Practice Update: Easter Holiday Hours

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Hi everyone, just giving an update on our hours. We will be closed on Friday and Sunday this weekend, but will be open on Saturday and Monday on a limited basis for scheduled patients and emergencies. Happy Easter!

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Dental Did You Know: Saving Hopeless Teeth

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Teeth that are mobile and periodontally involved have traditionally been extracted. However, a case report in the ODA Journal suggests that some of these teeth can be saved by a course of deep scaling, antibiotics (Amoxicillin and Metronidazole; 250 each tid for seven days) and endodontic (root canal) treatment.

Source: Tenenbaum H and Szainwald K, Saving Hopeless Teeth: Case Report, Ontario Dentist, April 2012, Vol 89, No 3, pg 23-25.

Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

New Hygienist: Marchie Tan

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Some of our patients have seen her already, but we are pleased to introduce Marchie Tan to our practice. She has been steadily working with us since January and now works  Monday and Wednesday evenings. Her style is similar to all our other hygienists.



Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

New Equipment: Statim G4 2000

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We are pleased to have one of the newest pieces of sterilization equipment in Toronto (at least according to our Henry Schein Dental Installer :) ...the Statim G4 2000. Similar to the older Statim, this model allows for the precise tracking of temperature and pressure during the entire sterilization process. It can also be accessed by the network for operating information.



Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Dental Did You Know: Women in Dentistry

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As of 2010, the majority of Dental school graduates in North America were female. In Canada as of 2008, 6 out of 10 Dental schools had a female majority.

Source: J Can Dent Assoc 2012;78: c1 (citation style requested by journal) 
Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMDPromenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Dental Did You Know: Baseball Players and Chewing/Smokeless Tobacco

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Although the latest information was from the 1988-1990 spring training seasons, the data showed that 40% of players used smokeless tobacco. 50% of those had leukoplakia-like lesions where they held it in their mouths while 2% of  non-users had similar lesions.

Source: Feferman I, Healthline: Running Risks, Oral Health, May 2012, Vol 89, No 4, pg 26.


Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mississauga
2233 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON, Canada
(1/2 km north of the QEW in the Dome Building)
(905) 273-7100

Eliminating ringworm spores from the home

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Winn grant W12-034
Decontamination of household textiles exposed to Microsporum canis spores
Investigator: Karen A. Moriello; University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ringworm is a superficial fungal skin disease that affects all animals, including cats. In cats, the most commonly isolated pathogen is Microsporum canis. This disease is important because it is highly contagious to cats and transmitted to people making it a public health concern. Ringworm can infect any cat, but the most commonly infected are the most adoptable (kittens and juveniles), old cats with other illnesses, and cats in animal shelters or rescue organizations. This skin disease is curable but treatment can be challenging because diseased cats shed large amounts of infective material (spores and infected hairs) into the environment. Effective cleaning is necessary to prevent spore contamination of the environment and prevent cats from becoming re-infected or “dust mop carriers”. Information on effective cleaning of hard surfaces (walls, counters, etc.) is available, but no evidence-based information is available for household textiles-fabric, clothing, carpeting, etc.

Microscopic view of M. canis

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of decontamination options for household textiles (e.g., towels, fabric, and carpet) with a goal of identifying safe and effective practices. Common household textiles will be experimentally contaminated with naturally infective material and the following cleaning techniques tested: washing in cold or hot water with or without bleach pre-soaking, vacuuming rugs at different lengths of time, rental carpet cleaners, and high pressure/high temperature commercial cleaning of carpets. This study will determine which of these techniques are excellent, adequate, marginal or unsatisfactory for decontamination. Information will be immediately useful for people treating cats with ringworm.

This project is available for sponsorship. When you sponsor a project, your name will be added to the list of the project's supporters on our website and in any publications we produce about the project. You will receive exclusive pre-publication reports on the progress of your chosen project as they become available, and a final report at its conclusion.

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