Dentist Disputes Water Toxicity Claim
2010-04-30
Body I disagree with Dr. Nestor Shapka’s position that water fluoridation is unsafe.1 Along with the use of amalgam fillings, fluoridation of drinking water is
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Models for Interprofessional Practice: Innovative Collaboration Between Nursing and Dentistry
2010-04-30
Body Surveillance Spotlight The International Centre for Oral–Systemic Health, based at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of dentistry, was launched in January 2008. The centre
How Do You Know What You Don’t Know About Insurance?
2010-04-29
Body The good thing about insurance plans that provide a lot of choices (such as those in the Canadian Dentists’ Insurance Program) is that they
Update on Dentistry Canada Fund
2010-04-29
Body The members of the Dentistry Canada Fund (DCF), the Canadian charity for oral health for 15 years, directed the DCF Board of Directors to
Ontario Girl Suffers Septic Shock After Third Molar Removal
2010-04-29
Body A newspaper article1 in the Orangeville Banner provided an account of a 16-year-old girl who experienced serious complications after the removal of her wisdom
Dental Schools Are Committed to Increasing Access to Care
2010-04-29
Body Dr. Harinder Sandhu Dr. David Mock Examining how dental educators can support efforts to improve access to oral health care for special needs and
New Legislation Extends Special Benefits to Self-Employed Workers
2010-04-26
Body The Canadian government recently approved the Fairness for the Self-Employed Act, legislation that extends Employment Insurance (EI) special benefits, including maternity, parental, sickness and
Dentist Unhappy with Customer Service
2010-04-26
Body I am writing about my experiences with Zila Dental and its Rotadent automatic toothbrush product line. When this product was originally launched, I found
Volunteer Dentistry: From Bolivia to Haiti
2010-04-26
Body In October 2009, I travelled to Bolivia with Remote Area Medical Volunteers (Canada) (www.ramv.ca) as the lone volunteer dentist in a team comprising 2
Dalhousie’s Prosthodontic Olympics: Active Learning Exemplified
2010-04-23
Body The goal of using active teaching strategies in dental education is well accepted. Yet lecturing remains a popular teaching method at our universities, a
Dalhousie Emphasizes Interprofessional Education for Its Dentistry Students
2010-04-23
Body Interprofessional health education (IPE) occurs when 2 or more professions can learn with, from and about each other, with the overall goal of improving
Vital signs of life in UK dentistry
2010-04-22
Most of us will have experienced those moments when we lost the will to live while travelling on a low-cost, ‘no frills’ airline. But in