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25.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/49384278925/posts/10158721110038926/?vh=e&extid=KUbHGUn5tLxv631A

25.01.2022 Excited to relaunch the @SugarFreeSmiles website after a little updating over the weekend. Still a lot more work to go but it's OK for now. I didn't get the chance to really focus on oral health advocacy in 2020, so 2021 is going to be the year! #dental https://sugarfreesmiles.com

24.01.2022 Why sugar, cheese and fast food are more addictive than heroin. Studies over the years have revealed the shocking power of sweetness. In one 1980 experiment, hu...man subjects were asked to push a button as soon as they sensed a hit of sugar placed upon their tongues. Their reactions were almost instantaneous a fraction of a second after the sugar landed on their tongues, they sensed it. The smoke from cigarettes takes ten seconds to stir the brain, but a touch of sugar on the tongue will do so in a little more than half a second, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Moss writes in his new book Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions (Random House), out Tuesday. That’s nearly twenty times faster than cigarettes. Glucose can start arriving in the blood within ten minutes of eating something, which is as fast as snorted cocaine, Moss writes. Products that are highly refined will send our blood sugar soaring the fastest, and the faster it soars, the faster it hits the reward system in the brain. Furthermore, new research suggests that the faster a food hits our bloodstream and raises our blood sugar, the more our blood sugar crashes afterwards. That drop, Moss writes, prods the brain into making more dopamine that calls upon us to look for more food. Full article here: https://nypost.com//why-sugar-cheese-fast-food-are-so-add/ #sugarbyhalf #addiction #sugar #drug #brain #food #experiment #sense #drugs #worse #cheese #fastfood #reaction #health #nutrition #cigarettes #smoke #cocaine #second #everywhere

24.01.2022 A fantastic learning opportunity for those who work with children with special needs.

24.01.2022 Congratulations Zanab Malik on your published work

24.01.2022 https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//covid-testing-disability.pdf

24.01.2022 World Oral Health Day is tomorrow, Saturday 20th March! To raise awareness of oral health, we've created this Science unit with Cool Australia that explores how... sugar increases your tooth decay risk. It explores the familiar topic of acids and bases with a social action twist, using the lens of oral health to reinvigorate the teaching. This unit also explores how high sugar consumption can damage your teeth over time, digging into the chemical reactions and acids and bases' relation. An ideal Science unit for years 9 - 10, view it here: https://www.coolaustralia.org//sugarbyhalf-science-years-/ #sugarbyhalf #coolaustralia #worldoralhealthday #oralhealthday #teachers #school #teeth #toothdecay #modern #lesson #education #science #secondaryschool #school #Curriculum #health #nutrition

24.01.2022 Especially in these uncertain times our elderly population need us more than ever! Poor oral health can negatively impact general health and our bodys ability to fight disease. Its that simple

22.01.2022 The Pitfalls of Telehealth and How to Avoid Them.

22.01.2022 Check out this Virtual Conference from the Special Care Dentistry Association Program available here https://cdn.ymaws.com//previou/scda_2020_final_program.pdf Register here https://www.scdaonline.org/general/custom.asp

22.01.2022 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults https://www.cochranelibrary.com//14651858.CD004625.pu/full

22.01.2022 University of Toronto lecture series; Minimal Interventions: The Modern Age of Caries Management, interactive webinars October 16th and November 6th, 2020. Hope to "see" you there! Registration link below; https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/cou/minimal-interventions

22.01.2022 These are the ways to outsmart COVID-19: 1. Governments: test, isolate & treat patients, trace and quarantine their contacts; inform, empower and listen to communities 2. Individuals: keep physical distance, #WearAMask, clean hands regularly and cough safely away from others

21.01.2022 Working hard for you Your ASSCID committee continue to have fun at their virtual meetings as well as getting through the serious stuff. We welcome our new committee members to the team

