over 250,000 Canadian youth live with a facial difference, and in a world idolizing physical perfection, living with a facial difference can be an insurmountable challenge. Let’s take a stand against bullying because BULLYING BITES! Maison Mercer15 Mercer St, Toronto ON, M5V 1H2Friday, May 24th, 2013 – 10pmHosted by: Eric Ling, Maison Mercer DJGuest DJ: … Read more
New owner sees significant growth potential in the dental sector
Parents should be aware that bacteria that cause dental decay can be transmitted from adult to child by sharing eating utensils, or by the parent sucking on a baby’s pacifier to clean it. A study recently published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about the immunological benefits of adult saliva does … Read more
Planmeca Group participates once again in organizing the Ice Hockey World Championships by providing a Planmed Verity® Extremity Scanner and Planmeca CompactTM i dental care unit for the on-site emergency rooms both at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki and Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. Both devices were already used in the Helsinki venue last year. ”As … Read more
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Geneva and New Delhi: FDI is pleased to announce that its 2014 Annual World Dental Congress will be held in New Delhi, India, from 11 to 14 September. It will be organized jointly by FDI and its national member, the Indian Dental Association. This will be the second Annual World Dental Congress to take place … Read more
Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) awards two scholarships
European Federation of Periodontology and American Academy of Periodontology Issue Consensus Reports Reaffirming Relationship between Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), in collaboration with the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP),) recently published a series of consensus reports that analyze the scientific evidence linking periodontal disease, specifically … Read more
After a 13-hour wait in the emergency room with an elderly family member, we presented a consent form by a first-year orthopedic resident during discussion of treatment for two broken bones. The 78-year-old female patient in question was assaulted on her morning walk and suffered a broken knee and wrist, among other injuries. This patient … Read more
If you ever traded in your baby teeth to the tooth fairy and got a mere 50 cents under your pillow – you got short-changed. The National Institute of Health recently discovered that mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow have been found to exist in teeth. This discovery will transform Dentistry and the future … Read more
Our thanks to Oral Health for keeping the spousal exemption issue at the fore front for Ontario dentists and their spouses by publishing Dr. Randy Lang’s editorial ‘Ontario’s Dumb, Stupid “Zero Tolerance” Law; September 2012. (https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/news/ontarios-dumb-stupid-zero-tolerance-law/1001656652/) Recognition of the Coalition to Restore Spousal Rights and Freedoms by Oral Health Journal is appreciated and we should … Read more
Abuse and neglect are not limited by age. Child abuse awareness has been well documented in the dental literature. All states have mandatory reporting statutes for child abuse. This is not the case for elder abuse. It was not until 2009 with the passage of the Elder Abuse Victims Act that elder abuse received national … Read more
