Dental Researcher Still Going Strong Despite Turning 90 Years Old
Each week, Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky sees patients with complex dental issues, teaches, and engages in groundbreaking research that is being written up in medical journals. … more
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Canadian Health Care Providers Head to India to Provide Dental and Optometry Services
For the past eight years Golden optometrist Dr. Rebecca Kolbenson has been travelling to remote parts of the world to provide optometry services for those … more
New Role for Longtime Dentistry Professor
Dr. John Perry stood in a hallway in the Dentistry Building where graduating class photos line the walls. He motioned with his hand to show … more
From Opening Conversations to Opening Doors: 10 Years of Bell Let’s Talk
Statement From Mental Health Commission of Canada On this, the 10th Bell Let’s Talk Day, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) congratulates Bell Canada for … more
A Dental Office is Offering Pain-Free Dentistry in Vancouver
Nine-year-old Markus Uy and 12-year-old Nicole Kot were anxiously waiting to have cavities filled at Tam Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry in Vancouver. It wasn’t their … more
School Receives New Water System to Promote Staying Healthy and Cool
An elementary school in Jackson received a new water filtration system to promote that water is cool at school. The Delta Dental Foundation and MESSA … more
Montreal Dentist Found Guilty of Sexual Misconduct Banned From Practising for 2 Years
A Montreal dentist has been banned from practising for two years after he was found guilty of sexual misconduct by the disciplinary council of the Ordre … more
Participate in DIAC’s 24th Annual Future of Dentistry Survey and Enter to Win!
The Dental Industry of Canada (DIAC) is pleased to announce the launch of its 24th Annual Future of Dentistry Survey. This is the primary vehicle … more
The American Dental Association Announces Promotion of Robert Quashie to Senior Vice President, Operations
The American Dental Association (ADA) announced today that Robert Quashie has been promoted to senior vice president of operations. In his new role, Quashie will … more
PhotoDynamic Secures Investment from the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)
Closes $2.3M of Financing for Novel Oral Hygiene Technology and Becomes the First Ever Investment for the Newly Established AAO Innovation Fund PhotoDynamic, Inc. has … more
Higher Education: McMaster Partners with Ont. Company to Research Dissolvable Oral Strips
Rapid Dose Therapeutics (RDT) is going back to school. The Ontario-based company has partnered with McMaster University — and secured a $540,000 grant from the … more
Dentsply Sirona: CEREC® Primemill Makes Excellence Easy
CEREC takes another big step forward with the introduction of CEREC Primemill, a brand-new grinding and milling unit from Dentsply Sirona. Fabricating chairside restorations is … more
Questionable Study Casts a Cloud Over the 75th Anniversary of Water Fluoridation
Seventy-five years ago, on Jan. 25, 1945, public health officials began an experiment in Grand Rapids, Mich., to prevent the pain, misery, and cost of … more
Swollen Faces and Broken Teeth as Dentists Reopen in St. John’s
St. John’s dentist Francis McCarthy is back at work Thursday after a long stretch without seeing patients. Those who are coming to his Water Street … more
‘Freelance Orthodontist’ on Mission to Straighten Teeth in Japan
Brace yourself. Orthodontist Yuki Miyajima believes that Japanese have long been too tolerant of the sometimes crooked ways of teeth. The good news? He says … more
Why Many Children with Autism Have Oral Health Problems
The World Health Organisation estimates that 1 in 160 children around the world has an autism spectrum disorder. Autism is a condition related to the development of the brain … more
Shofu Dental Corporation Introduced FIT SA™ a Bioactive Self-Adhesive Flowable Composite with Bioactive Giomer Technology Inside
During the 2019 Greater New York Dental Meeting, Shofu Dental Corporation, a leading manufacturer of award-winning dental materials and equipment, announced the introduction of FIT … more
RapidHeat “Waterless” Sterilizers
CPAC’s RapidHeat™ family of waterless tabletop sterilizers offer fast and easy low-cost sterilization. Using FDA Cleared “High-Velocity Hot Air” (HVHA) technology, RapidHeat sterilizers provide a … more
Children’s Book Explains Why Dentists are Not ‘Monsters’
As a dental student, Dr. David Markiewicz said, he noticed that when he told people he was studying to become a dentist, people would often … more
These Instagram-Friendly Dentist Offices are a Millennials Dream
Inside an airy Financial District studio, two chipper women dressed like flight attendants greeted me, took my coat and led me to a mirror-walled room … more