Nova Scotia Dental Association

Canadian dentists to MPs: We need answers about the Canadian Dental Care Plan

Oct 26, 2023 • News Releases

There are only two months left before the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) becomes available to many more Canadians. Yet more than 25,000 dentists nationwide are in the dark about how the Government of Canada will safeguard access to dental care.

Dalhousie Grad profile: Olu Brown

Oct 25, 2023 • Your Dentists. Your Communities.

Olu Brown’s (DDS’23) first encounter with the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University was as a nervous patient needing several fillings.

Don’t let cavities scare you this Hallowe’en!

Oct 23, 2023 • Your Oral Health

It’s the time of year again when millions of children (and adults) eat a bit too much candy in a very short period of time. Not to scare you, but your dentist knows what you’re up to!

Health, well-being of Canada’s dentists supported via CDA partnership

Oct 17, 2023 • News

In honour of Healthy Workplace Month (October), the CDA has partnered with MHCC to promote CDA’s The Working Mind: Workplace Mental Health & Wellness for Oral Health Care Professionals course.

Self-care Corner: What is “Bee Breathing”?

Oct 13, 2023 • Self-care Corner

Using specific breathing techniques can allow us to regulate our emotions, especially in times of stress.

Dalhousie Grad profile: Alero Boyo

Oct 11, 2023 • Your Dentists. Your Communities.

For Alero Boyo, convocation this year meant tying a bow on 17 years of university education. Her most recent degree, a combined Doctor of Medicine/Master of Science in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery from Dalhousie University, accounts for the final six years.

Doctors Giving Back: How Volunteerism Supports Dentistry

Oct 9, 2023 • Spotlight

Volunteering with the NSDA can be a valuable way to connect with peers, stay in-tune with the profession, and give back to the field of dentistry in Nova Scotia. NSDA volunteers, and their important contributions, are among the way the organization fulfills its mission of ‘dentists helping dentists.’

Self-care Corner: Practicing Restorative Yoga

Oct 6, 2023 • Self-care Corner

For those of us who are light sleepers or have insomnia induced by anxiety, stress, and worry, creating a nighttime ritual can help calm the nervous system and signal that it is time to get some much-needed rest.

Retired Dentist Spotlight: Dr. Kim Mailman

Oct 6, 2023 • Spotlight

Kim Mailman graduated in 1984 from Dalhousie School of Dentistry in Halifax. He had been practising 35 years when he decided it was time to move on and open the next chapter. He has fond memories when looking back at his studies, describing Friday nights at the Dental House on Coburg Road as some very fun times.

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