One of the goals of Real World Endo is to have you perform not only efficient endodontics but safe procedures as well. There are multiple components and procedures that contribute to achieving this goal. In fact, one of the factors that has the ability to increase the safety margin of your procedures is the type … Read more
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY Excellent source of informationon periodontics. www.cap-acp.ca CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com iCANADEN…internet CANAdian DENtistry An OPEN FORUM on the business and practice of dentistry. www.canaden.com ONTARIO STUDY CLUB FOR OSSEOINTEGRATION Seminar calendar and OSCO Information. www.osco.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, … Read more
An article entitled ‘When Sex and Medicine Mix,’ recently appeared in the Toronto Star. Reading it should send shivers up and down the spine of not only every physician, but also every dentist, and in fact, every health-care professional in Ontario. The article reported the story of two health professionals, a male physician and a … Read more
Like most dentists, I have a special place in my heart just between a prolapsed mitral valve and a partially occluded aorta for that great Italian professor, Giovanni Arcolani of the University of Bologna. As we all know, Arcolani’s scholarly treatise, Cirguria practica, published in Venice in 1483, dealt extensively with dentistry. If you are … Read more
The SLSA Program is based on a series of questions, answers, rationales and references followed by an annual 15-question quiz. All material is from current referenced literature. Completion of the quiz leads to CE points. Names and license numbers of dentists are forwarded to the appropriate licensing authorities.
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According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner’s 2004 report the median loss from small business fraud is $100,000 and the chance of a full recovery is low. The report shows the median recovery as 20 percent of the theft, with 40 percent of victims recovering nothing. Most fraud is committed by trusted employees, meaning that a personal, as well as financial loss is experienced.
It all begins with the door. Whether it’s the friendly door of a pub or the stately door of a church, the door sets the tone for what awaits once you pass through the entrance. I wanted a door that was inviting while being indicative of the quality and the professionalism of my office. An … Read more
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Remember when there was something noble about certain professions–medical practitioners, police officers, firefighters, teachers? People who made positive contributions to society. People who dished out healthy dollops of compassion, caring and empathy. Back then, (mostly) men in fedoras slipped into their sedans, did an honest day’s work helping every darn person they encountered, bounded through … Read more
Chicago–More than 100 Canadians discussed the latest in dental care during the Academy of General Dentistry’s annual meeting in Anaheim, CA. AGD also presented continuing education awards to a number of Canadian AGD members. Ten Canadian dentists received Fellowships, which meant they completed 500 hours of continuing dental education and passed a comprehensive written exam … Read more
Toronto–Health Canada has approved a new proprietary medicated dental coating called Prevora Stage 1 from Toronto-based CHX Technologies Inc. This medication is for the Canadian dental professional’s use in reducing tooth decay at root surfaces. Prevora Stage 1 is a prescription drug available only from Canadian dental offices. Tooth root decay is the most common … Read more
Toronto–Lasers (Hard and Soft Tissue Management) are becoming increasingly popular with Canadian dentists, according to results from DIAC’s (Dental Industry of Canada) Eighth Annual Future of Dentistry Survey. The number of dentists currently owning and/or planning to buy lasers has steadily increased over the past four annual study periods. Study Year Currently Own (%) Buy … Read more
Dentists in North America are facing a collision of events because many technicians are approaching retirement age and 60 percent of the dental technician schools have now been closed.
Most of the excitement surrounding the introduction of the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has abated, and all offices have implemented privacy policies and appointed a privacy officer as mandated by the act.
Cologne–With six months to go before the next International Dental Show opens its doors in April 2005, the number of registrations is higher than it was this time two years ago for IDS 2003. As far as manufacturers who want to strengthen and expand their position on the world market are concerned, it is more … Read more
The most common congenital missing maxillary anterior tooth is a lateral incisor.1 The restoration of one maxillary anterior crown is one of the more difficult prosthetic treatments in a general practice. A single tooth implant is often the treatment of choice to replace a congenitally missing lateral incisor. The implant and crown have the highest … Read more
If you’ll recall the July 2004 issue of Oral Health, my article dealt with ‘Pre-Implant Bone Manipulation for the General Practitioner’. I was concentrating on the actual preparation of the bone in the implant site so that the case could be ‘prosthetically’ driven rather than ‘surgically’ driven. Here, I would like to present a case … Read more
The loss of natural teeth inevitably leads to the loss of supporting bone. Unfortunately, this results in some negative consequences such as; a decrease of bone volume and density, a lack of lip support, and a residual ridge, which is more difficult to restore. Implant supported restorations are often the treatment of choice when re-establishing; … Read more
By Kenneth S. Serota, DDS, MMSc, Jorge Vera DDS, Frederick Barnett, DMD, Yosef Nahmias, DDS, MSc Predictable endodontic success demands accurate determination of, and strict adherence to the preparation length of the root canal space in order to create a small wound site and good healing conditions.1 Each portal of exit (POE) on the root … Read more