Dental professionals in NS are seeing signs of pandemic stress in their patients. There has been an increase in teeth​ grinding, and jaw clenching. 

Pandemic Stress & how it related to Oral Health In NS (December 24th 2019)

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Dalhousie's school of Dental Hygiene is offering its Bachelor of Dental Hygiene program on a part-time basis, making it easier for dental hygienists to advance their education while continuing to work.

Dalhousie Dental Hygiene Now offering Part-time Bachelor Program (January 18th 2021)

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Canadian Dentists are pushing for clarity surrounding vaccine rollouts. A Toronto Based Dentist advocating for dental professionals to be considered a priority in the medical field, with early access to the COVID-19 vaccine.   

Dental Advocacy for COVID19 Vaccine (January 24th 2021) 

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Nova Scotia public health Dental hygienist sounding the alarm after the NSGEU spurned her for 13 jobs she was eminently qualified for (instead given to under qualified men), and her human rights complaint against the union was unfairly dismissed. 

Denied jobs by NSGEU, woman says rights commission botched her complaint (February 23rd 2021)

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Dr.Leigha Rock is the Dalhousie University co-lead on a national study examining occupational risks associated with COVID19 infection, transmission, and immunity in dental schools across Canada. This study will further inform the effective infection control protocols in dental schools, and more broadly to Canadian University & college campuses across Canada. 

How Safe is Dentistry During the Pandemic? Dalhousie Researchers aim to find out. (February 27th 2021)  

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As of March 2nd 2021 the COVID-19 vaccination plan in Nova Scotia was expanded to include dental professionals. 

COVID-19 Immunization Plan Update (March 2nd 2021) 

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Only half of those eligible actually received the interm Canada Dental Benefit, which was rolled out in fall of 2022 to provide families with up to $650 per child under 12 for dental care. The first step toward creating a national dental care program. This article discusses the shortfalls of this program, and reasons why the utilization rate is low. 

Thousands of Canadians missed out on housing and dental benefits: report 

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