dental health

  1. 4 Reasons Dental Insurance Coverage Can Help Protect Your Teeth

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    In Canada, we enjoy universal health coverage, but it is a basic kind. Many people are encouraged to consider supplemental health insurance, including dental insurance coverage. When you’re talking about protecting your teeth and improving your oral care, there are plenty of reasons why dental insurance would be a great option to choose. 1. It encourages people to visit the dentist more frequent…Read More

  2. How Smoking Impacts Dental Health, and Maybe even Your Confidence

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    There are plenty of public service announcements, advertisements, and people admonishing how bad smoking is. However, millions of people continue to smoke throughout Canada and the rest of the world. That’s because nicotine is incredibly addictive. Of all of the drugs that a person can do, nicotine is one of the few that actually alters the neural synapses within the brain. In other words, it ca…Read More

  3. Brief History of Canadian Dentistry

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    Dentistry dates back at least as far as the Egyptians; archeologists have found evidence of oral maladies and care as well as some rudimentary tooth restoration in Egyptian mummies. Many different cultures including Hebrew, Chinese, Greek, and Roman all refer to aspects of dentistry throughout their history. The Frenchman Pierre Fauchard, author of the first classic treatise on dentistry, has been…Read More