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I Found an Environmental Scan completed in Canada in June of 2022 looking at the publicly funded dental services and programs throughout...

Purpose/Need: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a complex and largely preventable dental disease that is the most common chronic disease...

While doing this quality assessment it opened my eyes (even more than my annotated bibliography) on critically appraising literature. I...

A situational Assessment tool for early childhood caries. This blog post is still a work in progress. What is the Situation? Early...

Prior to beginning MHST631, I had a very basic understanding of health promotion from courses taken in my dental hygiene education....

This is my fifth course in my Masters of Health Studies journey, and it is hard to believe we are at this point, it feels as if I was...

One of the newer fad discounted treatments for orthodontics is direct-to-consumer aligners such as Smile Direct club. You take some...

I began learning about & found an interest in health promotion when I was in school for my Bachelor of Dental Hygiene. We had a few...

The Ottawa Charter was introduced 35 years ago, with the goal of achieving health for all by the year 2000 (World Health Organization,...

The five key strategies of the Ottawa charter are: Build healthy public policy Create supportive environments Strengthen community action...

Why Does Oral Health Seemingly Not Matter for Older Adults? Why when older adults turn 65, retire and lose private dental coverage does...

Access to Oral Health Care for Older Adults Over the past few decades dentistry has transitioned to a more upstream preventative...

Problem Statement Over the past few decades dentistry has taken a more upstream preventative approach. As a result of this change, more...

Teaching Guide: Teaching Novice Dental Hygienists Many health care professions receive education in both didactic and clinical training. ...

Undergraduate dental education aims to create dental professionals to meet societal needs and improve the overall population’s oral...

In healthcare, we are always educating, and always learning. Whether it be within a formal educational setting, discussing with...

Abstract Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most common chronic disease affecting children younger than six years of age (CDA, 2010)....

Abstract Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the most common chronic disease affecting children younger than six years of age (CDA, 2010)....

Identification of the Research Problem Early childhood Caries (ECC) is defined as decay in the primary dentition. ECC is a complex and...

As a registered dental hygienist, much of my focus within the course MHST601 has surrounded access to oral health care within Canada. As...