July 2, 2019 News NewsOral Health

Oral Microbiome Communities Follow A Pattern Through Childhood

by Dentistry Today

Researchers at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry found consistent patterns by using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing to examine the oral microbiome of 252 children between the ages of 1 and 12 in a cross-sectional study. Though the composition of…

November 14, 2018 News News

Ontario Child Care, Dental Plan Could Be Axed In PC Economic Statement

by Emma Paling, Huffington Post

UPDATE: All of the spending outlined in this article was scrapped by the Progressive Conservative government on Nov. 15, 2018. Universal child care is among the programs promised by the Ontario Liberals that may be on the chopping block come Thursday.…

August 22, 2016 News Dental CareNewsOral HealthPaediatric Dentistry

Dental Issues in Children On the Rise Due to Poor Economy

by Michele Jarvie, Calgary Herald

With tens of thousands of lost jobs and others struggling in a poor economy, there’s been a big spike in the number of kids unable to get dental care. “With the economy, with the government and with fees, it’s a multi-faceted issue and, you can appreciate…