Friday, October 11, 2013

Dental Did You Know: Rubbing in Bonding Improves Bond Strengths

Vigorous rubbing of the bonding agent during placement of composite (white) fillings had a higher two year retention rate of 92.5% vs. 82.5% for the no rubbing/slight rubbing groups.

Source: Sevels I, Clinical Abstracts, Managing Xerostomia, Ontario Dentist, Oct 2013, vol 90, no 8, pg 18-19.

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

Sunday, October 06, 2013

Practice Management: New Hours for the Dental Office

Hi everyone, in reaction to patient feedback and workflow, we have rearranged our office hours:

Tuesday 2-7pm
Wednesday 2-7pm
Thursday: 10am-7pm
Friday: 10am-7pm
Saturday: 9am-4pm
Sunday and Monday: Closed

These hours are effective immediately. We are looking at implementing very early hours on Wednesday to accommodate our health workers at Trillium Hospital. Stay tuned for more info and trial hours.

Take care,

Hans

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