Okanagan College (OC) is receiving $250,000 from BMO to support their Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) program. This gift will help improve community dental care by allowing more people to become in-demand CDAs. A portion of the donation will given to OC’s dental suite, which is used for training and as a community clinic. The rest … Read more
Each year, the Ontario Dental Assistants Association dedicates the first week of March to celebrating a valuable member of the oral health team — the Certified Dental Assistant! The Ontario Dental Assistants Association (ODAA) encourages all Ontarians to join them in celebrating and highlighting the work of Certified Dental Assistants from March 3-9, 2024, during … Read more
The healthcare field is a vast and ever-evolving landscape, offering many opportunities for professionals to contribute to the well-being of patients and communities. Among the essential pillars of healthcare are dental assistants, whose pivotal role in dental offices is widely recognized. However, many may not realize that dental assistants can embark on a journey of … Read more
Global News recently reported on the dental assistant shortage happening across Canada, which could impact the number of patients dentists are able to see. Lynn Tomkins, president of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA), has spoken about the issue, pointing out that the shortage was happening even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the introduction of … Read more
Every year Dental Assistants Recognition Week (DARW) is celebrated in Canada and the United States during the first full week of March to celebrate a very important part of the dental team – dental assistants! “The ODAA is celebrating Dental Assistants Recognition Week with our members with contests, prizes, and a ‘Proud to be a … Read more
Dental assistants were recently qualified for the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program and can now immigrate to Canada through Express Entry. Immigration.ca reports that the change “which made that possible came on Nov. 16 last year, when Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) added 16 new jobs to its list of eligible occupations under that … Read more
This is typically the time of the year when dental offices in Canada, as well as the United States, search frantically for dental assistants and hygienists. That’s because patients become aware that their benefits associated with insurance plans, or opportunities to incur expenses for their 2022 taxes, are about to expire. “As a practicing dentist, … Read more
TempStars, North America’s largest and most respected dental temping and hiring service, will continue its expansion into the United States when it sponsors and exhibits at the Illinois Dental Hygienists’ Association’s (IDHA) Annual Conference in early November. Already the dominant provider in Canada, TempStars introduced its service to the U.S. last year and has since … Read more
Enrollment for dental hygiene and dental assisting programs declined from pre-pandemic levels in 2021-22, and the decline in dental assisting programs started prior to the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report from the ADA Health Policy Institute. For dental hygiene programs, enrollment declined in 2020-21 followed by a recovery in 2021-22 to … Read more
dentalcorp (TSX: DNTL) Canada’s largest and one of North America’s fastest growing networks of dental practices, today announced an exclusive partnership with Risio Institute for Digital Dental Education, setting the foundation for a first-of-its-kind talent solution for training new Certified Dental Assistants across the dentalcorp network. “Dental Assistants are the heart of every dental practice … Read more
The Council on Dental Practice is encouraging dentists and their teams to acknowledge the dedication and contributions of their dental assistants during Dental Assistants Recognition Week March 6-12. The theme for 2022 is Dental Assistants: Passionate About Our Patients, Dedicated to Our Profession, recognizing the important and personal role dental assistants play in the health … Read more
With shortages of Certified Dental Assistants (CDAs) across Canada, dentalcorp is investing in a local solution with a gift to the Our Students, Your Health campaign. Canada’s leading and fastest-growing network of dental practices, dentalcorp is giving $35,000 in support of a new dental clinic inside Okanagan College’s Health Sciences Centre. The modern clinic will … Read more
Proposed updates for Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s dental assistance program have revealed a shortage of dental care providers and a greater need for more specialized training. Saskatchewan Polytechnic announced Wednesday morning that much-needed changes would be made to its dental program this year, including enhancing the sterilization centre and ventilation systems, renovating two of three wings on … Read more
In celebration of Dental Assistants Recognition Week (March 7-13), dentalcorp is running a social media contest where everyone’s a winner! Every time you share a post nominating an outstanding Dental Assistant you know using the hashtag #dentalcorpDAs4kids, dentalcorp will donate $1 to the country’s 13 children’s hospitals through Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundation, up to $10,000. … Read more
The ADA Council on Dental Practice is encouraging dentists and their teams to acknowledge the dedication and contributions of their dental assistants during Dental Assistants Recognition Week, March 7-13. Dental assistants, working with the dental profession, play an important part in providing dental health care to patients. To view the full story, please click here. … Read more
Dental assisting graduates from Burnaby and Surrey have good reason to smile after receiving solid marks on their national certification exams. The graduates from CDI College had a 100 percent passing rate on the National Dental Assisting Examining Board test in December. Their marks were an average of 12 percent above the passing score, and … Read more
Dentists in Prince Edward Island are finding it harder and harder to hire dental assistants and it’s a problem right across Canada, according to the president of the Dental Association of P.E.I. With fewer people training for the profession, efforts are underway to boost wages and increase the job profile in order to make the work more … Read more
March 4-10, 2018, has been designated by the American Dental Assistants Association, along with the American Dental Association, the Canadian Dental Association and the Canadian Dental Assistants’ Association, as the perfect time to acknowledge and recognize the versatile, multitalented members of your dental team — your Dental Assistants. Contributing to quality dental care, today’s dental … Read more
March 6-12 is national Dental Assistants Recognition Week. “Dental Assistants: Patient focused with Passion and Purpose” is the theme for the 40th annual Dental Assistants Recognition Week. Fortis stands in partnership with the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) to celebrate Dental Assistants Recognition Week. Throughout the week, Fortis Colleges and Institutes will celebrate students who … Read more
From Cleveland.com (not the online spin-off from Family Guy)… Biomedical engineering is fastest growing field; dental jobs offer many new spots for 2-year degrees 72 percent: Projected growth in jobs for biomedical engineers from 2008 to 2018, the fastest growing occupation. Education: bachelor’s degree. New jobs: 11,600. Median pay in 2008: $77,400. 53 percent: Projected growth in jobs … Read more