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ABSTRACT: In 1994, the Dental Clinic was created at the Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH), through the generous donation of Dr. M Lorne E. Macalchlan , a long-term care patient. The fund was earmarked for use in regards to elderly patients at the institution. The hospital itself is a 201-bed facility located in Nepean, Ontario, Canada … Read more

The SLSA program is based on current, referenced literature and consists of 40 questions, answers, rationales and references. Dentists who complete the 15 question quiz in the November, 2000 issue of Oral Health may be eligible to receive continuing education points. The names and license numbers of all who complete the quiz will be forwarded … Read more

During the 1970s, in an effort to increase the availability of complete denture service to the public, the Ontario government legalized the provision of this service by denturists. These were largely persons who claimed to be able and willing to provide denture service of comparable or better quality than dentists, but cheaply. The legislators rightly … Read more

www.noah.cuny.edu/ dental/dentistry.html ‘Ask Noah’ is sponsored by the New York Hospital and Cornell Medical Centre. It provides a fact sheet about oral hygiene. www.bungo.com A multi-tasker’s dream and an ideal virtual secretary. www.caretek.com A Website teaching preparedness and prevention, preventing accidents, being prepared for unexpected emergencies. Also includes a home safety guide, safety gifts. Designed … Read more

Pre-cemented instant temporaries are exactly what the name implies. These are temporaries that are quickly fabricated directly over a fully cured temporary cement placed on the prepared teeth after the final impression has been taken. I have utilized this technique in my practice on hundreds of patients for more than three years, and I can … Read more

Knowledge of infectious diseases and recommendations for infection control are in a constant state of flux as familiar microorganisms evolve and others emerge to produce new challenges. Our efforts to keep pace with these changes and to protect our patients, staff and ourselves can be frustrating, because we only have a partial understanding of pathogens … Read more

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Dental practitioners know from painful experience that the provision of effective infection control procedures has added very significant operating costs. Additional handpieces and their maintenance, the provision of masks, gloves and eye protection, barriers, additional space for an infection control center, staff time and training, prevention of colonization in dental unit waterlines, waste disposal, additional … Read more

Maxillary Vertex Occlusal My patient presented with unerupted maxillary canines and a routine panoramic film revealed these to be impacted. I supplemented the examination with a standard maxillary occlusal film. From these 2 films, am I able to determine if the canines are palatal or lingual to the plane of the arch? While the panoramic … Read more

Surgical Orthodontics” or “Orthognathic Surgery” are old terms, which have adhered to the present time, which depict the techniques employed in the surgical correction of malocclusions, dental, skeletal, or combined in their origin. By far, most of these malocclusions are associated with what is generally termed “Dentofacial” deformities. These represent abnormalities of dental or jaw … Read more

Re: Editorial “The Eighty-Five Percent Myth,” Oral Health, January, 2000Let us look at the idea that 15 percent of a dentist’s success comes from technical expertise and the remaining 85 percent from people skills. If one is to discount the importance of people skills when dealing with patients, one should therefore have no problem having … Read more

The SLSA program is based on current, referenced literature and consists of 40 questions, answers, rationales and references. Dentists who complete the 15 question quiz in the November, 2000 issue of Oral Health may be eligible to receive continuing education points. The names and license numbers of all who complete the quiz will be forwarded … Read more

Show us where YOU read Oral Health. Send your photos to: Oral Health, 1450 Don Mills Rd., Don Mills, ON M3B 2X7 Please note: PHOTOS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

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There are few attributes that contribute as much to successful practice as being able, affable and available. When someone in our family requires medical attention we like to think that he/she is in the best of hands. The clinician must be able to record a thorough history, conduct a clinical examination, order and interpret the … Read more

The intraoral camera has often been promoted as a marketing tool. However, practitioners can get more value from this existing resource. Expanding the use of the intraoral camera can help dentists maximize their results on routine aesthetic cases. Spending a few minutes using the intraoral camera on such cases can heighten practitioners’ awareness of the … Read more

Traditionally, provisional restorations for porcelain laminate veneers posed a problem for the restorative dentist. They were time consuming, difficult to retain, and esthetically unpredictable. However, newer materials have made fabricating provisionals a routine procedure for dentists. The procedure today is rapid, and it’s easy to achieve excellent marginal adaptation. In the past, porcelain laminate preparations … Read more