20.01.2022 Infection control in out of office settings: COVID-19 changes There have been changes in infection Control Protocols since COVID-19. We have all had to adjust and change the way we work. Change has continued as we have learned more about Covid-19 over time, and as we have moved between stages 1-4 of restrictions. The particular circumstances of our location and the demographics of our staff and patients have also needed to be considered. ... Working in out of office settings with vulnerable patients, and particularly those living in communal residential settings is even more challenging. We need to weigh up the risks of providing or not providing care against the risks of potentially contracting or transmitting Covid-19. Working across disability and Aged Care Sectors means that we can be in settings where some regulations are the same but other legislative and regulatory frameworks exist. This webinar explores how to negotiate Dental Visits to out of office' settings. Program Regulatory Framework and whats changed at each different restriction level. The experience of managing patients out of the office during COVID 19 Pandemic. Whats changed in Residential Aged Care around supporting visiting clinicians. Register here https://www.asscid.org.au/_events.registrati//eventid/7507

20.01.2022 Some important points to consider about autistic communication styles.

20.01.2022 FDI Statement in response to the release of World Health Organizations (WHO) Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19.

20.01.2022 Brand new... Finally published and proud to have been involved this mammoth project....with 100 contributors over a 2 year period and a huge literature review... to inform the rigorous guidance development process with researchers and clinicians from multidisciplinary comprehensive teams alongside scientists and patients. This guidance has equality at its heart.. No two tier system.. The same standard of care for all whether living in a factor rich or resource poor area..... Delighted.... There is a huge emphasis on preventive dental care throughout the life course and for the first time ever.... first dental visit by 1 year of age. Hope this will be helpful for dentists and patients and rhw teams that treat them alike. See more

20.01.2022 Save the date! IADH (International Association for Disability and Oral Health) 2022, Paris

20.01.2022 Don't wait mate. Your health care is important

19.01.2022 The UCD Centre for Disability Studies is leading worldwide research on the impact of Covid-19 on the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabil...ities in 19 countries. If you are a family member or a support person you can take this important research survey. If you scroll down at this link you will find the Ireland survey https://tinyurl.com/COVID19IDD See more

18.01.2022 This webinar brought to you by ASSCID is not one to miss and takes place in just TWO DAYS so don't miss out, REGISTER NOW! Registrations will close at 2pm AEST Friday 25th September. Full Program:... Associate Professor Sharon Liberali; Regulatory Framework and whats changed at each different restriction level. Dr Nikki Liew; The experience of managing patients out of the office during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Kevin Rae T Geronimo; Whats changed in Residential Aged Care around supporting visiting clinicians. Don't miss out on having your chance to ask our expert speakers your questions after the presentations. https://www.asscid.org.au/_events.registrati//eventid/7507

18.01.2022 https://www.who.int//item/who-2019-nCoV-oral-health-2020.1

18.01.2022 AADMD Webinar Series is featuring Direct Support Providers (DSP's) and IDD Populations in this COVID-19 Era. Those who care for people with IDD are truly some ...of the front line soldiers. Hear about some of the changes and barriers they have experienced and share your thoughts! Hope you can make it! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_011IWwHwQda2Dat4HLVRLA

18.01.2022 Dementia action week continues and today I have asked the fabulous Cathy Boyce to give her tips on treating patients dementia with silver fluoride How can si...lver fluoride help with the treatment of patients with dementia Excellence in the management of the dental biofilm and caries processes is difficult at the best of times, but in clients who have diminished understanding and altered motor functions (oral and dexterity issues) coupled with often their growing aversion to accepting daily oral care assistance often leads to rapid dental demise. The ability of the dental professional to medically manage the oral environment is essential and the use of silver fluorides for this has proven to be a huge bonus to many clients. The ionic silver and fluoride ions have the ability to address the bacterial activity (bacteriaocidal) on contact and offer remarkable remineralisation properties. Silver fluoride has a proven track record of being used in the aged care sector and especially in the area of managing caries in patients with dementia. The ease and safety of application coupled with the effacy of the material provides an opportunity not only for hard tissue stabilisation but with the added benefit of health improvement in the surrounding soft tissues. Those who are fortunate to be able to have access to the Australian manufactured water based silver fluoride/stannous fluoride combination have a distinct advantage because the pH is only 6.3 so the application can be applied efficiently for clients wherever they are, and held in place for extended periods of time ( even in periodontal areas) via fluoride varnish or other water impervious materials without concerns for soft tissue burns often associated with the silver diamine fluorides. Managing the oral health of patients with dementia is not easy, and unfortunately because the health decline is related to their cognitive decline, many are in a compromised place well before they begin to receive appropriate oral health care interventions. Using silver fluorides can greatly assist the clinician to offer improved health outcomes for their challenged clients. Thank you Cathy for such great tips !!!

