Dentists and Physicians Who May Experience Operational, Logistical, or Financial Issues Encouraged to Call 800-999-9729 Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSIC) reminds its customers in California that the Henry Schein Customer Assistance Hotline is open for dentists and physicians who may experience operational, logistical, or financial issues as a result of damage caused by the wildfires. The … Read more
Dr. Les Kalman has been appointed to the position of Academic Lead for Continuing Dental Education at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021. Dr. Kalman graduated as a Doctor of Dental Surgery from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Western University in 1999. In 2011, he … Read more
PPE is an essential part of the fight against COVID-19, and it’s vital that healthcare workers have access to a steady supply of this equipment. To address the gap in PPE availability, the Government of Canada has created the Essential Services Contingency Reserve (ESCR) to provide short-term coverage of PPE. The ESCR premits eligible essential service business … Read more
In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today: “There have been 124,629 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,071 deaths. 89% of people have now recovered. Labs across Canada have tested 5,076,734 people for COVID-19 to date. Over the past week, … Read more
Dentists like Azeez Swarup risk getting COVID-19 every day on the job. But as an immigrant on a work visa, his main concern isn’t the virus. “The first thing that comes into my mind if I am or if I get sick is, what is going to happen to my visa?” Swarup, an Indian national … Read more
The New Integrated Electric Motor System will allow dental practices to expand the possibilities of dental treatment With over 120 combined years serving dentistry, DCI Edge, the fastest growing dental equipment and dental furniture manufacturer, and NSK, the #1 selling electric handpiece manufacturer in the US, introduce a seamlessly integrated electric motor system to be … Read more
As might be expected given the COVID-19 pandemic, “Financial Concerns” are now the top challenge Canadian dentists intend to address in their practice in 2020 (as compared to fourth highest ranked challenge in 2019), according to results from the DIAC (Dental Industry Association of Canada) Twenty-Fourth Annual Future of Dentistry Survey. However, dentists remained optimistic … Read more
The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) clarifies that the World Health Organization’s (WHO) considerations to delay the provision of non-essential oral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic are not relevant for the current status in Canada since there is not wide-spread community transmission of COVID-19 in our country. Canada is experiencing cluster-contained outbreaks, conditions which allow for routine … Read more
Peter Nkansah DDS 9T3, 9T6 MSc Anaes is an assistant professor in the graduate specialty program in dental anaesthesia, as well as an instructor in the Faculty’s Continuing Education program. As well as running a successful private practice, he is also the dentist of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. Recently, I read an opinion piece by Dr. … Read more
GC America will be hosting a free Bioactive Dentistry Symposium on August 21, 2020, starting at 9:00 A.M. CDT. All dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants are invited to join minimally invasive dentistry experts, Dr. Jeremy Horst, Dr. Jeanette MacLean, and Dr. Douglas A. Young for a seminar on “A New Era of Bioactive Restoratives.” … Read more
More than six weeks after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and sexual interference involving minors, with patients alleged to be among the victims, a Toronto dentist continues to practise. His patients, however, likely have no idea what Amir Haydarian, 54, is accused of. With the exception of a notice on the website of … Read more
A top dentist was secretly stalked by a disgruntled patient carrying a “murder kit” with a crossbow, mask and kitchen knife hidden in his car. Thomas Baddeley, 42, spent four years trailing orthodontist Dr Ian Hutchinson to plot revenge over his dental treatment at his private practice called the “Smile Lounge”. Businessman Baddeley even made a chilling … Read more
University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member Danielle Rulli is part of an innovative project that has received additional funding to continue research on improving the oral health of people with mental health disabilities. Rulli, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the school’s Dental Hygiene division and Director of the Graduate Dental Hygiene Program, is … Read more
To advance FDI’s goal to develop baselines and indicators to measure oral health outcomes globally, FDI and the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) developed a minimum Adult Oral Health Standard Set (AOHSS) for use in clinical practice, research, advocacy and population health. This collaboration between FDI and ICHOM used a rigorous, consensus‐driven approach … Read more
With in-school dental screening for thousands of young children in jeopardy this year, public health is asking parents to have their kids’ teeth assessed by appointment. Because the 2019-20 school year was cut short, public health staff were unable to complete in-school dental screening on the thousands of elementary school kids in Grade 2 and … Read more
Mike joined The Aurum Group leadership team in April 2020 as President, bringing a wealth of dental experience. Prior to joining The Aurum Group, Mike was CEO of a global dental lab company. Mike has also held executive level positions within the dental industry including Vice President of Marketing at Nobel BioCare, and Consulting Partner … Read more
People with disabilities have a long history of unequal access to, and discrimination in, oral health and primary care, which has resulted in large health disparities between disabled individuals and their nondisabled peers – as well as poorer health outcomes. The primary causes for this are well known: healthcare facilities lack accessible medical diagnostic equipment, … Read more
Pulpdent is a family-owned medical device company that has been serving dentists and their patients for 73 years. The Boston-area dental manufacturer has released a short video about how company management and employees have responded to the ongoing health and safety challenges posed by COVID-19. Watch The Video The company behind ACTIVA BioACTIVE, Lime-Lite Enhanced, Embrace … Read more
Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) welcomed 36 new doctor of dental medicine students during Monday’s orientation. This is the first time in HSDM history that an incoming Class began a four-year program virtually. The Class of 2024 hails from 17 states in the U.S., as well as Canada, China, France, and Korea. It represents … Read more
If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely used Wikipedia to look up medical or dental information. As a matter of fact, Wikipedia is the most consulted website on the internet when it comes to health-related searches,1 making it a highly effective tool to spread information- or misinformation. Therefore, it is extremely important that the information … Read more