By this point, it should be apparent that the ongoing failure of HARP and it’s co-conspirators to get their act together in regard to ensuring the standard of care in diagnosis is raised by enabling the folks in Ontario to derive the same benefits from cbCT (cone beam tomography) as the rest of Canada is … Read more
The Global Leader in Professional Tooth Whitening and Oral Care Products Acquired by Philips, the Makers of Sonicare, Broadening Its Oral Healthcare Portfolio CULVER CITY, CA, Oct 11, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Today, Discus Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Royal Philips Electronics (aex:PHI)(PHG 32.17, +0.06, +0.19%). Previously privately held, … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Ottawa says there is a shortage of dentists in rural Canada so it has chipped in $800,000 to get foreign-trained dentists here ASAP, according to a story by Tom Godfrey in the Toronto Sun. “The Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation will use the money for a national centre to assess the credentials … Read more
From the TIPS BLOG by TNT Dental. Do you have a Twitter account? Do you use it? Correctly? Not that you’ll be abducted by birds if you don’t use Twitter to its full advantage (imagine thousands of blue cartoon birds carrying you away), but if you want to make the most of your time, here … Read more
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Jul 29, 2010 | USA – Dental Tribune Implant education for the dental team to be available online The Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries (ADIA) will offer a Dental Team Implant Certification Program on 27 August in Hamburg, Germany. In an effort to provide those who cannot make it to Germany. In an effort to provide those … Read more
Critical Issues in Dental Education Gender Trends in Dental Leadership and Academics: A Twenty-Two-Year Observation By Judy Chia-Chun Yuan, D.D.S., M.S.; Damian J. Lee, D.D.S.; et al The purpose of this study was to examine gender disparities in dental leadership and academics in the United States. Nine journals that represent the dental specialties and high publishedimpact factors … Read more
I would normally never use this blog to promote a “product”, however, the referencing of the Melzack and Wall Gate Control Theory (the concepts of convergence and modulation reduced the emphasis on disruption of neuronal pathways led to the idea that pain could be controlled by modulation–reduce excitation or increase inhibition), being that they were Canadians, tweaked my interest. It’s a little hypish, … Read more
The following information was researched and compiled by the Millennium Research Group in Toronto, ON, Canada [416-364-7776; www.mrg.net] Image via Wikipedia From their Executive Summary of the 2009 Implant Report: “The European dental implant market, comprising sales of dental implant fixtures, final abutments, and other tools in Italy,Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, the UK, and Switzerland, … Read more
A Dental Shift: Implants Instead of Bridges from the New York Times…….equal time will be allocated for Ms. Palin or her equivalent in Canada The intent of the posting is to elicit discussion and comment. By Jane E. Brody If I have one serious regret about my age, it is that my permanent teeth developed … Read more
The American Dental Education Association provides a fascinating overview of slideshow links assessing the trends and changes expected to occur in dental education over the coming years. http://www.adea.org/publications/TrendsinDentalEducation/SlideshowsandArticleLinks/Pages/default.aspx We are all responsible to our profession to sustain it’s future..a worthwhile review…….and they have a separate section for Mac users…….NOW that’s progress!!!!