17.01.2022 https://lookaside.fbsbx.com//FDI%20Statement_WHO%20Guidanc

17.01.2022 is this a game changer ? your views

17.01.2022 Prevalence of mucocutaneous manifestations in 666 patients with COVID19 in a field hospital in Spain: oral and palmoplantar findings.

16.01.2022 https://adee.org/inclusion-or-exclusion-where-are-we-unders 10 YEARS AFTER THE IADH CURRICULUM - ON Friday 27th November ALISON DOUGALL President of iADH wil...l be presenting and chairing a joint session between iADH AND ADEE entitled 'Inclusion or Exclusion' -- discussing where we are with education in SCD and including presentations by IADH education research winners, insight from the Special Care Dentistry unit in NYU and aa fascinating talk by Medical Sociologist Sasha Scambler about why language matters and how it reflects attitudes towards disability ...Please sign up and share with your contacts See more

16.01.2022 IADH research comp finalist has her qualitative study published in Clinical Obesity. Congratulations from iADH to Zanab Malik from Sydney Australia

16.01.2022 Have you checked out our website recently? isdh.ie We have recently updated news on Duraphat Toothpaste and the medical card scheme in the "News" Section. And ...are you looking for some professional development on these long locked down winter evenings? The "Bursaries and Prizes" section will soon be giving details of this years awards. See more

16.01.2022 Malaysian Dental Association Research Abstracts 2017/2018. Dr Dasera Raj presented Abstract 154 on the work of REACH in northeast Sarawak. Thanks Dr Das!

15.01.2022 Prof. McGrath's article Social story-based oral health promotion for preschool children with special healthcare needs: A 24-month randomized controlled trial.

13.01.2022 Meet the Speakers - ASSCID Webinar Associate Professor Sharon Liberali Regulatory Framework and whats changed at each different restriction level. A/Professor Liberali is the Director and Senior Consultant of the Special Needs Unit, Adelaide Dental Hospital, SA Dental Service, Program Convenor for Special Needs Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide and is the Principal Dentist at Health Partners Dental. She currently Chairs the national ADA Infection Control Committee, and is the ADA representative on the HE-023 committee for Standards Australia and the NHMRC Infection Control Guidelines Advisory Committee.

13.01.2022 Meet the Speakers - ASSCID Webinar Kevin Rae T Geronimo Whats changed in Residential Aged Care around supporting visiting clinicians.... Kevin is the current clinical care manager of Kew Gardens Aged Care, after joining their company early November of last year. Prior to this Kevin has been through various clinical roles with the Royal Freemasons and his recent activities, aside from his current role, have been participating in research studies conducted by Safer Care Victoria to implement screening tools to detect a-typical symptoms of COVID-19 amongst residents in aged care. Kevin has been in the aged care industry for over 5 years and counting, ever since he graduated from Deakin University and qualified to work as a registered nurse here in Australia. During those years Kevin has been through several well-known aged care organisations working for them in various roles. Prior to working in Australia Kevin has worked in acute settings overseas particularly an Emergency Department setup.

