One of the most common ‘parent questions’ that I hear in my private practice is “when will my child’s adult teeth come in?” More specifically, my parents are enquiring about anterior teeth. My parents and my children are very aware…
INTRODUCTIONEverything old is new again is an intriguing euphemism as demonstrated by the fact that rotary instrumentation based upon shape memory alloys is not a modern era concept; it was introduced in the late 19th century.1 Everything works, everything fails,…
A World Day for a global issue: oral health FDI World Dental Federation presents a stylish and memorable new World Oral Health Day logo LISTERINE®, Unilever, Henry Schein and Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program become the official global partners for World…
National Program Brings Needed Oral Health Care to Children
The American Dental Association Foundation awarded more than $114,000 in grants from the 2013 Samuel D. Harris Fund for Children’s Dental Health to nonprofit organizations fighting to end childhood tooth decay. The ADA Foundation awarded the grants to 24 organizations…
Oral health assessments, juvenile diabetes walk booth and back-to-school screenings all part of dental school’s August community initiatives
With generous support from the KaVo Kerr Group, 3M ESPE and Heraeus Kulzer, National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothFairy®/ Canada’s ToothFairy(NCOHF) brought together leaders in the fields of medicine and dentistry for the NCOHF Oral Health Zone Program® Summit. …
Charitable lease agreement valued at $1.2 million over 5 years
Flashing a big smile of his own at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry’s latest “Give the Kids a Smile” day, Vineet Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD, associate professor, said the dentistry can sometimes seem to be a small part…
Winner featured alongside Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, One Direction, LMFAO and Psy Singing Toothbrushes.
Being a child with a special health care need (SHCN) places you in one of Canada’s largest minority groups. According to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, in 2006 there were 202,350 children (3.7% of children) between the ages of…
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) defines Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) to include any physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive or emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires medical management, health care intervention and/or use of specialized services…
Nathaniel, a child with special needs, was just five years old. This little boy was unable to eat and suffered severe headaches, fevers and pain due to three infected teeth. Night after night, his mother held her son as he…
One of the foundations upon which health care professionals practice is a commitment to provide the best possible treatment to each and every one of their patients. For some patients, medical or socioeconomic circumstances may present a challenge to the…
INTRODUCTIONTreatment planning for missing maxillary lateral incisors is a common clinical predicament encountered by orthodontists, particularly at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital where congenital absence of maxillary lateral incisors is a common feature of many of our patients afflicted by…
INTRODUCTION AND VISIONHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest rehabilitation hospital, serving children and youth with disabilities, not only in Ontario, but also throughout Canada and around the world. By pioneering treatments, technologies and real world programs that give…
INTRODUCTION Dentistry at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital provided care to 1,649 unique patients with special health care needs (SHCN) in 2011/12. Children with SHCN include children with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, complex medical conditions…
FORWARDIn the dental world, new products are introduced all the time. Dental technology and our materials are evolving daily. In this evolution, products are often introduced and labeled as “ground breaking” or “revolutionary.” These descriptions are all too often thrown…
The Alberta Child Health Benefit (ACHB) is a program administered by Alberta Human Services, formerly Alberta Human Resources and Employment. It was launched in response to the need for a health benefit program in low-income families identified by Albertans before…
Re: We Can Only be the Best by Doing Our Best, With the Best, Louis Malcmacher, DDS, November, 2011 I read with interest Dr. Malcmacher’s excellent article on new technologies that make us more efficient while maintaining quality in our…
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