The Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) recently announced the recipients of its Trailblazer Awards for the
ImagineNation Outcomes Challenge. The award was given to the top 3 Challenge teams in each of the 4 categories; e-Scheduling, Patient Access to Health Information, Medication Reconciliation and Clinical Synoptic Reporting.
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Health Canada is advising the public that Church & Dwight Canada has initiated a voluntary recall of its “Spinbrush Pro Clean SONIC Rechargeable Toothbrushes&rdquo.
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Dr. Daniel Haas of Toronto has been appointed dean of the University of Toronto faculty of dentistry, for a 5-year mandate.
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The American Heart Association published a scientific statement in its journal
Circulation, stating that a review of the current scientific evidence did not establish a cause and effect relationship between periodontal disease and heart disease.
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The ADEAGies Foundation honoured Dalhousie University’s faculty of dentistry with its 2012 William J. Gies Award for Achievement in the Academic Dental Institution category, at a ceremony held in conjunction with the American Dental Educators Association (ADEA) annual session on March 19 in Orlando, Florida.
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As of April 1, investors in the CDSPI funds have even more investment choices, with the introduction of the Short-Term Advantage Fund Corporate Class (CI), Canadian Equity Fund Corporate Class (CI) and Global Real Estate Fund (Invesco).
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The Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC) has received reports of fraudulent activities that involve individuals ordering dental supplies by telephone but subsequently diverting or intercepting the products.
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Health Canada is advising the public about new safety information for the battery-powered Arm & Hammer Spinbrush series of toothbrushes, following reports of adverse events associated with these products in the United States.
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JCDA has recently featured several articles and clinical resources related to antibiotic prophylaxis. For your reference, links to the articles and related resources are listed below.
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Dentists can now access an innovative and affordable solution to help cover health-related costs— while also helping to strengthen the success of their businesses—thanks to the new CDSPI Group Benefits plan.
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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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