13.01.2022 This World Oral Health Day we are shining a light on oral health in residential aged care, and calling on the Australian government to implement a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme. It’s time to prioritise oral health, and stop the neglect. #WOHD21 #dental www.voha.org.au

12.01.2022 Join our next COVID-19 Webinar 'Sustaining Surgical Training Utilising the Independent Sector' on Monday 7 Sept at 19:00 BST. This webinar will discuss the challenges and opportunities for surgical training utilising the independent sector. Register now: http://ow.ly/EW5250BeCM1

12.01.2022 Well worth a read..

12.01.2022 In this 13-minute conversation, Dr. PJ Murphy, a UBC faculty of dentistry member shares his insights on the dental management of patients taking anti-thrombotic... drugs. These are the patients who tell us they are on blood thinners. Here are some of the key messages I took away from the conversation: 1. There are many patients taking these medications so we have to be alert; 2. Many of these patients tell us they are taking blood thinners and not much more. We need more information to management them properly in the dental care setting; 3. Some of the key questions to ask: are you taking more than one type, why are you taking these medications, have you changed medications recently; 4. Communication with the family physician of the patient may be very important especially since many of these patients are polypharmacy patients; 5. At around Minute 6, Dr. Murphy shared his screen and walked us through a slide demonstrating dental management options for patients taking the five most common anti-thrombotics (Dabigatran, Warfarin, Heparin/LMWH, Rivaroxaban, Clopidogrel); 6. This slide and other pertinent resources will be in the subsequent CDA Oasis post. We will soon develop a post on CDA Oasis (www.oasisdiscussions.ca), and other communications channels, based on this conversation. If you think this topic is important, please tell your colleagues and friends about it. Many sincere thanks.

11.01.2022 ASSCID members can access the benefits of membership of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health

10.01.2022 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6753857/

10.01.2022 It's the International Day of Persons with Disabilities People with disability have been amongst the most vulnerable populations during the current COVID-19 outbreak due to many health, social and environmental barriers, discriminatory attitudes and inaccessible infrastructure.

09.01.2022 Do you know how many kilometers you need to run to burn calories from these food items? Read here: https://allindiaroundup.com//do-you-know-how-many-kilomet/ ...#sugarbyhalf #run #calories #work #food #diet #sugar #health #healthy #km #foods #energy #overconsumption #eat #exercise #running #coach #burn #items See more

08.01.2022 http://www.healthlawpolicy.org//HLPB-Volume-15-Issue-1-.pd

08.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/124722031008088/posts/1634028023410807/?d=n

08.01.2022 So heres a rapid review and comparison of recommendations being made for aerosol generating procedures - is he first covid publication I have read for quite a while - ax a benchmark - and because of the growing consideration of airborne transmission . I found that this document by Clarkson et al. to be most interesting as some areas here in Ireland are moving towards more restrictions in various areas as the clusters and waves ebb and flow.

08.01.2022 Have you registered for the Webinar yet? https://www.asscid.org.au//asscid-webinar-infection-contr/

07.01.2022 Action week for dementia continues and today I have asked the fabulous Dr Mark Wotherspoon from Dentist to your door for his top tips for treating patients wit...h dementia 5 tips. For middle to late stage dementia patients 1/ Ring guardian/ POA prior to appointment and discuss openly expectations and desired outcomes. Have the main care giver and guardian/ POA present at visits if possible as support for the patient and you! 2/ Collect a thorough dental history from the patients main care giver including daily oral hygiene ( who , how...) any signs or symptoms of dental disease, diet, ability to chew, swallow. (this is often not the family member / guardian who booked the appointment) 3/ First visit for assessment only. Gentle and slow. Get a feel for what can and cant be achieved - develop your treatment plan accordingly. Treatment visits are always way easier if planned. 4/ Be ultra-organized and rehearsed in your care delivery. From visit 1 you should already have planned your room set up , corridors of care , power points [if out of office] etc etc ............... Appointment needs to be as smooth and as short as possible. 5/ Be on time. Be on time. Be on time!

