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A Plant-Based Diet and Periodontal Health

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What is a ‘plant-based diet’? Essentially, this is an umbrella term that describes a diet characterized by a focus on food sources from plants with a lower, although not necessarily eliminated, consumption of animal and animal-derived products. Canadians are hearing and reading about this topic more and more, especially since the 2019 update of Canada’s

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Plant Power for Supporting Gum Health: An Infographic

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Gum disease affects 70% of Canadians and is associated with many systemic diseases for which the benefits of plant-based diets have been well-established. In ‘A Plant-Based Diet and Periodontal Health’, published in last year’s October edition of Oral Health, we discussed the findings and potential implications of studies that have reported the association between plant-based

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Kirsty

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Registered Nurse Kirsty joined our team of Nurses in the summer of 2020.  She joins us with over 10 years of Nursing experience in many different areas including complex care, medicine/surgery, and day surgery.  However, she says her favourite department to work in is Emergency because of the constant challenge and changing environment – Kirsty likes to

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Sam

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Registered Nurse Sam received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Brock University and she remarks that she loves the versatility of nursing.  Her time is split between providing a calm and tranquil experience at Dr. Fritz’s office and offering immediate, urgent care in the Emergency Department at the Greater Niagara General Hospital. As a life-long learner

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Margie

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Registered Nurse Margie is a Registered Nurse and has over 20 years nursing experience, specifically with serious and with special needs patients.  When she is not working with us to make your periodontal experience as comfortable and pleasant as possible, she works full time in the Pediatric Department at the St. Catharines site of the

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Scott

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Treatment Coordinator Our newest friendly face on the front desk, Scott is a creative force with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation and a passion for motion graphics and digital illustration. Scott has been working in dentistry in the Niagara Region for 1.5 years, where he approaches every patient with empathy, patience, and kindness.

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Larissa

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Treatment Coordinator Larissa may be new to her role as a Treatment Coordinator but is no stranger to our practice! Being a graduate student at Brock University, completing her M.Sc. in Applied Health Sciences, she studied how delays in regularly scheduled care because of the COVID-19 clinic closure in March 2020 impacted periodontal health. She

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Treatment Coordinator Abigail graduated from Trent University in 2021 with a degree in Forensic Science and Biology. Abigail is new to the dental field, but no stranger to the world of science and innovative research, having executed a lab-based research thesis in her final year. Abigail is a wonderful addition to our administrative team, offering

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