Nova Scotia Dental Association

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.

Dr. Juli Waterbury Installed as the NSDA’s 133rd Governing Council President for 2023/24

Jun 10, 2023 • News

The Nova Scotia Dental Association (NSDA) is pleased to announce Dr. Juli Waterbury as the new association President for the…

Easy Does It – Cutting Sugar is Good for Overall Health

Sep 27, 2022 • News

Sept 27, 2022 Back to school is upon us again, with thousands of students returning to studies from K-young adults…

Children’s oral health falling through the cracks in Nova Scotia

Apr 12, 2022 • News Releases

April 12, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEDFORD, NS – The Nova Scotia Dental Association (NSDA) believes children’s oral health is…

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

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

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

Dalhousie Grad profile: Alero Boyo

Doctors Giving Back: How Volunteerism Supports Dentistry

Self-care Corner: Practicing Restorative Yoga

Retired Dentist Spotlight: Dr. Kim Mailman

Dr. Juli Waterbury Installed as the NSDA’s 133rd Governing Council President for 2023/24

Easy Does It – Cutting Sugar is Good for Overall Health

Children’s oral health falling through the cracks in Nova Scotia

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