One of the interesting side effects of the CDCP, a plan that is designed to increase our patients’ access to a dentist, is the fact that many dental schools are having challenges accessing dental patients for our future practitioners
Community-based initiatives like the Community Smiles Project complement the dental care programs such as CDCP by addressing the non-financial barriers to dental care.
In dentistry, one of the most valuable forms of preparation happens outside the classroom. What makes networking so impactful is the diversity of people it brings together.
This month we are featuring Ahmed Fattal, a Dalhousie University graduate, Dental Officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, and co-founder of Spar Wear.
I was unsure of where my career would go and how to direct my life. I wish someone told me that what I was feeling was normal—that I was feeling the new grad blues.
The hidden privacy risks inside every dental practice and how to fix them before they hurt Dentistry runs on routine: regular cleanings, recall reminders, daily sterilization logs, and those little timers beeping away in the operatories. But there is one checkup that almost every practice forgets: a privacy checkup. Unlike clinical risks, privacy risks do … Read more
How-to guides for dental patients can be one of the most effective ways to support healing, improve oral health literacy and build long-term patient trust—well beyond the dental chair.
From dental school in Iran to a purpose-built clinic in the Greater Toronto Area, two dentists share how vision, design and resilience shaped Family Dentist Tree.
Are your team meetings focused on production goals and cancellations, or are you actually training your team on how to communicate value beyond insurance?
Wondering why new patients aren’t calling? They’re not calling anyone. Learn how Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z each expect to book dental appointments differently.
In this dynamic and multifaceted marketing and communications environment, it is insufficient to understand the total number of visitors to your website at a given time, or to track your new patients solely. Those visitors only tell part of the story regarding the health of your website. Additionally, it is important to understand “where” your … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming dentistry through applications in radiographic interpretation, caries detection, orthodontic planning, and digital smile design. Yet, these advances raise profound ethical questions regarding patient privacy, algorithmic bias, accountability, and transparency.
The article discusses how artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into healthcare, transforming everything from diagnostics and clinical decision-making to administrative workflows and treatment planning.
In the rapidly advancing landscape of medical technology, few innovations capture the clinical and public imagination as profoundly as Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs).
The next wave of digital health will not thrive inside institution-tethered portals. These tools need comprehensive, longitudinal data assembled under a single, durable identity and governed by transparent, revocable consent. A patient-controlled personal health record (PHR) provides exactly that substrate.
Due to the expanding scope of artificial intelligence in the dental and medical fields, we have decided to combine the various health related fields into a single functional publication: The Artificial Intelligence Journal of Medicine and Dentistry (AIMEDENT Journal).
Oral Health is pleased to introduce a first look at the Data Driven Dentistry series for 2026. After surveying Canadian dental patients last year, we have returned to surveying practicing Canadian dentists to reveal the trends taking place within the profession. Our goal with this collected data is to encourage dental practice owners to reflect … Read more
Hygiene Spotlight: Fatimah Datoo is a dental hygiene educator currently working full-time as a Dental Hygiene Professor at George Brown College and is the creator of the online education platform “Dental Hygiene Made Easy.”
In this piece, common oral health complications with gum disease during pregnancy, safety of dental X-rays, and preventive care throughout pregnancy will be explored.
On Track with KathleenYour monthly reset button for professional growth and personal well-being As dental hygienists, we often think of the appointment as starting when our patient sits in the chair. But from your patient’s perspective, their journey begins much earlier. The before experience—everything that happens leading up to the appointment—sets the tone for how … Read more