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Pelham periodontist hosts health-related lecture series
With a goal in mind to educate people and clear up misinformation, periodontist Dr. Peter Fritz says he has created a safe space for the community to learn about
The Pelham dentist helping Ugandans build their smiles
Once they heard a team of volunteers from the Build Your Smile Dental Foundation were in Uganda to provide free dental services, people in need travelled from far and wide to seek out help.
Fonthill dentist targets $10,000 in Feed Niagara fundraiser
It all started back in 2019, when Dr. Peter Fritz, a Fonthill dentist and periodontist, was in the Himalayas, hiking up to the Mount Everest base camp in Nepal.
A relentless, vicious disease': Paint a Paddle fundraiser will help support families living with ALS
John Hamm was a firefighter, a hockey player and a lover of the outdoors. He was a husband and a father. And on June 7, 2019, at 52, he died from ALS.
You will still need to wear a mask at the dentist in Ontario
If you are wondering if your dentist will still be wearing a mask, or if you still need to wear one—the answer is yes.
College awards diplomas, certificates
More than 1,800 Niagara College graduates were to receive their diplomas and certificates by the end of Friday’s fall convocation ceremonies, held both in the morning and afternoon at the Welland campus athletic centre.
The morning ceremony was for graduates from the schools of business and management studies, hospitality and tourism, environmental
Famous canoe Trudeaus pictured in preserved in Niagara periodontist’s practice
Walk into Dr. Peter Fritz’s practice in Fonthill, however, and you see not one but two full-sized canoes on display. The spiffy wooden one is a handsome retired canoe, but it’s the more mundane-looking aluminum one that’s a prized piece of Canadiana.
Niagara College And Dr. Peter Fritz Band Together To Unveil New Educational Lecture Series
There’s a cutting-edge new lecture series that will be sure to brighten the smiles of healthcare practitioners in Niagara and beyond.
Niagara College and periodontist / international speaker Dr. Peter Fritz
Exploring Oral Health Adventures in the Wilderness with Canadian Explorer Adam Shoalts
Canadian explorer Adam Shoalts, often called “Canada’s Indiana Jones,” has gone on remarkable expeditions through the wild Arctic and other remote areas. Shoalts often embark on canoe expeditions with minimal resources and may go months without seeing others. His adventures shed light on how challenging conditions and limited resources can affect oral health practices during these journeys.
Navigating the Intersection of Dentistry and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Multidimensional Approach
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has ushered in an era of transformative technological advances that are rewriting the rules in almost every sphere, dentistry included. The real question for Canadian dentists is not whether to adopt but how to integrate these changes meaningfully into practice while being conscious of ethical and practical considerations.
Shifting Risks in Dental Radiography Using Artificial Intelligence
We are living in a new chapter of human development. Known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it represents a fundamental change in how we live, work and relate to one another.1 This change is enabled by extraordinary technology, which blurs the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both prodigious progress and potential peril.
The Evolving Journey of Implant Dentistry
As dentists, when considering tooth replacement for our patients, dental implants are top of mind. They are a stable and durable treatment modality, considered the gold standard for tooth replacement. Dental implants have come a long way since the Toronto Conference in 1982 and the initial work of Dr. Brånemark. The variety in modalities, be that full arch, over-denture,
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Find the Zebras in Medicine: AI Diagnosis of Behcet’s Disease
Behcet’s disease is a rare autoimmune disorder with nonspecific clinical manifestations that can pose diagnostic challenges for healthcare professionals. This article describes a case in which an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool (ChatGPT), an advanced language artificial intelligence model, played a pivotal role in aiding a periodontist in diagnosing a patient with Behcet’s disease.