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?
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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 John O’Keefe
Dr. John O’Keefe is the Director of Knowledge Networks at the Canadian Dental Association responsible for the development of the JCDA as a clinical decision support system for the dental office. He also plays an ambassadorial role for the CDA. John directed ‘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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Dr Marielle Pariseau
Marielle is the founder of Shaping the Future of Dentistry, co-producer of ‘Dentists Leaders in Health’. She is an avid student of leadership development and the use of conversation as core process in large scale participative change interventions. Her vision: a more aware, inclusive and sustainable transformation in health care led by dentists.
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Dr Stephen Abrams
Stephen Abrams is a general dental practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience. Upon graduation from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry in 1980 he established a group practice in Toronto Canada which has grown to involve both general dentists and dental specialists.
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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