Re: We Can Only be the Best by Doing Our Best, With the Best, Louis Malcmacher, DDS, November, 2011 I read with interest Dr. Malcmacher’s excellent article on new technologies that make us more efficient while maintaining quality in our practice. I was especially intrigued by the DentalVibe (Bing Innovation) that Dr. Malcmacher described. Forty-five … Read more
Treat your spouse in Ontario and you’re exposed to the immediate loss of your license for five years. Grass roots spousal and dentists’ submissions can help assure alternatives. We have allegedly been told by the HPRA council that spouses and dentists have been breaking the law since 1993. RCDSO has also told us that post … Read more
ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL ECHNOLOGISTS OF ONTARIOThe official voice of Registered Dental Technologists in Ontariowww.ADTO.org CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONBecause bad things happen to good dentists.www.cdpa.com ONTARIO ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYQuality of care through life long learning.www.ontarioagd.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRYToronto Meetings Calendar, CE, Winter Clinic, Society Listings, etc.www.tordent.com CONTINUING EDUCATION FACULTÉ OF ORTHODONTIC RESEARCH & … Read more
On Friday, December 2nd, attendees at the Crown & Bridge meeting in Toronto were treated to an informative and entertaining all day session, with Dr. Elliot Mechanic. His presentation was entitled “Artistic Smile Design: Building the Restorative Dental Practice” and the over 400 attendees had the opportunity to learn from this leading clinician in a … Read more
What an exciting time it is to be dentist! What an important part we play in our patients’ lives! We are an essential component of their primary health care team. Many of our patients do not have a physician that they see on a regular basis, yet they visit us every nine, six, or even … Read more
Dental professionals have been traditionally limited to the use of incandescent light for the visual inspection of the oral cavity. Direct visualization of reflected white light from mucosal surfaces can enable the detection of gross tissue abnormalities, but may fail to identify some early disease processes (such as dysplasia) that have not yet caused changes … Read more
Dental caries is one of the major diseases that we treat in dentistry on a daily basis. The treatment of dental caries is a very common procedure in every dental practice. We have a vast array of techniques for treatment including: direct-placed restorations using materials such as composite resins, glass ionomers and amalgam, indirect-placed restorations … Read more
Xerostomia (xero=dry, stomia= mouth) is defined as the subjective sensation of oral dryness that may or may not be associated with a decrease in the production of saliva.1,2 Saliva is one of those things that is appreciated only in its absence, when the patient perceives a significant negative effect on quality of life.3 Xerostomia is … Read more
Resin bonding of the human dentition has become a “standard” in the United States and Canada. There are well over 80 different bonding systems on the market today. We have seen them evolve through multiple generations in an attempt to “simplify” the bonding process. But as these agents have simplified, many in our profession have … Read more
PREPARATION DESIGN FOR COMPOSITIESThe definitive textbook of composite restoration has yet to be written. Preparation designs are a common starting point in clinical technique before other complex variables such as resin, placement, shrinkage, and cure are encountered. This article explores principles, designs and instrumentation revised for composite resin Class V preparations, and new preparations to … Read more
ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGISTS OF ONTARIO The official voice of Registered Dental Technologists in Ontariowww.ADTO.org CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Because bad things happen to good dentists.www.cdpa.com ONTARIO ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYntistryQuality of care through life long learning.www.ontarioagd.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRYToronto Meetings Calendar, CE, Winter Clinic, Society Listings, etc.www.tordent.com CONTINUING EDUCATION FACILIT É OF ORTHODONTIC RESEARCH & CONT. ED. Lectures … 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
INTRODUCTIONExcellent theoretical knowledge and clinical skills provide a firm foundation for success in implant dentistry. However, inability to see “inside” the tissues and the prosthetic replacements may hamper the ability to deliver optimum treatment outcomes. Radiographic prescription is often needed to provide a more complete picture of the current clinical situation and to guide further … Read more
This same time last year we provided a summary of literature suggesting that vitamin D – often referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because we can endogenously synthesize it via stimulation of our skin by ultraviolet rays – may protect against periodontal disease. Since vitamin D and calcium are often studied together when assessing bone … Read more
WHAT IS IT? Halitosis or bad breath, oral malodor, foetor oris, or foetor ex ore, refers to the sense of an unpleasant smell in someone’s breath. Halitosis is not necessarily a disease but a sign indicating that something may be wrong in the body. Equally so it could be physiological or caused by poor oral hygiene. … Read more
INTRODUCTIONA major issue for the near future is the growing incidence of peri-implant osteitis (Fig. 1). Depending on the study, between 25-53% of patients with implants in Europe have peri-implant osteitis.1 It is not surprising that patients that did not take care of their natural teeth do not take better care of their implants. The … Read more
