This complementary resource to CCSA’s
Guidance Document for Dentists Providing Human Allogeneic Transplants appears in the print edition of JCDA 2011, Issue 6, pages 355-6.
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This complementary resource to CCSA’s
Guidance Document Pertaining to Devices for Use in Dental Health Care appears in the print edition of JCDA 2011, Issue 6, pages 353-4.
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Operation NANOOK 2011 was a Department of National Defence military operation that took place in the Canadian Arctic in the summer of 2011. Operation NANOOK was a joint Navy, Army, Air Force and Special Forces two-part operation involving the United States and Denmark.
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Meetings with the prime minister, minister of health and 2 prominent members of Parliament (MPs) were highlights of CDA’s 2011 Days on the Hill, held on October 19 and 20.
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Your life doesn’t stand still. Neither should your insurance and investment portfolios. To ensure that your insurance and investments remain appropriate for your evolving personal and practice needs, it’s important to review your portfolios periodically.
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Health Canada advises that Colgate-Palmolive is recalling its
Colgate Motion Electric Toothbrush in response to receiving 9 incident reports from consumers associated with the use of this battery-operated electric toothbrush.
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In 2011, CDA and the provincial dental associations launched a joint national advertising campaign reinforcing the value of dental health care.
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Four Canadian graduate students in pediatric dentistry participated in the 3M ESPE Graduate Student Research Presentations, held during the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (CAPD) Annual General Meeting in Edmonton in September.
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Following a coordinated advocacy campaign by FDI and its World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) partners, oral diseases were officially included in a recent United Nations Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs).
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The University of Manitoba is coordinating a new dental implant program that will provide treatment for edentulous First Nations patients in Western Canada.
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Saskatchewan has launched new programs that will increase access to preventive dental care services for preschool and school-age children at risk living in areas of the province with the highest need.
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A case presentation about a patient receiving a burn from a dental rotary handpiece was included in Health Canada’s Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter in October.
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CDA was pleased with Health Canada’s announcement in September that it will set strict deadlines for tobacco manufacturers and retailers to place new health warnings and information on all cigarette and little cigars packaging.
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For many Canadians, the last day of December is a time to start celebrating the beginning of an exciting new year. However, that date also marks the deadline by which most tax-planning and saving strategies must be put into place to impact one’s tax obligations.
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The 2011 CDA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Research Program took place in Halifax in August during the CDA Annual Convention. This national clinical research competition invites dental students from the 10 accredited Canadian dental schools to present research table clinics in front of qualified judges.
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Dalhousie University’s faculty of dentistry will be celebrating its centennial from May 23 to 26, 2012, with a series of special events. Under the banner “Celebrate Our Past, Embrace The Future,” the festivities will include a special 100th Convocation Ceremony, a Celebration Dinner, a Meet and Greet event, tours of the dentistry building, a golf tournament as well as many opportunities for class reunions and other family-focused events.
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The Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health recently released clinical practice guidelines for primary care physicians regarding health conditions common to newly arriving immigrants and refugees to Canada.
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The recent publication of the 2010
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) from Thompson Reuters shows that
JCDA’s impact factor is on the rise.
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Dentists can now access a patient resource on bisphosphonates as they relate to oral health. This class of medications has been examined extensively, to assess its possible relationship with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ).
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