COVID-19 Archives - Oral Health Group

The Real Cost of Dentistry

When I returned from my first trip over seas since 2019, I realized the true price of what we do for a living. After spending … more

US Dental Spending Exceeds Pre-pandemic Levels in 2021

Dental spending in 2021 was higher than in pre-pandemic years as patients returned to their dental offices and the federal government provided funding relief to … more

Dental Practitioners Didn’t Face Increased Risk of COVID During Clinical Activities, Says Study

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many dental clinics faced temporary closure or capacity restrictions due to what was believed to be an increased … more

Behind Every Hurricane is a Rainbow

A rainbow has arrived – no more fallow time! For years, dentistry has weathered the pandemic storm (“Hurricane”) of shut-down, isolation, cabin fever, new normal … more

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Benefit Relief for Canadians in Need

The FCB Health Network has launched its COVID-19 Health and Dental Relief Plan to all Canadians nationwide. This social contract will provide economic relief to … more

COVID-19: Revised Guidance

In late June, the College, in partnership with Ontario’s three other oral health regulatory Colleges (representing dental hygienists, dental technologists and denturists), updated its COVID-19 … more

Dentists and Dental Hygienists on Early Front Lines of COVID-19 Report Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression

The first known U.S. study to evaluate the mental health of frontline dentists and dental hygienists during the pandemic found that dental health care workers … more

Why Has the Public Lost Trust in Doctors? And How Can Dentists Rebuild It?

In March 2022, the Edelman Trust Barometer provided a significant warning that eroding trust has harmed, and is likely to continue to damage, individual and … more

Cutting Costs at Your Dental Practice

More than half of dentists agree their practices have been less profitable in the last few years – but don’t lose hope! If your business … more

COVID-19: Current Overview on SARS-CoV-2 and the Dental Implications

Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported December 31, 2019, to the China Ministry … more

COVID and the Failure to Challenge

The July 2021 Oral Health editorial was an opinion piece titled, “They Never Gave Us Hope…” It succinctly described why, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the … more

COVID-19 Update: Revised Guidance

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the RCDSO has focused on ensuring that the public receives safe and appropriate care and that dentists and their staff are … more

Lessons Learned

I’m sitting at my desk on a Sunday afternoon in March, contemplating the past 24 months. It was around this time in 2020 that I … more

Treating Staff as an Asset, Not an Expense

At this point it is a well-known fact that the dental industry is going through a very stressful phase. Staff shortages, increased costs, increased safety … more

Joint Statement from the Oral Health Professions Regulators

The CDHO has partnered with Ontario’s oral health regulatory Colleges to produce the following statement on fallow times and closed operatories. This statement is endorsed … more

Dentist Treated Patients During Lockdown, Faces Disciplinary Charge

A “renowned” dentist allegedly flouted lockdown rules and performed extractions and dental implants on patients in the early months of New Zealand’s Covid-19 outbreak. The … more

Doctors, Dieticians Most Vaccinated Among B.C. Health Professions

COVID-19 vaccination rates are high for doctors, nurses and other independent B.C. health professionals, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry … more

‘It’s Completely Illogical’: Quebec Dentists Decry Lack of Access to PCR Tests

Some dentists in Quebec are only now discovering they’re not eligible for PCR testing for COVID-19 — resulting in shock, confusion and occasionally hundreds of dollars worth … more

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Interrupted Access to Vaccinations and Routine Dental Care for Many Children, Toronto’s Top Doctor Says

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted access to dental care and routine immunizations for many children and a new report from Toronto’s top doctor says that … more