Journal - Canadian Dental Association = Journal de l'Association dentaire canadienne
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To better understand the dental health care pathways of Montreal-based Chinese immigrants. ⋯ Understanding immigrants' dental health care pathways can help dental health care providers supply culturally competent services and help policy makers devise preventive dental health care programs to suit community needs and cultural contexts.
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Case Reports
Management of a broken needle in the pterygomandibular space following a Vazirani-Akinosi block: case report.
Although needle breakage is a rare complication of local anesthetic administration in the oral cavity, it can result in a high degree of morbidity and legal action against the practitioner. This is a case report of a 48-year-old woman who was referred for removal of a broken needle following a Vazirani-Akinosi nerve block. Management involved removal of the needle in a surgical setting with fluoroscopic guidance and 2-point reference.
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To explore the utilization of dental services for children among low-income families receiving assistance from 2 provincial health benefit programs in Alberta. ⋯ Despite the great need, low-income families underutilized the dental benefits for children offered by Alberta Employment and Immigration, which are designed to assist low-income Albertans. Parental awareness about public funding for dental services that is available did not seem to provide enough motivation to seek dental care for young children.