The UBC Faculty of Dentistry celebrated a soft opening for the new Elizabeth Fry (EFry) Health Centre, offering dental care for vulnerable women and children in British Columbia. EFry Health Services Society Executive Director Kathy Marchal presented at the event, speaking about the Centre’s focus on providing a space for holistic, trauma-informed, culturally safe health … Read more
Welcome Hall Mission and McGill University have reopened the Jim Lund Dental Clinic to provide free dental care for low-income patients and those in need. MicGill’s Faculty of Dental Medicine will be providing the oral health care, including dentists and students, who will be paired together. They will be focused on essential services and providing … Read more
A new, state-of-the-art satellite dental clinic operated by the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry is helping students gain critical skills while providing lower-cost care for patients. “These rooms are large and beauitfully coloured,” said Catherine Crowe, an artist who had a cavity filled at the clinic at 777 Bay St. in one of its 41 … Read more
Nunavut’s Kivalliq region will have its first private dental clinic open its doors Wednesday. Hamza Jafri, a dentist from Winnipeg, said he opened the Northern Smile Dental Clinic in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, because he believes the community should be able to access dental services year-round. “I had a chance to come to Rankin Inlet back in 2017. … Read more
The temporary closure of a dental clinic serving homeless people in downtown Ottawa has been heartbreaking but unavoidable, says its director. The clinic, located at the Ottawa Mission shelter on Daly Avenue, has offered free access to a variety of dental services including cleaning, extractions and denture fittings since 2007, but has had to close its doors during the COVID-19 … Read more
The College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan and Big River First Nation have opened a dental clinic, providing service to a community with limited access to oral health-care. “This clinic will be a great opportunity for First Nations people to receive continuing oral health care rather than emergency treatment only,” Melanie Martell, senior … Read more
Thanks to a generous donation, the Sudbury District Nurse Practitioner Clinics office on Larch Street is one step closer to opening a free dental clinic. Executive director Jennifer Clement said the clinic will be for those who don’t have health insurance or transportation. With the office now located right downtown it will be more accessible … Read more
A Saskatchewan man is being remembered for starting a dental clinic in Mexico for people in need. Now, the clinic has been renamed in his memory. Darryl Derksen grew up in Langham, Sask. His brother, Brian Derksen, said he was always involved in different volunteer opportunities and worked as an owner at Glenmore Equipment in Prince … Read more
The funds will be applied to the construction and equipment costs for the dental clinic located in the future USask campus in Prince Albert. President of dentalcorp Guy Amini noted, “dentalcorp is dedicated to increasing access to care for Canadians and proud to support USask in opening a clinic to serve the Prince Albert community. … Read more
Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, is moving deeper into the primary care and mental health market, opening a new clinic called Walmart Health in Georgia. The company recently updated its website with a link to Walmart Health, describing its “newest location in Dallas, GA.” It also went online with the site “Walmarthealth.com,” where patients can set … Read more
The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit opening an oral health clinic has eased the load in the emergency department at the North Bay Regional Health Centre. Before the health unit opened the dental clinic, the hospital counted 800 adult dental-related visits to the emergency department in 2017. After the oral hygiene clinic opened … Read more
Members of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe will soon have a reason to smile big, now that the tribe is set to benefit from a $100,000 grant from Delta Dental’s nonprofit Arcora Foundation. Grant funds will be used to pay for expansion of the Port Gamble S’Klallam’s existing dental clinic from three to seven chairs … Read more
Ashley McCarthy’s workday often starts at a Calgary-area school, but she’s not a teacher. She’s one of an increasing number of dental hygienists who have opened up their own businesses, taking advantage of recent changes in provincial regulations. Alberta bylaws allow dental hygienists to work outside of a traditional dental office, without the direct supervision … Read more
When our team at De Style Design set to working on the concept and interior for this practice, we kept in mind that our clients wanted to create a space which is bright, nurturing and welcoming. Natural daylight is present only in the front of the unit and in our design for ceilings and lighting, … Read more
A woman who was using the title of doctor/physician to administer Botox or cosmetic fillers at a Welland dental clinic has promised to stop after the College of Physicians and Surgeons started an investigation last year into whether she was operating in contravention of the Regulated Health Professions Act. Warkaa Al-Shukrii, who is not a … Read more
A joint venture aims at improving dental care for certain Edmonton populations. The University of Alberta’s School of Dentistry led a fundraising campaign to expand the Boyle McCauley Health Centre Dental Clinic for low-income, immigrants and Indigenous Peoples. The facility has moved from the health centre to the Renaissance Tower and expanded from a four- … Read more
A string of dental offices have suddenly shut down after falling behind on rent, leaving staff without pay and patients frustrated. When Katie Burns arrived at the Core Dental Group Brintnell office on Monday, she found the clinic closed. “I was very panicked as to, who do I call, what do I do, how do … Read more
Patients of a Lindsay dental clinic are being told they need to be tested for hepatitis and HIV. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit says it launched an investigation into the infection and prevention practices of the Lakeland Clinic. In a statement, the health unit says the clinic, at times, may not have … Read more
Dr. Raj Dhiman prides himself on being forward thinking. He offers what he describes as cutting edge dentistry at Ladner’s Riverside Dental so it seems only natural the dentist would start to accept Bitcoin as a payment method. Bitcoin is a world-wide payment system that is the first decentralized digital currency that works without a … Read more
There’s still no word on when a Guelph dental clinic closed for the past three weeks due to sterilization issues will reopen – and now it’s facing a legal challenge as well. The Eramosa Road practice known as both Guelph Dental Associates and Growing Smiles has been closed since late June. A public health inspector … Read more