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Illuminating the Blind Spot

Why do our attempts to deal with the challenges of our time so often fail? Why are we stuck in so many quagmires today? The cause of our collective failure is that we are blind to the deeper dimension of leadership and transformational change. This “blind spot” exists not only in our collective leadership but

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Prenatal Oral Health Program

Evidence indicates that poor maternal oral health can have significant consequences for a woman’s systemic health and that of her children. Similarly, transmission of oral bacteria from mother to child is well-documented and poses a risk for the development of early childhood caries, the most common chronic disease of childhood. Untreated maternal dental disease nearly

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Healthabitat

Paul Pholeros and his colleagues have been working for decades on improving health by improving the living environment and housing of Indigenous people in Australia. This successful model is now spreading to other continents. Ever since I watched this TEDx Talk, I have been wondering how we, dentists could apply similar thinking to improve health

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Of Trust, Value & Infants

Progress in dentistry has an intense focus on technology. And what more exciting for a dentist than a new high-tech instrument? I know. I used to say that the one who dies with the most toys wins. I was going to win this game. Early adopter across the board here! But is high-tech better? In some instances it surely is. When our patients come to the point of needing restorations, the technology that provides the best margins will benefit them for sure. But could there be better ways of benefitting our patients? This article was first published in the March 2013 issue of TEAM WORK, a Palmeri Publication.

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Dr Carla Cohn

Dr Carla Cohn is a general dentist, devoted solely to the practice of dentistry for children. Her private practice is focused on prevention, the growth and development of a cavity free generation.

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Cille Harris

Cille Harris is an independent facilitator and management consultant with an engineering degree from Waterloo and an MBA from York. With her colleagues in Real Conversations, she has been hosting “Real Conversations in Health” for over 3 years, inviting possibilities to emerge and manifest.

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Dr Clive Schneider Friedman

Dr. Clive Friedman  is a paediatric dentist practicing in London Ontario. He is an assistant clinical professor at both University of Western Ontario as well as the University of Toronto where he teaches the post graduate seminars on behaviour facilitation.

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Dr Ian McConnachie

Dr. Ian McConnachie is a paediatric dentist practicing in Ottawa, Canada. He is on consultant staff at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Ian co-produced ‘Dentists Leaders in Health’.

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Dr Karen Fung

Dr. Karen Fung is a periodontist practicing in Ottawa, Ontario. She also holds a Masters of Public Health, focused on oral cancer prevention and screening, and works at the Ottawa Civic Hospital Dental Clinic specializing with medically-compromised patients.

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TEETH: CANARIES IN THE MINE?

What if dentists approached findings that indicate an imbalance in the mouth as a far more serious warning sign, like canaries dying in yesteryears mines?

Illuminating the Blind Spot

Why do our attempts to deal with the challenges of our time so often fail? Why are we stuck in so many quagmires today? The cause of our collective failure is that we are blind to the deeper dimension of leadership and transformational change. This “blind spot” exists not only in our collective leadership but

Prenatal Oral Health Program

Evidence indicates that poor maternal oral health can have significant consequences for a woman’s systemic health and that of her children. Similarly, transmission of oral bacteria from mother to child is well-documented and poses a risk for the development of early childhood caries, the most common chronic disease of childhood. Untreated maternal dental disease nearly

Healthabitat

Paul Pholeros and his colleagues have been working for decades on improving health by improving the living environment and housing of Indigenous people in Australia. This successful model is now spreading to other continents. Ever since I watched this TEDx Talk, I have been wondering how we, dentists could apply similar thinking to improve health

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