Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! May 2009 be a healthy and prosperous year for everyone. We will be closed Jan 1st but will be reopening Jan 2nd at our usual time.

Cheers!

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Dental Did You Know: Smoking Perceptions Part II

59% of smokers found the terms "light" and "mild" confusing.

Source: Clinical Tobacco Intervention Bulletin, Nov 2008, Vol 7, No 2, pg 1.


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas/happy holiday and a very happy and prosperous new year! We are closed the 25th and 26th, but will resume our appointments on the 27th.


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Dental Did You Know: Light Tobacco Perceptions

47% of smokers think that "light" means lower in tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide.

Source: Clinical Tobacco Intervention Bulletin, Nov 2008, Vol 7, No 2, pg 1.

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

The New Dentist Blog

Just added The New Dentist Blog to my list of blogs that I read. The blog's author is Dr. Joshua Austin, a new dentist documenting his experiences in the practice of dentistry.

Source: The New Dentist Blog, http://www.thenewdentistblog.com/


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Practice Update: Extended Hours on Wednesdays

Hi everyone,

Here we grow again! We are now extending our clinic hours on Wednesdays from 2pm to 7pm for your convenience. Thanks to our growing pool of great patients for this milestone!

Take care

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Course Update: Anaesthesia and Conscious Sedation

Went to a nice course given by Dr. K Khaled from Children's Sleep Dentistry on anaesthesia techniques and conscious sedation. I wanted to thank him and his staff for the course (and of course the nice food spread!).


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

The Dental Insider

Just added The Dental Insider to the list of dental blogs that I follow.

Source: http://dentalinsider.wordpress.com/

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100