A Better Story for Dentistry
What are you doing with your one and only life? Research has demonstrated that a strong sense of purpose protects your mortality and cognition. Having … more
Editorial
Guilt and Growth: A Hygienist’s Journey
Dental hygienists play a pivotal role in fostering oral health. Yet, the challenge lies in the stark contrast between the brief encounters in the dental … more
Try A Dental Detox
A dentist’s mind is always restless. Never enough patients to treat, profits to earn, trips to take, restaurants to try, tech and luxury items to … more
New Horizons in Dental Medical Collaboration: Working Together for Total Patient Health
In whatever way we consume news today, one factor is evident. Discord, division, antagonism, and even outright hatred are everywhere. We seek to include and … more
The Evolving Journey of Implant Dentistry
As dentists, when considering tooth replacement for our patients, dental implants are top of mind. They are a stable and durable treatment modality, considered the … more
Who Owns the Face: Updated
Wow… How time flies when you’re truly having fun! It’s so hard for me to believe that this is my 7th issue of the Aesthetics … more
About Face: Return to Emotions, Return to Connections
During the last two-and-a-half years, we have lived a huge sociological experiment that will be studied for decades to come. The impact of the COVID … more
The Knowledge Paradox
It was once said by Albert Einstein, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Hence, throughout history, … more
My Journey on a Bullet Train
It is truly an honour to introduce this special technology issue of Oral Health. Throughout my life, technology has guided me on a bullet-train journey … more
Moving Together With The Future
Much has been discussed recently about the challenges of finding new team members and retaining current ones. The pandemic has shifted perspectives, and what teams … 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
Honouring Tradition
There are times when tradition is to be embraced – a marriage ceremony, a parade or a graduation. And there are times when doing things … more
The Best Way to Heal with Our Hands
Doesn’t it feel great when patients come in with pain and, like a magician, we use our trained hands to get them smiling again? How … more
Trusting Nature
The opportunity to learn many lessons has been hurled upon us over the last two and a half years. We have seen storms come and … more
Chairside Chats: A Word With…Dr. Neil Vora
Dr. Neil Vora Vivo Dental, Calgary, Alberta What is one thing you know now that you wish you had known at the start of your … 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
Emotional Dentistry From the Heart
Each new grad enters the world of private practice with dreams and visions of maintaining that fresh and vital feeling of importance. As dental professionals, … 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
Four Skills That Make a Great Leader
I would like to tell you a story about a woman who was a great leader. Her name is Ione Miller, and she just happens to … more
Confidence vs Competence in Dentistry
Definitions Confidence and competence are two words that are neither synonymous nor interchangeable. Confidence must be earned, as when it is simply imagined it can … more