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The rate of mortality from oral cancer has not significantly changed in 50 years, even with our advancement in clinical therapies. Source: B...

Even with today's technology, five year survival for oral cancer is less than 50%. Source: Benjamin S, It's More than an Oral Cancer...

Hi everyone, I saw this mantra in the latest issue of Oral Health. Once a new technology is acquired: the entire dental team must adopt it ....

I've always hated the tombstone-style sign just in front our practice. Thankfully, through the help of management (especially Dean Amin...

From Dr. Sam Kherani : The best and cheapest dentistry is when the right thing is done extremely well the first time and it lasts. Source: K...

Edmonton, on the advice of Health Canada has reduced the concentration of fluoride in the public water supply to 0.7 ppm (parts per million)...

According to the Canadian Dental Association, the percentage of publicly funded dental services is about 4.5% (data from 2007). This amounte...

There has been a recall of counterfeit Oral B 40 toothbrushes from Dollarama stores. Here's the teaser quote from the CBC: Health Canad...

Hi everyone, Jodie and I will be off on vacation until July 28th, 2008. If you have an emergency, please call the practice number to leave a...

A small rare earth dental magnet (the size of a pulp chamber, typically 0.2g) can easily suspend a 37g steel weight...a force to weight rati...

To all the dads out there (especially my father): Happy Father's Day! Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mi...

Recently, a patient asked whether there was any relationship between using Sensodyne -F (a desensitizing toothpaste) and insomnia. I couldn...

In a recent study, it was shown that bleaching teeth with 10% carbamide peroxide can reduce enamel surface microhardness . It was recommend...

Hi everyone, The FDA in the US has approved OraVerse, the first reversal agent to reduce the length of effect of dental anaesthesia. Here...

Sometimes patients desire just subtle changes. In this case, the patient wanted his small maxillary laterals (upper teeth beside the two cen...

Blooming Tree - Promenade Court Dental in Mississauga May 2008 Originally uploaded by Promenade Court Dental Mississauga Hi everyone, just t...

I've always liked this little tree in front of the practice in full springtime bloom. Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD Promenade Court Dental He...

When is a good time to let kids brush on their own? When they have the ability to tie their own shoes. Source: Dr. Kelly Blundell ( Pedo ),...

According to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association, dental amalgam fillings do not affect children's brain developm...

Anti-epileptic drugs like phenytoin can cause severe gingival (gum) enlargement. Source: Lucchesi J et al , Severe Phenytoin -Induced Gin...