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News and E vents
Nova Scotia
dentists:
Earn CE points by
completing online
case conferences
For more information,
contact David Smith
of the NSDA at
The NSDA is
excited to be part
of this new and
innovative online
CE project.
— Steve Jennex
Announcements
CDA Oasis Discussions and the Nova Scotia Dental Association
(NSDA) have launched a pilot project that allows Nova Scotia
dentists to earn continuing education (CE) credits by completing
two online case conferences:
• Post-operative complications following connective tissue
graft, presented by Dr. Peter Halford, a periodontist in private
practice in Saint John, New Brunswick
• CBCT use in diagnosis and treatment planning a trauma
case, presented by Dr. Isabel Mello, associate professor and
division head of endodontics in the department of dental clinical
sciences at Dalhousie University
NSDA executive director Steve Jennex says the pilot project offers
NSDA members living in more remote areas access to CE and
provides all members with a cost-effective way to complete CE
from the comfort of their own homes. “The NSDA is excited to be
part of this new and innovative online CE project,” he says.
According to Dr. John O’Keefe, CDA director of knowledge
networks, CE collaborations with other provincial and
territorial dental associations could be on the way. “This
is a great initiative and I see potential for more similar
collaborations,” he says.
To earn CE points, Nova Scotia dentists will log in to the NSDA
website ) to view the case conference videos and
provide their answers to questions about the cases. Dentists in
other parts of Canada can also view these two case conferences
and respond to the questions through the Oasis Discussions
website at However, dentists outside of Nova
Scotia will not be eligible to earn CE points. a