The Nova Scotia government is expanding dental care for children 14 and younger. Dental care plays an important part in a persons’ overall health and the government of Nova Scotia has partnered with ...

It took calls to three dentists before 84-year-old Len Giffen could find one that was both participating in the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) and accepting new patients. Giffen, who lives in ...

As the province develops its first oral health strategy, new numbers show that fewer and fewer Nova Scotians are taking advantage of existing oral health services for children. The Department of ...

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don’t need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. Both men ...

Do you enjoy going to the dentist? Not many people do. In fact, more than 75% of adults experience some type of dental anxiety about the pain they might face at an appointment. The dentists at NOVA ...

Nova Southeastern University has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over improperly sterilized equipment used by dental students on hundreds of patients. The settlement ...

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