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Re-opening during COVID-19 - June 8 Before the early 80’s, dental professionals usually did not wear masks, gloves and other appropriate PPE when they were providing dental treatments to their patients. The guidelines and regulations in sterilization and disinfection of dental materials, instruments and supplies were sparse. With the growing knowledge of how pathogens could be spread and the better…

We all know that plaque and tartar accumulate on our teeth (also called calculus) if we do not brush our teeth. The dental plaque is a sticky, pale, generally yellow (can be other colours when it picks up colour from your diets– for example, it can be brownish-red if red wine is consumed regularly without brushing), and lumpy. The plaque on tooth…

What You Need to Know About Sleep Apnoea According to some studies, 80% of patients in the US with severe Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) are not diagnosed. Worldwide, about 1 billion people have SDB. SDB refers to either sleep apnoea (cessation of breathing during sleep (SA)) or sleep Hypopnea (decrease of airflow/oxygen during sleep (SH)). In both cases, a patient's…

What we are doing to get to Re-opening during COVID-19 In my last blog, I was talking about the challenges that this COVID-19 has created to dental centres and clinics across the globe and the new normal that we, as dentists, dental hygienists and staff, have to face once we are able to resume our dental services for our patients…

The COVID-19 Lockdown Has Given Opportunities to Learn More During the dental office lockdown, I had a chance to take numerous courses online. Most of them were on implant, ClearCorrect Aligner (like Invisalign system using clear invisible trays to make teeth straight), oral lesions including cancer, and sleep appliance for sleep apnoea. In the area of implant surgeries and restorations,…

We Miss Our Patients I have been a dentist for the last 30 years since I graduated from University of Toronto. During the last 30 years, I have gone through and survived the periods with HIV, SARS and MERS. This Coronavirus is the worse ever that has cost us many lives and counting. It also has been causing so much…

Orthodontic Aligners Based on the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, 3 out of 6 people are concerned by the look of their teeth, 2 out of 10 conceal their teeth in photos, only 2 out of 10 people like their smile and would not change it. Overall, 8 out of 10 people like to improve their smile and appearance of…

A Smile Does A Lot More Thank You Think It is human nature that we smile or laugh when we are happy. Interestingly, if we smile or laugh a lot we will become happy as well! There appears to be two-way-communication between our brains and our actions. So smiling is not just a simple facial movement from some muscles. Science…

You can still treat Dental Emergencies during COVID-19 On March 15, 2020, Ontario dentists’ governing body, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, issued the following statement: The RCDSO strongly recommends that all non-essential and elective dental services should be suspended immediately. Emergency treatments should continue. It is approaching a month since the statement was first circulated to all…

COVID-19 Lockdown Is Making Us More Organized Affinity Dental Care is a Family Dental Clinic in Burlington, serving the residents near its location on Walkers Line and Rockwood Drive. We specialize in wellness dentistry with comprehensive disciplines in different areas like cosmetics, implants, orthodontic treatments using clear invisible aligner trays like Invisalign, and soft tissue management. We always strive to…