6,500 Oral Health Providers Can Now Treat Seniors Approved for the CDCP
iStock Beginning today, May 1, 2024, the 6,500+ oral health care providers that have signed up to participate in the...
dental health
The tax-free childcare benefits available for families in dentistry
Dental nursing is 99% female – and dentistry overall is now more than 50% female – so childcare is a...
How to Extend the Life of Your Dental Crown
When you get a dental restoration, you are investing in your oral health. Treatments can be costly, even with the...
New Dental Hygiene Program from USask Aims to Improve Shortage
iStock A new Dental Hygiene program is being introduced at the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan (USask)...
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 20 April 2024
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… The House...
Federal Budget 2024 Improving Access to Oral Health Care in Remote Communities
iStock The Canadian Dental Hygienist Association (CDHA) is applauding the federal government’s Budget 2024 for expanding the Canada Student Loan...
Okanagan College Receives $250,000 in Support of Certified Dental Assistants Program
BMO representatives joined OC staff and students to celebrate the major gift. Okanagan College (OC) is receiving $250,000 from BMO...
Dentist Who Let Officer Extract Teeth from Inmate Granted Absolute Discharge
iStock The dental surgeon that allowed a prison guard to extract teeth from an inmate in 2020 has now been...
USask Plans to Establish a Premier Dental Training Hub
iStock The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Dentistry has plans to become “the beacon of dental education” in Canada...
New Study Shows Oral Bacteria May Accelerate Pancreatic Cancer Development
iStock A recently published study is revealing that oral bacteria connected to gum disease could accelerate pancreatic cancer development in...
April Celebrates Oral Health for Total Health and National Dental Hygienists Week
iStock April is Oral Health Month in Canada, and an important part of the celebration is National Dental Hygienists Week™...
