Dentist lost licence

I saw this news: The Barrie dentist, Dr. Chapnick lost his licence. The reason stated was that he sexually abused a patient.

He was asked to pay $10,000 to the Royal College of dental surgeons. a quick search showed me he owned two practices in Ontario. But, the offices are not taking any patients for Dr. Chapnick now. 

My heart goes to all those people who worked for him.  Here, even though the doctor is the culprit, the staff also bear the shame. 

Why do things like this happen in dental offices? How the dentist got the chance to abuse a patient? 

It is not easy to get licensed to be a dentist. How many foreign dentists are appearing for the licensing exam and failing each year? Think of the money they have to spend to appear for the exam! 

I just wish dentists think of all those things before writing a prescription and before giving a treatment. 

The shame of malpractice is not only on the dentists, but the family, friends and the staff has to suffer it too. 

It is a sad situation that a dentist or any healthcare provider becomes an abuser. 

Can they get help to stop abusing other people? 

Are there more victims?

So many unanswered questions...

 

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Electric tooth brush

Electric toothbrushes are in style. 

How to use a Sonicare one?

It rotates. So, you just hold it gently against your teeth. No force at all. 

Let the brush do the work for you.

Move from tooth to tooth and allow the brush to work on all surfaces. 

Sonicare has a timer setting. So you will be sure you are not brushing faster. 

My Sonicare even let e know when to change the brush head.

isn't it nice?

 

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Patient's demands

It is not always a great workday at the office.

Most patients don't like to be on a dental chair for restorative work. 

This week, I got an unpleasant patient. He was not interested in having a conversation with me. 

He was talking nicely to the dentist. After giving the anaesthetic, the doctor left the room asking me to place the rubber dam. 

He was making my job very difficult by closing the mouth. To make me miserable, the dam tore when I was stretching it over his teeth. 

When I try to place a new sheet, he snapped " you call the dentist". I went to the dentist and told her "I can't place it". then the doctor came and done that. 

He was very cooperative with the dentist.  

I wanted to blame this as the patient not being comfortable in a dental office setting. I wanted to blame dental phobia. I wanted to blame myself for tearing the dental dam.....

I wanted to overcome the bad feelings and let them go too.

 

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Gingival retraction

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The dentists try to retract the gingiva before taking final impressions for crowns or veneers.
All these years, I was taking gingival retraction chord for this purpose. Oh, no, I was not packing the chord. Level 2 dental assistants are not supposed to do that.
To stop gingival bleeding, the chord is socked in a hemostatic solution like Hemodent first. Then the dentist use a retraction chord packer to place it around the tooth.
I got a chance to see another material recently. The dentist use Expasyl system. It comes like an anesthetic cartridge, a gun and a tip.

It is easy to assemble. The application is faster than packing the chord. The dentist will wash the material from the gingiva and dry the area before taking the final impression.

There are other materials like magic Cord retraction paste. But, I haven't got a chance to use that.
The simple trick for cutting a retraction chord to fit around tooth is to wrap around your little finger and cut it. Usually it will be perfect size.  How that works??? No clue.  But it works all the time.

Brain Dead after Dental visit.

The other day while surfing on the net, I slearned about the horrible tory of a girl became brain dead because of dental treatment.
The girl was getting treatments done by a paediatric dentist. General dentists refer little patients, who are not co-operative to pedodontist. Some times, the kid need more care than the general dentist can offer.
But, what went wrong in the dental office, that made the little girl brain dead?

The article says the kid had breakfast before procedure. Was it known to the dentist? Does it made the complication? a lot of un answered questions.

How on earth, the kid had so much decayed teeth to begin with?
Wasn't the drinking water fluoridated in Edmonton?

I am so sorry for the family. Hope, this sad fate will something positive in the end.


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Dycal: Information for Dental Assistants

What is Dycal?
Dycal is a cavity liner, which comes as a two paste system, base and accelerator. It is Calcium Hydroxide. It can also be used in pulp capping.

It usually used when the dentist feels like the cavity is so deep and almost the nerve is almost exposed. The calcium hydroxide will help the tooth to heal. 

How to Mix Dycal
Here is a video of how to mix the dycal.




Usually the assistant gives the Dycal along with a Dycal applicator to the dentist. (Dycal applicator looks like a ball burnisher but slightly different.)

The one above is single ended. The one below is double ended and you can see how it is different from a ball burnisher.

It is a hard setting and has low solubility. Dycal helps the restoration of pulp vitality and do not interfere with composite filling materials.

If doing composite fillings, usually dentist put Dycal first, then do the etching, bonding and placing of composite.

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Save money by taking care

It is good to have dental cleaning done every six months. The dental professionals advice you.

In reality, it is expensive, isn't it? Without a good paying job or having a job with benefits, regular dental dental visits are expensive to many of us. Then think about the need for getting cavities filled or the severe toothache leading to root canal treatment? That will sure put your budget upside down.

If we can spend some time each day to take care of our teeth, we can avoid some of the expensive treatments. 

Brushing and flossing regularly is the first step to maintain healthy teeth. It is not that expensive. Just careful to brush gently. By, brushing gently, what I mean is your brush should look like new even after six months of using.  

Make a habit of flossing after dinner. If you are just starting to do flossing, little bit of bleeding from the gums are expected. But, if the bleeding is not reducing with the continuous use of flossing, it is an indication that the gums are infected and needs to be checked by a dentist.

You might have heard of oil pulling from Dr.Oz show. I am sure the benefit of it. It is just another way you can try everyday to have healthy mouth. 

All health conscious people know carbonated soft drinks and high sure diet are not good for health. That goes to oral health too. How many people know that raisins are not healthy for tooth? Any food that stick to tooth is not good at all. So, after eating such sticky food, remember to brush it off or chew on sugar free gums, or chew a celery stick. 

Crunchy fruits and vegetables are called detergent foods. They can remove the food sticking to the tooth surfaces to avoid getting cavity. Drink more water instead of juices. Rinse mouth with water after each meal. 

I am not suggesting we can avoid dental visits completely by these tips. We can reduce the chances of getting cavities and gum disease by being careful. 

Usually, if you are getting the cleaning done at a hygiene clinic, it will be less expensive than getting it done in a dentist's office. 

What do you think of this article? Do you have any other dental tips? Please share your thoughts in the commet section.

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