Many Questions are Arising Around Alberta’s Anesthesia Guidelines
Alberta is one of just two provinces where dentists with specialized training both administer general anesthetic and perform a dental procedure on a patient, according … more
Anesthesiology
ADA Guidelines Surrounding Sedation Dentistry to be Examined
Dentists and their team members throughout the country are invited to participate in an informative, live Town Hall teleconference ahead of the upcoming American Dental … more
Dentists’ Access to Anesthesia Is Being Examined in Texas After Multiple Concerned Reports
The Anesthesia Committee with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is meeting Friday afternoon to discuss possible changes when it comes to the permitting … more
Crosstex Broadens Product Portfolio with Acquisition of Accutron Inc.
Cantel Medical Corporation subsidiary, Crosstex, continues its’ market diversification and expansion with the acquisition of Accutron Inc., the industry leading manufacturer of “conscious sedation” nitrous … more
Pacific Dental Conference 2016
The 2016 Pacific Dental Conference will once again be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre from March 17th-19th. The Pacific Dental Conference is one of … more
ConeBeam CEREC Integration
Digital radiography can improve our ability as clinicians to treat patients effectively, quickly and in a manner that leads to treatment allowing for less pain … more
ARTICAINE 30 Years Later
Introduction Local anesthesia forms the backbone of pain control techniques in dentistry. Local anesthetics represent the safest (when used properly) and most effective drugs for … more
Minimal Oral Conscious Sedation with a Oral Benzodiazepine for the Adult Patient A Fact or Fiction Quiz
Performing minimal oral (enteral) conscious sedation on a healthy adult patient with a benzodiazepine is a safe, cost-effective way to treat certain patients with dental … more
Viewpoint: The Creative Destruction of Medical Histories
The term “creative destruction” was coined by Joseph Schumpeter in 1942.1 Schumpeter was an economist who was commenting on how capitalism evolves. Creative destruction in … more
Registration: It’s Not All Bad
We have to register for a lot of things in Canada. We’re at the point where if we are asked to register for anything else, … more
Articaine and paresthesia in dental anaesthesia: neurotoxicity or procedural trauma?
INTRODUCTIONThe hypothesis that articaine, a local anesthetic with well-established effectiveness widely used in dentistry, might have neurotoxic effects is continuously under intense discussion. A number … more
What’s Ethical?
Strictly speaking, “ethics” is a plural noun that is supposed to relate to moral principles. Try as we might to define ethics and to follow … more
Dental Anxiety What Are We Missing?
Dental professionals have become highly proficient in providing local anaesthesia. Local anaesthesia reduces pain by blocking sodium channels, however, many patients find the injection process … more
The Use of Automated Office Blood Pressure Devices in the Dental Practice
Blood pressure (BP) measurement can be a difficult and time-consuming task in the dental office. Many general practitioners avoid measuring their patients’ blood pressures, and … more
An Approach To Pain Management With Non-Opioid Drugs
It has been estimated that seventy-five percent of adults experience an element of dental anxiety, and that in ten percent of patients, such fear can … more
Local anaesthesia: Improving the patient experience
In health care dentists are often referred to as the local anaesthesia experts as we provide localized anaesthesia as an integral part of what is … more
Celebrating two of Oral Health’s Editorial Board Members with the U of T Faculty of Dentistry Teacher of the Year Award
Drs. Peter Nkansah and Randy Lang won University of Toronto Teacher of the Year awards at the Dental faculty recently. Dr. Nkansah won for 2nd … more
OrthoBanc Partners with Smile for a Lifetime to Gift Smiles
OrthoBanc, a risk assessment and payment management provider specializing in electronic payments for orthodontists has become an official corporate sponsor with the Smile for a … more
Check Please
Through 2013, I was fortunate enough to be a student in a year-long mini-residency in implant dentistry instructed by Dr. Jim Lai and Dr. Joe … more
Treatment and Billing Practices Among Dentists Providing Dental Care for Children in Publicly Funded Programs
ABSTRACTObjective: The purpose of this paper was to review treatment and billing practices by Nevada dentists participating in Public Funded Programs (i.e., Medicaid, CHIP), which can … more