Toronto’s Emergency Dental Clinics Prove To Be A Hit With Low Income Residents

The number of low income Torontonians who have received emergency dental treatment through Toronto Public Health clinics has increased by nearly 60 per cent through the first six months of 2016, according to numbers released Monday. In January, the city increased the number of TPH clinics offering free emergency dental care to social assistance recipients … Read more

Democracy 101 or Buddha in the dental chair

It’s raining in Hogtown today, thus a holi – day for a visit to the gym, a trip to the local no name coffee shop (Starbucks has tar and Tim’s is embroiled in a franchisee class action – won’t cross a picket line) and a iPad news review.  Three things jump off the screen. None … Read more

Faymoose in Toronto

Topix is hot, looks good in the reception area for the clients……….just check the grammar in the writeup……..tends to be wonky……….we all want our 15 minutes of being faymoose, but not at the expense of sounding illiterate. Image via Wikipedia Toronto, Ontario (I-Newswire) July 12, 2011 – Toronto, Ontario Dr. Dennis Marangos, an experienced dentist … Read more

Winter Clinic Celebrates Success!

As we welcome 2011, it is worth taking a look back at a successful event that took place here in Toronto on November 20th. The Winter Clinic meeting, put on by the Toronto Academy of Dentistry, welcomed over 3000 participants, 140 plus exhibitors in 200 booths and hosted an amazing line-up of over 20 speaker … Read more

Toronto CEREC Study Club and Ivoclar Vivadent Lecture

I was privileged last week to be part of a special programme put on by the Toronto CEREC Study Club and Ivoclar Vivadent. The session was entitled “Contemporary Ceramics: A Closer Look at the Materials”. After a wonderful cocktail hour with generous refreshments and wonderful opportunities to network, the 30 plus attendees were ushered into … Read more

Introducing Colgate’s New Sensitive Pro-Relief

On Monday, September 27th, Oral Health was invited to be at the product launch for Colgate’s new Sensitive Pro-Relief desensitizing paste. Using the lovely backdrop of Sassafraz Restaurant in Yorkville, Toronto and with special guest Dr. Bill Dorfman on hand, Colgate unveiled this new paste which,  with Pro-Argin technology, is clinically proven to provide instant and … Read more

Trends in Implant Markets

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

Bogus ‘dentists’ prey on immigrants

In basements and backrooms across the province, with outdated and unsterilized tools, a cottage industry of illegal and sometimes dangerous dentistry is thriving among immigrant communities, a Toronto Star investigation has found. Offering cut-rate prices for inferior dental care, these bogus dentists attract patients, overwhelmingly new immigrants, who share the same culture. Vulnerable, ill-informed and … Read more