07.01.2022 REMINDER WEBINAR THIS WEEK. Still time to register! Visit the website now. https://www.asscid.org.au//asscid-webinar-infection-contr/

07.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/abcmelbourne/videos/373636073632849/?vh=e&extid=XMDtMl0lq1NvyCNI

06.01.2022 Save the Date IADH will be celebrating a month long event of members research and next week will see the launch of a brand new online e-posters forum for open v...iewing via an interactive website where you can view iADH members posters. You can comment, share, ask questions to the authors plus lots of the authors have also recorded video abstracts and we will be sharing those on this Page soon. On Friday October 2nd we will be holding the finals of the oral presentations. IADH scientific committee have already selected the top 15 posters from abstracts received and the authors will present live in an event running from 10am until 2pm GMT and take questions from the judges. ~our judging panel comprise 4 professors in Special Care Dentistry who will also be judging the case presentations and the education from the posters displayed. All the results will be announced at the AGM on Saturday October 3rd. We have participants from Europe Latin America Australia USA South East Asia all coming together in what we hope will be a great event and a first for iADH. More news fo follow - please note that this research event will be open to all to watch. All are welcome iadh members, iadh non-members, friends colleagues and family.. For the main these are early career researchers so please give them the support and interest they deserve. There is some great work amongst the posters, See more

05.01.2022 Head & Neck Cancer patients getting access to dental care is one of the biggest complexities I face. Special Needs Dentist, A/Prof Sharon Liberali explains the ...significant dental needs & access issues for these neglected cancer survivors VIDEO LINK https://youtu.be/RPQxB-rs0Po Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Assoc - Adohta Inc Bite Magazine Uniting See more

05.01.2022 Meet the Speakers - ASSCID Webinar Dr Nikki Liew The experience of managing patients out of the office during COVID 19 Pandemic. ... Dr Nikki Liew is a registered specialist in Special Needs Dentistry (SND). She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne in 2007, and her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Special Needs Dentistry) in 2019. She has over 12 years of experience in public and private dentistry in rural and metropolitan Victoria, working across community, hospital and domiciliary services. Nikki is currently based in private practice in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

04.01.2022 https://youtu.be/RZVFtmLPx7g

04.01.2022 Dental practitioners can help screen for airway problems

02.01.2022 Lots of stuff coming out about the challenges ahead for those of us working with patients with. Social disadvantages and disabilities

02.01.2022 https://www.theage.com.au//kids-oral-health-decays-after-c

02.01.2022 Today is International Day for People with Disability. Challenge the way you think about disability, and see the ability in disability. Lets celebrate, Awareness, Understanding, Acceptance

01.01.2022 Working in out of office settings with vulnerable patients, and particularly those living in communal residential settings is even more challenging during a pandemic. We need to weigh up the risks of providing or not providing care against the risks of potentially contracting or transmitting Covid-19. Working across disability and Aged Care Sectors means that we can be in settings where some regulations are the same but other legislative and regulatory frameworks exist. This... webinar explores how to negotiate Dental Visits to out of office' settings. 26th September Register now on the website https://www.asscid.org.au//asscid-webinar-infection-contr/ See more

01.01.2022 Please join me Monday, February 8th, 2021, for another free CE, live webinar, Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) for Advanced Practitioners 7pm Central Standard Time... Since its 2015 US launch, the adoption of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) into clinical practice has been faster than the adoption of the electric hand piece. You may already own a bottle and have experience placing it on a number of patients. Now you’re ready to take your SDF game to the next level. Dr. MacLean will review the clinical assessment of SDF treated lesions, reapplication considerations, and decision making on when/why to place a restoration. Learn how to expand your use of SDF to more advanced carious lesions and complex cases such as Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH). This course will review case studies and clinical protocols you can immediately implement into your clinical practice. Register here; https://event.on24.com///855844358BB5862034DA204489C50B3D This course is sponsored by Elevate Oral Care in the form of an unrestricted educational grant to the Dental Academy of Continuing Education (DACE), and I will receive an honorarium from DACE to give the lecture.