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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 s...

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 Org...

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

Here's the report in a graphical PDF format from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute: Oral Health and Well Bei...

According to Vigilant Biosciences, there are over 600 000 cases of oral cancer every year worldwide. (Incidentally, they are making an oral ...

From the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario's PEAK article program: In a retrospective study of uncrowned endodontically tr...

All newborn infants should have an oral assessment as early as birth. Infants having difficulty in achieving a deep, comfortable and efficie...

Here's a fantastic app for iOS and Android that has the Canadian Dental Association's clinical and practice information at your fing...

I saw this quick summary about a pain study in the University of Colorado's (Boulder) website (I noted what I thought was very interesti...

Although very rare, the incidence of nerve damage due to anesthesia via inferior alveolar block is about 1:26762 and 1:160571. In more than ...

Dentist rated personal referrals from patients (81%) and proximity (12%) as the top two determinants in patients choosing a dentist. Sourc...

The number of female students in first year at the University of Toronto Dental School was 53.8% in 2012. Fantastic News! :) Source:  E...

Root fracture injuries affect 0.5-0.7% of permanent teeth. Source (Direct Quote): Keceli T et al., Preserving Alveolar Bone Growth Follow...

As of June 6th 2013, Health Canada released an update recommending that codeine not be used   in children less than 12 years of age . It app...

It is always better for the tooth to restore it immediately to prevent leakage of oral fluids into the root canal space. If this can not be ...

The idea of retaining the roots of teeth and putting a denture (overdenture) over them was first described over 150 years ago. The benefit o...

Enamel erosion is directly related to excessive soft drink or fruit drink consumption, dry mouth, acid reflux, medications and genetics. Add...

Yes, the 100th anniversary of the Department of Dentistry at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto (SickKids) was celebrated in May 2013...

There are approximately 19 000 day-surgeries to treat early childhood caries (cavities) in children under the age of 6 every year in Canada....

Oral Cancer is now the 13th most common type of cancer in Canada, with an estimated 4100 people diagnosed in 2013. Source: Wilson C, Schmo...

In a small scale study, the average onset of eating disorders was 16 years of age with an average duration of 4.4 years. Patients with eatin...

Found this article in the Globe and Mail to be quite humorous! It was a discussion that certain actors have straight white teeth in roles th...

Americans spend $100 billion annually on hair care products and only $2 billion on dental care products Source:  Wilson C, Get Up, Dress U...

Anaphylactic responses to Penicillin occur once every 10 000 courses administered. Source:  Bronstein D and Suzuki J, How to Utilize Micr...

How do you check for bad breath? Lick your wrist, let it dry for 10 seconds and then smell it. Source:  Wilson C, Get Up, Dress Up, Show ...

If done properly and daily, the length of floss used in a year should be 122 yards. Only 18 yards are sold per person. Source: Wilson C, ...

Just a reminder that for most people their insurance year is almost up. Call Jodie to schedule your hygiene or restorative appointment befor...

"Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare benign, slowly progressive inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia of the maxillary and mand...

The quote below is now the position of the Canadian Dental Association as of June 2013: The Canadian Dental Association supports breastfee...

It's been estimated that at least 20% of the population presents with one or more teeth that has gingival recession (gum loss) with poss...