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humaabbas
Apr 3, 20224 min read
Filling the gap in dentistry; Oral health & Social Ecological Model
Oral health is a leading indicator of general health, happiness, and life quality. Dental caries, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth loss,...
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humaabbas
Apr 3, 20225 min read
Do the risks of community water fluoridation outweigh the benefits in terms of dental public health?
More than a third of Canadians and nearly three-quarters of Americans who use public water systems receive fluoridated water. Fluoride...
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humaabbas
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Oral health challenges for Indigenous people
The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) offers a wide range of metrics to provide an overview of oral health in Canada as the national...
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humaabbas
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Chronic Disease Management- An interprovincial comparison of ON and BC
Chronic diseases are long-term illnesses that develop gradually over time, typically worsening in severity and can be managed but not...
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humaabbas
Jan 29, 20223 min read
Lets start a professional identity on social media!
In times of natural disasters and other crises, the use of social media has been shown to increase (Venegas, 2020). Nowadays, social...
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humaabbas
Jan 21, 20223 min read
Time to redefine Health
For some of you who are not actively involved in health-related research or a part of the healthcare system, it might come off as a shock...
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humaabbas
Jan 21, 20223 min read
Social Determinants of Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the social determinants of health as "the circumstances in which people are born, grown up,...
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humaabbas
Jan 21, 20226 min read
The evolving use of fluoride in dentistry: when new research contradicts established beliefs
The Health Belief Model (HBM) was created by social scientists at the US Public Health Service in the early 1950s to explain the...
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