NDP Press Liberals to Limit Tax Break and Invest in Dental Care
The New Democrats are pressing Justin Trudeau’s government to scale back a broad tax cut to free up money for a national program to ensure dental care … more
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Dental Patients Face Years of Debt, Inflated Bills With ‘Out-of-Pocket’ Credit Cards
Kenda Williams, 51, went to West Coast Dental in Torrance to treat the shooting pain in her molar. She spent the day in a drug-induced … more
Dentist ‘Put Through Hell’ Over False £53,000 Misclaiming Allegation
A DENTIST who was wrongly pursued for more than £50,000 in ‘misclaimed’ treatment fees only for the case against him to be dropped days before … more
Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices
A Colorado company that specializes in providing IT services to dental offices suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting operations for more than 100 dentistry … more
Throne Speech Recognition of Mental Health and Addiction Support Applauded by Pan-Canadian Health Organizations
Statement From Mental Health Commission of Canada and Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and the Canadian Centre … more
Dentist With Breast Cancer Helping Fellow Chemo Patients With Dental Care Packages
While Apollo Beach dentist Danoosh Amrooei battles breast cancer, she’s also helping fellow chemo patients by handing out 500 dental care packages at St. Joseph’s … more
A Dentist Was Filmed Riding a Hoverboard While Extracting a Patient’s Tooth
As Veronica Wilhelm lay sedated in a dental chair, her dentist was being filmed riding a hoverboard while he extracted her tooth. Wilhelm says she … more
24 Hours Live Coverage Around The World – Dentsply Sirona Engages With Employees to Focus on Culture, Purpose and Customers
In an unparalleled and innovative 24-hour livestream event Dentsply Sirona engaged with more than 13,000 employees worldwide to discuss the company culture and its purpose … more
Text Message Interventions Could Improve Oral Health of At-Risk Children
Text message interventions have the potential to improve the oral health of at-risk children by positively influencing caregivers’ attitudes and behaviors toward their children’s oral … more
‘It Is Not Harmless:’ Dentists Voice Concern Over Vaping
While lung injuries related to vaping continue to raise concerns among doctors, many people don’t know the impact vaping can have on your teeth and mouth. And … more
ADA Council Tasked With Fostering Prioritization of Safety in Dentistry
Dr. Jessica Meeske, a pediatric dentist in Nebraska, believes that the dental community may have fallen behind the medical community in addressing the issue of … more
Woman’s Facebook Ad Says She’ll Do Braces for $400, Medical Professionals Say Buyer Beware
Four hundred dollar braces? Is it too good to be true? A Facebook post from a private group is raising some eyebrows and concerns from … more
New Study Explores the Link Between Obesity and Gum Disease
Obesity and gum (periodontal) disease are among the most common non-communicable diseases in the United States—and studies show these chronic conditions may be related. This … more
Saskatchewan’s Dental Hygienist Shortage Exacerbated By Extra Year of Required Training
A chronic shortage of dental hygienists in the province became worse this year after changes were made to the diploma program for students. Instead of … more
University of Alberta Dental Students Donate Thousands of Pairs of Socks
Inner city Edmontonians will soon have warmer feet this winter thanks to the University of Alberta Faculty of Dentistry. Students and staff from the school … more
Weave Launches Full-Scale Payments Platform
Weave Payments offers full payment processing bundled with Weave’s powerful communication suite Weave, the complete business toolbox for service-based businesses and one of the fastest-growing … more
Study of Ontario’s Dental Complaints Highlights Importance of Communication in Addition to Clinical Care
A groundbreaking study of complaints made to the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) over an 11-year period is yielding new insights into … more
Adopt-A-School: Vancouver Dentist Helps Take Bite Out of Hunger for City Children
From the large windows in her dental office, Dr. Joyce Chan can see children making their way across Kingsway to Lord Selkirk, the largest elementary … more
Henry Schein, Ivoclar Vivadent Announce Plans for Distribution of The New PrograMill One Milling System
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) and Ivoclar Vivadent AG announced today the plans for distribution of the new PrograMill One Milling System, where the companies … more
‘Teeth, Lies and Consequences’ Book Review
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Dan Green DDM I became aware of this novel as a result of a response to my recent article “Mayday, Mayday” … more