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Ontario Dental Association Annual Spring Meeting · Virtual Event · May 7, 2021
Vol. 7, No. 2
Poll: Dental hygiene
takes a bit of a hit
The wipes that stay
wet until they’re done
Less than 40 percent of
respondents saw a
hygienist in the past year,
but there is good news.
Study proves product
reaches fully compliant
and complete disinfection
with every use.
»page 2
»page 3
The exhibit hall awaits
By Kristine Colker, today Staff
n It’s a staple of every dental meeting — strolling aisles and aisles of
booths stocked with the latest and
best products in the industry, standing in lines to get questions answered
by company reps and stocking up on
essential products while purchasing
others you just want to try out.
But even though it looks a bit
different this year, there are still
plenty of reasons, including some
new and improved ones, to check out
the exhibit hall at the Ontario Dental
Association’s virtual Annual Spring
Meeting, going on from now through
Saturday.
You won’t find the Ontario Dental Association’s Annual Spring Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this year, but
you will find it online with a few clicks of your mouse. (Photo/Provided by Metro Toronto Convention Centre)
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see EXHIBIT, page 2
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Come drink, play and just hang out
By today Staff
n Looking for an area to chat with
your colleagues and friends? Want to
take a break and wind down a little?
Look no further than the CDSPI Networking Lounge.
The lounge is a perfect spot to chat,
as a large group or one-on-one. It also
has a variety of events that are free
for attendees.
Cocktails and Dreams Bar
Grab a seat at the Cocktails and
Dreams Bar, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday,
May 7, for a fun cocktail mixing show.
Owner Zack Prohaska will entertain
attendees with his bottle-flipping,
tin-spinning, cocktail-making performance. Attendance is unlimited.
Casino
Come play blackjack with your friends
and colleagues virtually — just like
you would at a real casino. Chips will
be supplied, and you can talk, play or
learn the game.
Join a table with up to seven other
players, led by a live casino dealer.
All players will compete for tickets
for a raffle of prizes at the end of the
night.
The casino is open 4:15 to 5 p.m. and
5:15 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7. Make
sure you arrive 15 minutes early as
attendance is limited to 98 people per
time slot.
Exercise your brain with trivia
Get your brains pumping with some
virtual trivia. Enjoy three rounds
with your colleagues as a live host
reads off trivia questions. Each round
contains two popular themes that will
give everyone a chance to show off
their knowledge.
You’ll have to answer the questions
as fast as you can on your smartphones to get the most points. Winners
of each round will receive ballots for a
raffle at the end of the night.
Trivia will take place at
12:40, 1:20 and 2 p.m. on Friday,
May 7, and will last a half hour each.
Attendance is limited to 150 people
per timeslot.
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Annual Spring Meeting — May 7, 2021
Getting back to dental
hygiene during the pandemic
By Canadian Dental Hygienists
Association Staff
n
According to a national poll
conducted by Abacus Data for the
Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), many Canadians have
delayed professional dental hygiene
care since the COVID-19 pandemic
began.
The poll of 2,000 adults, conducted
between Jan. 15 and 18, revealed that
only four in 10 Canadians have seen
their dental hygienist since March
2020. Thirty-seven percent of those
who haven’t received dental care said
they were deferring all non-essential
appointments; 32 percent were hesitant about the safety of professional
dental hygiene care during the pandemic. The poll has a margin of error
of plus/minus 2.17 percent, 19 times
out of 20.
Learn more about the poll results
at www.cdha.ca/dentalhygieneduring
covid.
“These results are concerning,
given how important oral health is to
overall health and well-being,” says
Tiffany Ludwicki, president of CDHA.
“Poor oral health affects our ability to
eat, laugh, speak and smile, and is a
risk factor for serious health complications such as diabetes, respiratory and
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As essential primary health care
providers, dental hygienists play a
vital role in preventing and detecting
oral health problems. They examine
your head, neck and mouth at every
dental hygiene appointment, make
referrals when necessary and work
with you to develop individualized
professional and at-home oral care
plans.
Of those poll respondents who have
seen their dental hygienist since last
March, an overwhelming majority
(nine in 10) agree they felt safe during
their appointments and enjoyed the
same level of care or higher.
“Dental and dental hygiene offices
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and control practices,” Ludwicki said.
“Canadians of all ages can rest assured
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EXHIBIT from page 1
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At last count, there were more than
75 exhibitors in the virtual exhibit
hall, all waiting for you to join them.
Earn 1 C.E. credit by visiting booths
during each of the following times:
8 to 9:30 a.m., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and
4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7 (all times
are Eastern).
