Canadians Not Pleased with Provinces on Health Care: Survey
A majority of Canadians are not pleased with how their provincial governments are handling health care, according to a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute. The … more
A majority of Canadians are not pleased with how their provincial governments are handling health care, according to a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute. The … more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Doom and Gloom. That is all that we have been consistently living with for the last 2 years. It’s time for all of this to … more
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, now is the time to bring back those patients who have avoided their dental appointments due to the pandemic. In fact, … more
To say that 2020 threw the world a giant curve ball would be one of the understatements of the decade. For some, it felt as … more
Public health will send redeployed staff back to their regular jobs at the end of April despite a resurgence of COVID that is forecast to last into the … more
Visiting the dentist on a regular basis is important for good oral health maintenance and management. Before the pandemic, dentists were seeing patients anywhere from … more
Jeffrey L Fellows, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, presented the “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Sustainability of Dental Practice: National-Dental-PBRN” at the … more
Just when we thought that we had the PPE shortage issue under control, had put up barriers, air purifiers and made sure our patients felt … more
In the world of dentistry, we all know that, in reality, there is no such thing as a “solo practitioner”. Even a dental office owned … more
Provinces across the country are slowly beginning to reduce the protocols and restrictions that were put in place as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, … more
The B.C. government has scrapped plans to expand the province’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all health-care workers in private practice – but will be adopting … more
The Government of Ontario announced that several COVID-19 measures will be withdrawn in the coming weeks. While the Government has decided that masking requirements will … more
The Provincial Health Officer has posted a new provincial health order mandating that health care professionals report their vaccination status — and that status must be fully … more