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1 day ago | 
oralhealthgroup.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
After 14 years without fluoride in its water supply, Calgary will officially reintroduce the mineral on Monday, June 30. “Starting Monday, June 30, fluoride will be reintroduced into Calgary’s drinking water,” the City of Calgary’s Water Services department confirmed in a statement.
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1 day ago | 
oralhealthgroup.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
Before diving into the post-pandemic world of dental hygienists, meet Alina Fintineanu, an orthodontic hygienist who turned her side hobby, baking, into a full-time pursuit during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Oct. 17, 2021, the then-30-year-old appeared on Season 5 of The Great Canadian Baking Show, which premiered on CBC Television. She was one of 10 contestants. “I doubt I would have pursued the show without the pandemic.
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2 weeks ago | 
oralhealthgroup.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
Amid rising concerns from the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) about the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) eroding private insurance, Health Canada says the federal plan is not intended to replace employer-sponsored benefits. “The CDCP was designed to help those who currently have no access to dental insurance, not to replace current employer benefits packages they offer employees as part of their competitive compensation packages,” Health Canada told Oral Health Group.
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2 weeks ago | 
buff.ly | Dina al-Shibeeb
Amid rising concerns from the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) about the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) eroding private insurance, Health Canada says the federal plan is not intended to replace employer-sponsored benefits. “The CDCP was designed to help those who currently have no access to dental insurance, not to replace current employer benefits packages they offer employees as part of their competitive compensation packages,” Health Canada told Oral Health Group.
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3 weeks ago | 
oralhealthgroup.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
Dental care is the costliest and most frequently delayed type of health care in Canada—even among those with insurance—according to new findings released Tuesday. The data comes from the 2025 Insurance Access and Affordability Study by PolicyMe, a Toronto-based insurance technology company, in partnership with the Angus Reid Forum. The online survey polled 1,502 Canadians between May 9 and 12.
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3 weeks ago | 
buff.ly | Dina al-Shibeeb
Dental care is the costliest and most frequently delayed type of health care in Canada—even among those with insurance—according to new findings released Tuesday. The data comes from the 2025 Insurance Access and Affordability Study by PolicyMe, a Toronto-based insurance technology company, in partnership with the Angus Reid Forum. The online survey polled 1,502 Canadians between May 9 and 12.
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1 month ago | 
oralhealthgroup.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
U.S. breakfast cereals — many of which are also marketed to children — have become less healthy, with increases in sugar, fat and sodium, and declines in protein and fibre, according to a new study published May 21 in JAMA Network Open. The study, conducted by the agricultural economics departments at the University of Kentucky and Louisiana State University, analyzed 1,200 new or reformulated cereals introduced in the United States over a 13-year period starting in 2010.
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2 months ago | 
oralhealthgroup.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
A new study is calling for more research around the world into the carbon footprint of dental laboratories, after finding staff travel and procurement are driving up emissions in Egypt’s private labs. Published this month in BDJ Open, the study examined 21 private dental labs across Cairo, Alexandria and Elbeheira and found that the average lab produced about 20,820 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) per year — or roughly 2.9 kg per dental prosthesis or appliance.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Dina al-Shibeeb
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