The Ontario government is providing Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery with $2 million from the Ontario Together Fund to help manufacture a one-of-a-kind, sanitizing device called the Clean Flow Healthcare Mini. This Ontario-made device can decontaminate up to 800 N95 masks per hour along with other personal protective equipment. The announcement was made … Read more
The provincial government may want to prevent municipalities from removing fluoride from their water supplies — but that doesn’t mean much for fluoride-free Windsor. Last week, the Ontario legislature passed a non-binding motion that would “remove the portions of the Ontario Municipal Act that allow a municipality to … opt out of fluoridation of its drinking water.” The … Read more
Please note – this entry is not being written to be dismissive or derisive. It is simply to demonstrate that the chasm between getting an email from a Provincial Association or a Provincial Licensing Body without some mechanism for interactive dialogue to fully comprehend the implications, scope and mechanism for implementation of legislation is potentially … Read more
A individual in attendance at an Ontario Dental Association meeting last evening was told, that unless email messages pertaining to patients are sent “encrypted” between colleagues, they are in essence inappropriate, perhaps illegal and tantamount to violation of the Piracy (excuse me) Privacy Act. I have on numerous occasions tried to turn this blog into … Read more
I’m in the midst of building a Wiki for the ROOTS forum……it’s become impossible to keep any semblance of order with the explosive number of blogs that are appearing minute by minute in the dental world. There has to be a central node – nothing exists without a hub. (as an aside, since no one … Read more
This will either be a huge harangue at the horror being visited upon Ontario dentists in regards to mandated encryption, or a reference to the algorithm of success that the MB2 canal generates in regard to treatment outcome – see HRH Stephen L. Buchanan article in Dentistry Today Catalogue of dental products and supporting literature. … Read more
Dangerous posting on many levels. First look at the image below and ask yourself the following two questions: 1,,) Does everyone in Ontario receive this, which would imply that email is mandatory for dental offices in Ontario which for all intents and purposes it should be but unless I’ve missed the advisory notice – is … Read more
There are several YOUTUBE videos.. The first part of the seminar is by Pam Killeen (www.pamkilleen.com). She presents her case against fluoride by explaining the work of Canadian dentist, Dr. Weston A. Price. She emphasizes the point that tooth decay is not caused by a fluoride deficiency; rather, it is caused by a combination of … Read more
There is method in the madness of having your patients linked in to you on social media…. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/immunization/default.aspx Related articles Childhood Immunizations and Vaccinations | Special Edition | Education.com (education.com) Measles, mumps going around (healthzone.ca) To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? (education.com) Vaccines for Children Program: For Parents (education.com) When A Flawed EHR Threatens Patients … Read more
Picked up by WebWire – June 18th, 2011 Although accidents can come in many forms, common knowledge advises us to remain calm and not to panic. The same is true with dental accidents. With proper care and the right amount of knowledge, dental emergencies can be dealt with in order to prevent more serious complications … Read more
I post this for two reasons….the question is posed by someone from Ontario – did the certification folks at U of T put her up to this? and two, the doctor to whom the question is being posed can be followed on TWITTER…….hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Every weekday, a CNNHealth expert doctor answers a viewer question. On Mondays, … Read more
TORONTO, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ – Biosign Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BIO) and bioAnalytics Inc. announced today that the Dental Health Group in Burlington, Ontario, has deployed the HeartFriendly Dentist™ program, which utilizes the UFIT®TEN-10 Health Monitor. “Our mandate for the HeartFriendly™ Dentist program is to support patient health and help improve vital sign testing in dental care,” stated Steve Colivas,President of bioAnalytics. … Read more
COPYRIGHT DR. BICUSPIDJanuary 18, 2011 — Health officials in Ontario, Canada, are considering revising a moratorium that prohibits any dental practitioner in the province who is not also an oral radiologist to buy or install cone-beam CT (CBCT) equipment. All radiology equipment in Ontario is regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care through … Read more
Each province in Canada and each State in the U.S. regulates the use of equipment that produces ionizing radiation within their own geographical areas. Although federal guidelines exist in each country, the provinces and states interpret and regulate based on those guidelines in different ways. The rules in North Carolina are therefore different from the rules in Texas, or Ontario, or California.,,) In … Read more
Why only in Ontario……………? Simple question, simple answer would be appreciated.Follow the images – NO APPARENT LESION IN 2D………..
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
cbCT………why are they making us wait in Ontario, where is the JUST SOCIETY – Pierre, where are ya lad when we needs ya eh? Nine provinces, ubiquitous access, no certification… …..Ontario – foot dragging central, classroom rather than web-based certification………would someone care to comment that classroom certification aside from the financial implications also means a … Read more
http://www.conebeam.com/home Shhhh if you’re from Ontario – don’t tell anyone that you’re reading this or more importantly, checking out the blog ….especially the case study section because learning to use cbCT online isn’t how you’re going to be certified in Ontario. Shhhhhh, or the “cbCT police” may show up at your door. Related articles by … Read more
Nobel Biocare announces a new Online Virtual Study Club for N. America Nobel Biocare has signed an agreement with My Dental Hub to acquire the exclusive rights to StudyClubConnect.com an online study club for dentists MyDentalHub (MDH) was developed by Dr. Ken Hebel and Dr. Reena Gajjar, of the Hands on Training Institute of London, … Read more
I have no affiliation with any product being shown in this You Tube video. I find it unconscionable that I cannot purchase and use small FOV cbCT in my Ontario office to facilitate diagnosis at a level consistent with nine other provinces in this country. While others are seamlessly integrating their PM software with scan … Read more