Canadian dentists

Halifax Dentist and University Students Among Victims of Iran Plane Crash

A Halifax dentist and graduate students from Dalhousie University and Saint Mary’s University were among those killed when a Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed near Tehran Wednesday morning. Student Masoumeh Ghavi, 30, who many knew as Masi, had been on holiday visiting family in Iran. She was travelling back to Canada with her younger sister, Mandieh Ghavi, 20, who was … Read more

Foreign-Trained Dentists in Limbo as Board Questions Degrees

Some foreign-trained dentists on the cusp of becoming certified to practise in Canada say they’ve been thrust into limbo — and in many cases, deep into debt — after the profession’s Ottawa-based examination board determined their credentials from an Indian university no longer pass muster. In July, the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB)​ contacted applicants who graduated from Magadh … Read more

Red Deer Dentist May Take Dispute with Dental Authority to Supreme Court

local dentist accused of unprofessional conduct through his advertising practices is hoping to defend himself to the Supreme Court of Canada. Dr. Michael Zuk of Bower Dental Centre in Red Deer says his dispute with the Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA&C) may result in that step if no alternative dispute resolution can be reached … Read more

Quebec Dentists Ready to Leave Public System as Contract Talks Drag On

In a move that could leave thousands of Quebecers without access to dental care, dentists are threatening to pull out of the public health system amid tense and longstanding contract negotiations with the province. Serge Langlois, the president of Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec (ACDQ), is asking for Premier Philippe Couillard to step in and … Read more

Your Personal YOUTUBE Digest

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpFay9szUi4[/youtube] For those of you who use GOOGLE religilously (that’s intentional), I urge you to sign up for ALERTS – as we all know, the dental world needs more LERTS. Check out Dr. Veisman’s video above and the 13 videos associated with it. Or the 13 videos associated with this presentation – [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suVpuB-K9mk[/youtube] Or the 117 … Read more

Where is Mitzi Gaynor when you need her?

The fact is that 80% of Canadian dentists won’t get the upshot of the title of this blog entry…… South Pacific, washing, hair, Mitzi Gaynor – never mind. September 1, 2011, 1:16 PM Getting Doctors to Wash Their Hands By ANAHAD O’CONNOR A new study has a message for doctors and nurses who fail to wash their … Read more

Replacement of a faulty posterior restoration – restorez-toi McDuff

I wish to share an example of what all of us at Oral Health hope will become a standard of sharing and caring by Canadian dentists. This case is online with Cosmetic Tribune, one of the incredible publications from Dental Tribune International which includes Dental Tribune Study Club – www.dtstudyclub.com.  The format being laid out … Read more

Something for Oral Health to ponder upon……

Albeit, the free trip would be to East Kobakonk….nonetheless… Win a free trip to New York City and join us for the Dental Tribune Awards Dental Tribune is the largest dental newspaper worldwide, published in more than 25 languages with a readership of 650,000+ dentists, and it is one of the best known brands in … Read more

Looking for Dr. Goodcase..

Elliot, Bruce, Dwayne, Janice, Randy, Jordan anon – we’re hungry for ya folks.  Readers, share and care – send your work product for all to see.  The Clinical eChronicle is an opportunity for Canadian dentists to educate other Canadian dentists and raise the collective professional bar…..always remember and never forget, a rising tide raises all … Read more