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
Public Health
Pew urges U.S. Congress to fund dental programs
2010-04-27
The Pew Center on the States is urging U.S. congressional leaders to fund dental care measures in the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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
Examining the Implications of Dental Treatment Costs for Low-Income Families
2010-04-22
Body ABSTRACT Download PDF Objective: Dental disease is concentrated among those with low socioeconomic status. Dental care is not publicly funded, and many Canadians must
Dalhousie University’s Communities of Practice: Part 2. Research Collaborations
2010-04-19
Body The commitment of Dalhousie University’s faculty of dentistry to improving access to care is visible in the innovative and supportive partnerships among dentists, dental
Dalhousie University’s Communities of Practice: Part 1. Education and Service Models
2010-04-16
Body Dalhousie University’s faculty of dentistry recognizes that its efforts to improve access to oral care are part of a health movement that spans the
Treatment and Care Options for Patients with Facial Differences
2010-04-16
Body Care for patients with facial differences, specifically cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies, is routinely provided in North America by interdisciplinary teams
Dalhousie Grants Its First Bachelor of Dental Hygiene Degrees
2010-04-16
Body A milestone event took place in May 2009 when the school of dental hygiene at Dalhousie University graduated its first students from the Bachelor
Dalhousie Cleft Lip and Palate Outreach Initiatives Extend Internationally
2010-04-14
Body Dr. David Precious says volunteering internationally gives him “a direction that has meaning.” Since 1995, the dean emeritus of dentistry at Dalhousie University has
Managing Change Successfully
2010-04-12
Body Dr. Don A. Friedlander The profession and the environment in which we practise are constantly changing. Changes happen in clinical practice, technology, society, economics,
A Healthy Public: The Role of Dentistry
2010-04-07
Body Dr. Don Friedlander In my most recent columns I have been discussing the 3 strategic priorities of a renewed CDA, where we focus our
Ariz. axes Medicaid benefits for low-income kids
2010-03-18
Arizona has become the first state in the U.S. to completely eliminate its Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The state’s 2010 budget, signed by Gov.
