As dentist offices begin to reopen across Alberta, there are growing concerns about safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We gave a lot of our [personal protective equipment] away when we were told to support our front-line workers,” Melanie Johnston-Dore, a registered dental hygienist, told Global News on Saturday. A spokesperson with the Alberta government said … Read more
Confusing directives on how to safely treat patients and a lack of protective equipment are preventing dentists from taking care of thousands of clients and hampering their return to regular practice, Quebec dentists say. The work of dentists, dental surgeons and orthodontists in the midst of a viral pandemic is akin to “looking down the … Read more
Dr. Stefan Picard is gearing up to reopen his downtown Victoria dental office soon, and is taking no chances keeping his staff and patients safe. “We’re supposed to get guidelines in the coming week, but we’re trying to get before the curve, were trying to get ready for that,” he told CTV News Vancouver Island … Read more
A Winnipeg business that sells fire fighting and safety equipment is seeing a different kind of clientele these days. Dental health professionals have been flocking to ABC Fire & Safety on Marion Street to buy respirator masks, the company’s president says. “I’ve never seen this kind of demand, my staff is working real hard to … Read more
Canadian dental offices that closed their doors during the initial shutdown of businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic now worry the equipment needed to conduct their business is in short supply as they begin reopening. In Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, dental offices were allowed to reopen on May 4, while dentists in British Columbia are … Read more
As of May 4, dentists in Alberta have been able to provide urgent dental care in addition to emergent care as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The change to accommodate more patients is welcome news for Eric Tse. He said he has been suffering from jaw pain for weeks and was finally able to get an appointment … Read more
CareCru™, a growth and engagement platform for health care practices announced today the release of the Virtual Waiting Room, a contactless patient check-in and check-out experience to address social distancing requirements for practices in the USA and Canada. CareCru has partnered with dentalcorp, Canada’s largest network of dental practices, which will see the Virtual Waiting Room in more than 425 of its … Read more
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“The task of making choices in how we will equip our offices and arm our staff to deal with the coronavirus is fraught with uncertainty. This is made especially cogent given that scientists do not yet understand the true character of this pathogen. According to Daniel Kahneman in his seminal book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow,’ … Read more
The ADA&C is providing the following information for members to use as a resource in addition to appropriate clinical judgment on making decisions to provide care for emergency and urgent treatment, effective May 4, 2020. It is appropriate to provide needed care, that if left untreated, becomes a more significant burden on our health care … Read more
A global pandemic that’s keeping all of us in our homes – it’s beyond fair to say that these are unprecedented times. Though marketing might not be high on your list of priorities right now, it may be more important now than ever to carefully consider messaging. There are a number of industries that have … Read more
A simple mouth swab and rinse with testing technology adapted from a common viral detection method – the pap smear – could provide an easy, low cost and rapid diagnostic tool for COVID-19 infections, according to researchers at the University of Toronto. Michael Glogauer, professor at the university’s Faculty of Dentistry and head of dental oncology at … Read more
Dentists on P.E.I. will be allowed to reopen for business in a couple of weeks — but the trip to the dental chair will be much different than it was before. Starting off, dentists will only be doing emergency procedures when they go back to work later this month. Emergencies mean “pain, swelling, infection, trauma, … Read more
Provincial Re-Opening Announcements As provinces announce their frameworks and timeframes for re-opening across the country, CDHA is actively reviewing and assessing relevant information for dental hygienists. We know that the priorities of many relate to the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance. In a recent meeting, and subsequent … Read more
Health and wellness care providers who, have all been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 outbreak, could be some of the first to safely re-open their practices with improved safety thanks to innovative products launched by PURA AIR. PURA AIR, a clean air development company, is excited to announce the launch of an innovative new … Read more
Core3dcentres® (Core3dcentres®) announced on April 30, 2020 the launch of its new division – Open Health® (Open Health®). Open Health® has rapidly retooled its additive (3D Printing) dental manufacturing technologies and techniques to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 testing swabs for healthcare professionals. Open Health® is utilizing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software and skilled … Read more
As Manitoba begins to ease restrictions on non-urgent surgery and diagnostic procedures and therapeutic and medical services on Monday, the Manitoba Dental Association is strongly advising its members that all in-person non-urgent and elective dental services should remain suspended until further notice, according to the head of the association. “The Manitoba Dental Association wants to … Read more
Albertans itching for a routine dental checkup or eye exam might have to wait a little bit longer than Monday. Although the provincial government said health professionals could re-open offices as soon as next week, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said many clinics are unlikely to fling their doors open immediately. Alberta’s 30 regulatory colleges, … Read more
Well we are seeing signs of the flattening of the curve and the hope is we will start to return to some degree of “normal” very soon. New Brunswick and Saskatchewan seem to be leading the charge in loosening restrictions. In Ontario, no timelines have been set but we have what the government is calling … Read more
Today we continue our plan with getting ready for a phased return to dentistry and joining the equivalent to medical and hospital protocols when delivering AGP – (Aerosol Generating Procedures). There are some new terms to understand and systems that need to be updated, trained, followed and added to your protocols. Begin with the facility … Read more