August 12 2014
What’s the most effective way to surgically remove mandibular wisdom teeth?
This is a summary of the Cochrane Systematic Review: Surgical techniques for the removal of mandibular wisdom teeth (Review,...
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August 5 2014
Gum recession and bone loss
Just the other day I had a friend share with me that she noticed when looking in the mirror...
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July 29 2014
Promoting infection control in dentistry
“Iatrogenic” is an adjective describing a medical condition that was induced inadvertently, by a physician or surgeon, or by...
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July 22 2014
New study reveals widespread support for rapid HIV testing in dental surgeries
More than 80 per cent of oral health patients are willing to receive rapid HIV-testing in dental settings, which...
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July 15 2014
Push to get dentists to stop routinely prescribing potentially deadly opioids
At a time when death rates from opioids are raising alarms, dentists are being told to stop routinely prescribing...
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July 8 2014
Regulatory body defends use of general anesthesia in dental office
General anesthesia in a dental office is perfectly safe, says the head of the regulatory body for Ontario dentists....
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July 2 2014
Suspected illegal dentists raided in East Vancouver
Two homes believed to be housing illegal dentistry practices were raided in East Vancouver. Equipment, including a dentist’s chair,...
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June 24 2014
Health Canada grants B.C. company licensing approval to tout benefits of probiotic-loaded chewing gum
Should you chew gum containing good germs to fight off the bad ones? That’s the idea behind a Vancouver...
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June 17 2014
Exposing fears about dental radiation
Although natural background radiation has surrounded us since birth, your patients — prompted by consumer news — have a...
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June 10 2014
University of Alberta dentistry student overcomes severe needle phobia to achieve her dream
From the time she was 10, playing in her father’s white lab coat, Aislinn Khuong knew she wanted to...
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