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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June 3 2014
Rogue ‘bedroom dentist’ ordered to pay $65,000 in legal, investigation costs
Rogue dentist David Wu was ordered Friday to pay more than $65,000 in legal costs and the costs of...
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May 27 2014
Dentist faces charges for refusing patients who support windfarm
A Manitoulin Island dentist is facing four allegations of disgraceful, dishonourable or unethical conduct. The Royal College of Dental...
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May 20 2014
21st century workplace skills for the dental assistant
During Dental Assistants Recognition Week in March, dental assistants celebrated the theme “Dental Assisting – Embracing the Changes of...
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May 13 2014
Dalhousie dental program offers free care to immigrants
A free program offered by Dalhousie University’s faculty of dentistry is helping immigrants to Nova Scotia get access to...
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