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Pick One: Balancing Practice Operations or Meeting Patient Expectations
by Oral HealthWhat’s more challenging: Finding qualified Level II Assistants, or keeping up with patient expectations? It’s a trick question because they’re both vital to the success of your practice. However, based on our recent survey*, we probably could have predicted your…
Paid Introducing: Leaders in Practice
by Leaders in PracticeOn October 1, dentalcorp, with support from Oral Health Group, opened nominations for the Leaders in Practice awards. This inaugural industry award program was established to recognize dental care professionals across Canada for their contributions to the industry, leadership in…
Dental Hygiene Care for Survivors of Childhood Abuse
by Linda M. Douglas, RDH, BScWe have all been mystified and even exasperated by our more challenging clients, for example: those with inadequate self-care despite having sufficient manual dexterity; and people who attend irregularly for dental care, or fail to show up for scheduled appointments.…
An Emerging, Integrated Model of Oral Health Care
by Julie DiNardo, RDHThe traditional model of medicine treats the body as individual systems and organs. This “dis-integrated” model of medical care also frequently excludes the oral cavity. Some examples we are all too familiar with: a physician or an endocrinologist overlooks the…
Significant Trends in Global Oral Health and Oral Cancer: The Power of Cultural Oral Habits
by Sherry Priebe RDH, BDSc, MScOral cancer is a serious disease and for dental professionals, the stakes are high. Detrimental cultural oral habits are deeply entrenched in today’s global societies resulting in greater potential for people to develop mucosal lesions and oral cancer. By learning…
Periodontitis Staging and Grading
by Beth Ryerse, RDHWe are being challenged every day to grow as professionals. It is often difficult to keep up with all of the new information that seems to bombard us. The necessity of oral cancer screening, routinely, on a younger demographic. Infection…
5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System This Fall
by Uche OdiatuIs this you? “I get two bad colds a year, one in the winter and another in the summer.” A week or two of down time for a cold or flu can cost you thousands of dollars in sick days…
Turning Over a New Leaf
by Jillian Cecchini, Managing EditorSimply put, change in inevitable. All around us, change is happening on a daily basis. Why is it that so many of us are instantly turned off by the thought of change? It’s constantly happening, yet we still allow ourselves…
A Multidisciplinary Approach for An Aesthetic Rehabilitation
by Jordan Soll, BSc, DDS, Dip. ABAD; Bruno Vendettelli, DDS, D. Ortho, FRCD(C); Yair Lenga, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), Dip. ABP, PeriodontistAbstract Depending on the obstacles that may present, creating a beautiful smile can take on many different scenarios. Moreover, patient demands and the pseudo self-educated using the internet as a reference can add to the challenges of insuring a seamless…
TMD: Eliminate All the Confusion with Proper Diagnosis (An Evidenced Based Approach)
by Harold Menchel, DMDIntroduction The single most controversial topic in dentistry is temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Because of the associated controversy and confusion most dentists are not prepared to deal with these patients when they appear in their practice. Proper diagnosis is the key.…
Predictable Open Bite Correction
by Mohammad R. Razavi, DDS, MSD, FRCD(C)Introduction Since the mid-2000s, Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) have given orthodontists a helpful tool to move teeth in ways that were previously impossible. One such movement in the vertical dimension is the intrusion of the posterior dental segments to aid…
Presurgical Infant Orthopedics for Cleft Lip and Palate – Nasoalveolar Molding at The Hospital for Sick Children
by Richard J.H. Lee, BDSc (Hons), BSc Dent (Hons), DClinDent (Orthodontics), Clinical Fellow – Orthodontics; Bruno Vendittelli, DDS, D. Ortho, FRCD(C), Staff Orthodontist, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenIntroduction and Background Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common craniofacial defects involving the face and jaws with a worldwide frequency of 1 in 700. 1 While cleft lip and palate rarely results in mortality, the associated…
In Remembrance: Dr. Simon Weinberg (1935-2018)
by Oral HealthIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Simon Weinberg on August 20, 2018 after suffering a severe stroke three weeks earlier. Simon graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto…
U of T’s Faculty of Dentistry Opens World-Class Research Space
by University of Toronto's Faculty of DentistryUniversity of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry launched an exciting new era with the official opening of its leading-edge lab and research space on the top two floors of 124 Edward Street. The May 25th celebration, hosted by U of T…
The Highs and Lows of Magnification Technology in Dentistry
by Dr. Bruno Vendittelli, DDS, D. ORTHO, FRCD (C)Greetings fellow colleagues! I hope that all of you have had a great summer and are looking forward to fall. I am honored to be the new Orthodontic Editor for the Oral Health Journal. I follow in the footsteps of…
Cosmodont: Futuristic Dental Office with a Techno Flair
by Cosmodont DentistryThis edgy office is a result of relentless planning and analytical thinking, together with a strategic placement of eye-catching elements, in order to stand out of the crowd in a busy Mall. When working with the client on this project,…
7 Habits of Highly Effective Dentists
by Heidi MountKnow your patients’ name before you walk into the room! Be sure to say it when you are greeting your patients and when you or your team members are saying their “Goodbye”. Learn something new about your patients and follow…
Strategizing for Success
by Jillian Cecchini, Managing EditorTeamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It’s the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. Teamwork divides the task and multiples the success. There is something to be said about working collaboratively with your…
Practice Purpose: The Core Pillar to Your Practice Success
by Carrie WebberRead any business book, interview any business leader, ask any successful entrepreneur – what makes your business a success? Chances are, at least one of the following buzz-words are mentioned: Vision, mission, goals, values, culture, purpose. As business owners, we…
Practice Production: Case Acceptance #101
by Angie DrinicMost would surely agree that having a semester dedicated exclusively to the psychology of Case Acceptance and New Patient Compounding before starting their dental career, would have been highly beneficial in dental school. Take into consideration these fundamental points before…