Department of Dentistry, Alpha Omega Dental Center, Baycrest
3560 Bathurst Street M6A2E1 Toronto, ON, Canada

Introducing free webinar by Dr. Chris Wyatt (Pros.) from UBC: Prosthodontic treatment planning for older adults. Moderated by Dr. David Chvartszaid. Wed. July 15, at 6 pm EDT. Register at: https://eventbrite.com/e/108506307286 Join us!... Brought to you by the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada. See more

Free webinar by Dr. Chris Wyatt (Pros.): Prosthodontic treatment planning for older adults. Wed. July 15, at 6 pm EDT. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/108506307286 Join us! Brought to you by the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada and the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital.

Dentists and other oral health professionals are facilitating Baycrest response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral health professionals have been redeployed and recruited to conduct surveillance testing, e-visits and other critical tasks at Baycrest.

Introducing a lecture on "Diagnosis and management of implant failure" by the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital on Thursday, Apr. 16. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/87518081939

Introducing an evening lecture on "Diagnosis and management of implant failure" by the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital on Thursday, Mar. 19. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-diagnosis-and-manageme

Introducing an evening lecture on "Immediate implant placement in posterior zone" by Dr. Sam Strauss at the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 6. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/87517676727

Introducing an evening lecture on "Medications in elderly and impact on dental treatment" by Dr. Aviv Ouanounou at the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 15. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/87516013753

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The latest edition of Gerodontology journal has been released. It offers a range of articles on social determinants of edentulism, xerostomia, root decay, and speech intelligibility. Gerodontology is the top dental journal focusing on quality of life and oral health of older people. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17412358/2019/36/4

Ontario government announces details of the Seniors Dental Program. https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/new-provincial-program-t

Introducing an evening lecture on "Implants and occlusion" by the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 14. #departmentofdentistrybaycrest https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-implants-and-occlusion

Welcoming the International Alpha Omega president - Dr. Steven Spitz.

An important update on Oral Health from a respected voice of medical community: https://www.thelancet.com/series/oral-health

Tips on managing elderly patients and their medical status.

CBC News: Seniors with dementia eased into dental care

Vice-president of the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada and dentist-in-chief of the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital - David Chvartszaid at the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada annual general meeting in Banff, Alberta.

Introducing "Complications with implant overdentures" - a lecture by David Chvartszaid as part of a lecture series by the Department of Dentistry at Baycrest Hospital. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-complications-with-imp

Oral health has profound effects on the overall health of elderly people. While oral disease is prevalent in the geriatric population and access to care is a major issue, the extent of OH training among US geriatric fellowship programs is very limited. A recent survey of all 148 accredited geriatric fellowship training programs in the US (Thompson et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2019) revealed that most programs allocate only 1 to 2 hours of oral health instruction (ie, lectures, w...orkshops) during their training and only a fifth have clinical experiences in a dental setting. Self-identified barriers to more oral health education included competing priorities or lack of time, lack of faculty expertise, and lack of clear geriatric national educational competencies. Programs with an oral health champion or dental school/residency affiliation had more hours of oral health instruction. The study concluded that geriatric fellowships appear to need more oral health training, which could be achieved by addressing existing local and national barriers. (Thompson L et al. An Assessment of Oral Health Training Among Geriatric Fellowship Programs: A National Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - JAGS 2019 doi:10.1111/jgs.15755) See more