Access to the exhibit hall will continue through May 31. (If you haven’t
yet registered for the conference, you
can also do that until May 31 at asm.
oda.ca/registration-info/.) You will be
able to use the chat feature as well
from May 8 to 31, but please allow 24
hours for an exhibitor to respond during those dates.
During the live hours, companies
will have staff on hand to answer your
questions.
During this virtual meeting, networking might even be more accessible than an in-person meeting.
Instead of tracking down an exhibitor
or representative in a large convention centre, virtual attendees will
have many opportunities for direct
communication, instant messaging
and impromptu conversations at the
click of a button.
As an extra incentive, many companies are offering a variety of show
specials to ASM21 attendees. Be sure
to click on the Attendee Swag Bag in
the navigation bar in order to access
discount coupons for use on the exhibits floor.
A full list of virtual exhibitors
can be found in the ASM21 Show
Guide (at online.flippingbook.com/
view/828288482/58/), starting on
Page 58, but if you’re having trouble
deciding where to start upon entering the exhibit floor, here are a few
highlights:
• Air Techniques has a new VentLess Vacuum System series featuring
the Mojave Vent-Less and VacStar
Vent-Less systems. These dental vacuum exhaust air filtration models are
ideal for high-rise buildings, current
offices without vents and any office
that wants to upgrade its vacuum system. Each model has a medical-grade
ULPA filter with a 99.995 percent
retention rate, ensuring it’s safe to
exhaust directly into the mechanical
room.
• Align Technology is featuring
the iTero Element Plus Series, which
expands the company’s portfolio of
iTero Element scanners and imaging
systems to include new solutions that
serve a broader range of the dental
market. The new iTero Element Plus
Series of scanners and imaging systems builds on the success of the
award-winning iTero Element family
and offers all of the existing orthodontic and restorative digital capabilities doctors have come to rely on. It
is available in both cart and mobile
configurations.
• COLTENE SciCan is offering the
OPTIM 1, a fast and effective one-step
cleaner disinfectants that has a oneminute broad-spectrum contact time,
according to the company. OPTIM 1
Wipes have excellent wetness, the
company asserts, ensuring complete
and fully compliant disinfection with
each application.
For more information on the
ASM21 or to register, go to asm.oda.
ca/registration-info/.
today Ontario Dental Association
appears during the Annual Spring
Meeting, being held virtually, May 6
& 7, 2021.
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Opinions expressed by authors
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Tribune International.
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exhibitors
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Study: OPTIM 1 Wipes are the only product to
remain wet long enough to meet contact time
By COLTENE SciCan staff
n COLTENE SciCan’s OPTIM 1 is one
of the fastest and most effective onestep cleaner disinfectants and has a
one-minute broad-spectrum contact
time, according to the company.
OPTIM 1 Wipes have excellent wetness, the company asserts, ensuring
complete and fully compliant disinfection with each application. A study
evaluated the length of time surfaces
remain wet after application of different disinfectants commonly used
in dental practices: OPTIM 1 was the
only product that remained wet long
enough to meet its contact time.1
In fact, according to the study,
OPTIM 1 Wipes covered twice as
much surface area compared to leading competitors — saving users time
and money.
What’s ‘contact time’?
Disinfectant product labels indicate
specific contact times — the length
of time disinfectant solution must
be in contact with the target surface
(i.e., keep the surface wet) in order
to achieve the desired disinfection
efficacy.
What’s ‘dry time’?
It’s the time it takes for a disinfectant
to fully dry and/or evaporate on a
surface. A disinfectant’s contact time
should be faster than its dry time. If
a disinfectant evaporates before its
contact time has elapsed, the surface
has not been fully disinfected. That
means, the disinfectant dried up
before it could kill and inactivate the
pathogens on the surface.
When faced with a fast-drying
disinfectant, to ensure the surface is
wet until the contact time is achieved,
users need to wipe the surface down
again as soon as it dries up.
In today’s busy dental practices,
users typically apply a disinfectant
and let it air dry as they move on to
other tasks. They don’t have time to
watch it dry and use a second wipe.
Don’t waste another minute.
Reference
1. John A. Molinari, Ph.D., Peri Nelson,
B.S., Antonia Molinari. Environmental
Surface Wetness Test: Comparison of
Disinfectant Wipes. Ann Arbor: Dental
Advisor, 2015.
To learn more
For more information about OPTIM 1,
visit ww.scican.com/optim-1 or stop by
the Coltene SciCan virtual booth at the
ODA Annual Spring Meeting.
OPTIM 1 wipes.
(Photo/Provided by
COLTENE SciCan)
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