The sale of grey market goods is of concern across diverse industries ranging from snacks and drinks to clothing and cosmetics. The concern is especially acute with health care related products such as dental materials where deficiencies can cause harm to patients. A trademark is a name, design, logo or combination of these that a … Read more
Depending on the factual circumstances, a dentist can face legal liability for damages, or allegations of professional misconduct for utilizing Grey Market dental products in his or her dental practice. In Ontario dentists are regulated by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons, pursuant to the Ontario Dentistry Act. The RCDS has a mandate to regulate … Read more
(or How to Prevent a Minor Complaint from Turning into a Major Headache)
Record keeping and informed consent are the two courses most frequently imposed on dentists involved in collegial undertakings. An undertaking can be voluntary or it can be imposed, by either the ICR (Inquiries, Complaints and Reports) or the Discipline Committee of the RCDS(O). Record keeping and informed consent appear on the RCDS(O) web site separately, … Read more
Dr. Bruce Glazer published an feature in Oral Health (Nov. 2011) called “Entrepreneurism and Dentistry – mutually exclusive?”. I feel compelled to respectfully rebut. Dr. Glazer makes the argument that because the likelihood of failure is relatively small and the ideas and services not new, dentists should not consider themselves to be entrepreneurs, nor is … Read more
An interview with Dr. Steven Bongard
By Gord Christensen from Dental IQ Mar 7, 2012 – Dr. Gordon Christensen answers questions from readers and offers his answers based on research, dentists’ opinions worldwide, and personal observation. In this video, Dr. Gordon Christensen says that what many dentists were taught regarding post depth was wrong. Here’s what you need to know to be … Read more
We have such incredible talent in this country; sadly most of it has to go to the US to be recognized, but I digress. Below you will find PERZACTLY what I’d love to see from YOU and YOU and YOU…the ultimate in sharing and caring in CLOGS……Don’t forget to double clickez-vous on the images. … Read more
By Todd Welch – FACEBOOK Here is a recent case I completed. I place Astra Tech dental implants and typically utilize Atlantis abutments for implant supported bridges and anterior implants. I have the lab fabricate the Atlantis abutments and temporary crowns, I seat the case and then refer the case back to the restoring dentist … Read more
Many thanks to Dr. Oliver C. Pin-Harry, D.D.S., M.S., F.R.C.D.(C) of BURLINGTON PROSTHODONTICS 425 Locust Street – Suite 200 | Burlington, ON L7S 1T8 | Canada T: 905-633 1200 | www.burlingtonprosthodontics.com for helping to kickstart a new dynamic in “MOUTHING OFF” – “sharing and caring” clinical cases from anyone who wishes to do so. The objective is to expand the digital educational … Read more
As we all know, preparation design can make or break a case. With proper planning and prep design we can create stunning esthetics with depth and vitality. Without proper planning and prep design the best we can do is usually an over-contoured, manufactured looking restoration. The same can be said about no-prep dentistry, although we … Read more
In the February 2009 issue of Oral Health the common musculoskeletal disorders (MSK disorders) that dentists face were outlined; specifically, the impacts MSK disorders have on professional performance and longevity as well as the implications leading to a decreased quality of life. Later on that year in September the discussion deepened by looking at the … Read more
The word ‘entrepreneur’ came into vogue in the 1980s and has now come to mean a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. Entrepreneurism is an uncertain endeavor as the odds for success are not favourable. Thus, according to this definition, … Read more
2011 is the final year of the SLSA program in Oral Health. The 8-question quiz appears here. Because the program is half its usual length, provincial licensing authorities may alter the allocation of CE credits. Unlike previous years, SLSA will not be involved in processing the results or forwarding names of participants to the provincial … Read more
The esthetic revolution has expanded beyond all expectations. The desire for a beautiful smile is more and more the primary reason patients seek dental care. But don’t make the mistake of thinking that smile design is just about straight, white front teeth. There is a basic principle that must be understood if perfected smile design … Read more
Choosing a method of restoration and a material comes down to evaluating several different parameters. These include the condition of the existing tooth, colour of the existing tooth, position of the tooth in the mouth, (anterior vs. posterior) esthetic desires of the patient and the skills and preferences of the laboratory technician doing the restoration.1,2 … Read more
If you know what to look for when evaluating your impression, you can predict the fit and function of your definitive restoration. The purpose of this paper is to discus the difference between a quality impression and the “clinically acceptable” impression. The laboratory technician, the impression material, the type of quadrant tray or the technique, … Read more
There are two schools of thought regarding triple tray impressions: 1. they are the greatest technique ever; 2. they are absolute garbage, resorted to by lazy dentists. As it happens, neither extreme position is true. Triple tray impressions are not inherently better than full arch or quadrant separate upper and lower impressions, but they do … Read more
Quality dentistry is not guaranteed by attending multiple continuing education seminars, especially when prosthodontic procedures are involved. It certainly helps, but in fact “quality” and “dentistry” may be mutually exclusive. Mutually exclusive due to dentistry’s multiple steps process. To achieve more than a 90% successful outcome for any given dental procedure, labour intensive attention to … Read more
