Dental Did You Know: Utilization of Dental Services in Canada based on Education Level

Only 38.7% of individuals over 25 years old with less than a high school education used dental services. Those who graduated at least high school used dental services 61.3%.

Source: Quinonez C, Why We Should Care About the Social Determinants of Health, Ontario Dentist, November 2016, Vol 93, No 9, pg 12-13.

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada (905) 273-7100
Plattsville Dental
43 Albert St. West, Unit 8, Plattsville, ON, Canada (226) 656-1000

Dental Did You Know: Sugar Consumption in Canada

Yes, as you can imagine, Canadians have a daily sugar consumption rate that is very high at about 26 teaspoons per day. The World Health Organization recommends no more 10% of the calories in an average 2000 calorie diet come from sugar (about 12 teaspoons).

Source: Croutze R, Heeding our call on Sugar Reduction, CDA Essentials, Vol 3,  No 5,  pg 7.


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada (905) 273-7100
Plattsville Dental
43 Albert St. West, Unit 8, Plattsville, ON, Canada (226) 656-1000

Dental Did You Know: Temporomandibular Joint Society of Canada

This nice little website set up by Anita Frank lists a number of resources where people can learn more about the disorder and the experiences of people with the condition.

The website can be found here: tmjscanada.ca

Source: CDA Essentials, News and Events, Volume 3, Number 4, p 39

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada (905) 273-7100
Plattsville Dental
43 Albert St. West, Unit 8, Plattsville, ON, Canada (226) 656-1000

Dental Did You Know: ADA releases the Oral Health News Report for the US

Here's the report in a graphical PDF format from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute: Oral Health and Well Being in the United States. It is certainly an interesting read and will likely be similar for the most part to the Canadian experience.

Source: Oral Health and Well Being in the United States, Read June 21, 2016. http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Science%20and%20Research/HPI/OralHealthWell-Being-StateFacts/US-Oral-Health-Well-Being.pdf?la=en

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada (905) 273-7100
Plattsville Dental
43 Albert St. West, Unit 8, Plattsville, ON, Canada (226) 656-1000

Dental Did You Know: Cases of Oral Cancer Worldwide

According to Vigilant Biosciences, there are over 600 000 cases of oral cancer every year worldwide. (Incidentally, they are making an oral rinse test to detect biomarkers of this disease. The independent data is not there yet on how sensitive or specific the test will be over the long term.)

Source: Apex 360 E-Newsletter: Posted June 6th, Read June 9, 2016. 
http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/apex360/2016/06/early-detection-of-head-and-neck-cancer-gets-a-boost-vigilant-biosciences-launches-first-of-its-kind-oncalert-labs-oramark-test-in-the-united-states.html?cmpid=Enl_APX_June-7-2016&eid=295478886&bid=1425856


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada (905) 273-7100
Plattsville Dental
43 Albert St. West, Unit 8, Plattsville, ON, Canada (226) 656-1000