Self Learning Assessment 2006 (December 01, 2005)

SLSA 2006 * Self Learning/Self Assessment 2006 will commence in the January 2006 issue of Oral Health. The format will continue to be four items per month for 10 months, followed by a 15-question quiz in the November 2006 issue. SLSA 2005 * Dentists who wish to obtain C.E. credits for the 2005 SLSA Program … Read more

Credentialling in Cosmetic Dentistry

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We work in such a great profession where we can have a positive effect on a patient’s overall health and well-being, boosting self-confidence and often creating a life changing experience. Very rewarding for the patient and dental team. My professional and personal growth as a clinician started in 1991 when I joined the American Academy … Read more

Cottage Life in the City…

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Dr. Glenn McKay has always enjoyed the “great outdoors”, and wanted to share this atmosphere by bringing nature indoors to his practice. The concept was to produce a warm, timeless cottage design. Fortunately, the vertical height of 20-feet allowed the use of a novel concept — erecting a post beam structure inside a commercial space. … Read more

Once Upon a Trade Show

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Ah, the trade show… business tool, conduit, necessary evil. We’ve just returned from the Greater New York Dental Meeting. Most important words in the proceeding sentence? New York. Macy’s Christmas windows. Times Square. Rockefeller Centre’s skating rink and newly reopened observation deck. The massive Christmas tree. Fantastic restaurants. Canal Street. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane … Read more

TACD Road Trip

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Toronto–On Friday, November 18, 16 members of the Toronto Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry visited Ivoclar Vivadent’s North American headquarters located in Amherst, NY. Pictured are: Back Row — Dr. Stephen Woo, Dr. Ken Lawlor, Dr. Adam Burton, Dr. John Graeber (instructor), Dr. Minh Tran, Dr. Uche Odiatu, Dr. Vincent Drozdoski, Dr. Sunny Yuen, Dr. Alvin … Read more

He Shoots, He Shoots, He Scores!

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Dr. Allan Hawryluk Sr. has been a Port Credit, ON, native his entire life. He is the team dentist for both the Toronto Maple Leafs and its farm team, the Toronto Marlies. With the revitalization of the Port Credit core and when an anchor piece of property came available, he decided to take advantage of … Read more

Risk Management: 10 Creditor-Proofing Strategies for Dentists

In Canada today there are more than 17,000 dentists. Many of these professional men and women turn to accounting, financial and legal professionals to help them legally structure their companies and financial affairs to achieve three glorious outcomes: wealth preservation, legal tax avoidance and creditor protection. Of these three glorious outcomes I have always been … Read more

Training: The KEY to effectively using technology

Most will agree that a computer is a very powerful tool in a dental practice, or in any other business. Other related technology tools, such as digital imaging technologies, are equally powerful and becoming equally pervasive in dental practices. However, as with all power tools, the unsupervised use of such tools by the untrained can … Read more

SciCan Parent Shops Around

Toronto–Lux & Zwingenberger Ltd., SciCan’s parent company, has acquired 100 percent ownership of BHT-Hygienetechnik GmbH, located in Gersthofen, Germany, and its subsidiary company BHT-Pharma. BHT specializes in equipment for washing, disinfection and drying of reusable items in the hospital, laboratory and phamaceutical industries worldwide. For many years SciCan has represented BHT’s Innova medical products in … Read more

Re: “It’s About Access” editorial, DPM, Spring, 2005

My response to your editorial comments regarding increasing access to care seems to have stirred a response and possibly been misinterpreted. After having my comments regarding access to care for the profession of dental hygiene published, I received a phone call from a very well-respected dentist in our community. Her concern was that my editorial … Read more

Nobel Biocare Forms Strategic Partnership

Zurich, Switzerland–Nobel Biocare, a leader in innovative aesthetic dental solutions, and New York University College of Dentistry, the largest dental school in the United States, will cooperate to integrate a dental implant therapy and aesthetic dentistry curriculum into all four years of the NYU predoctoral dental education program. Heliane Canepa, President and CEO of Nobel … Read more

Wanted – More Time For Patients, and Me

New York–Dentists say running the business of medicine is difficult and they expect the challenges to heighten, according to a survey by Open from American Express. Respondents say they find managing the dual role of practicing dentistry and running their business’ to be challenging (83 percent) and that further training in financial management skills would … Read more

Solving Dental Fear and Anxiety Without Medication

Dental fear and anxiety is a common problem that many patients and dentists must deal with on a regular basis. Without adequate resources, it can be one that tries the patience of the most professional and compassionate of dentists, often creating an aversion to working with such patients. Considering the high percentage of individuals who … Read more

The Use of Prosthodontic Principles in Managing a Compromised Implant Case

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Treatment planning for any complex case requires the clinician to be diligent in carrying out the clinical examination in order to arrive at a proper diagnosis. The blueprint which develops from this exercise must consider factors beyond the oral cavity, factors such as medical problems, time and cost. If these steps are performed haphazardly, the … Read more

The New Frontier: Minimally Invasive Dentistry and Ozone Aerotherapy

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In the early 1900’s, dental caries was considered “gangrene” of the teeth, which mandated nothing less than extraction. This radical treatment approach was replaced by the extension for prevention restorative concept introduced by Dr. Black and sophisticated by others throughout the twentieth century as the microbiological model of dental disease took hold. Known as macro-dentistry, … Read more

Single Tooth Implant: Potential Pitfalls

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The single tooth implant is often promoted by dental implant companies as being “easy”, yet this is often far from the truth. The single tooth replacement often involves adjacent teeth, anterior aesthetics, lost teeth with “history” and limited interocclusal space/ access. The novice or cavalier dentist may feel confident undertaking this responsibility following a couple … Read more

Dental Internet Directory (November 01, 2005)

ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com ONTARIO ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY Quality of care through life long learning. www.ontarioagd.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, Winter Clinic, Society Listings, etc. www.tordent.com CONTINUING EDUCATION ENDODONTICS: 2-DAY HANDS-ON COURSES IN VANCOUVER Advanced techniques for treatment of root canal systems. … Read more

Informed Consent

Bruce Glazer is the prosthodontic editor to Oral Health and a continuing associate and lecturer at the Faculty of Dentistry for the last 35 years. He is in private practice limited to prosthodontics and anaesthesia in Toronto.

Here I am standing in line at Gallerie Lafayette, one of the largest department stores in Paris, standing in a line that winds endlessly around the exterior of the Louis Vuitton department. I was honouring a birthday promise to my wife, which, included a trip to her favourite city on earth. And of course to … Read more

Negotiating Curvatures: Rounding the Bend

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Negotiation of curved canals in endodontic treatment might be thought of as a series of very small steps that collectively produce the desired endodontic result. Said differently, to obturate a curved canal with an ideal shape requires patience and the achievement of many minor objectives to arrive at the desired end point. This article will … Read more