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Dental health in primary care; experience, education and attitudes of primary care physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador
No full textIntroduction: Primary care physicians in Canada are often tasked with assessing dental issues despite reporting limited training in this area. Knowledge and attitudes around dental health in primary care in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) have not previously been documented. Thus, we developed a survey for family physicians in NL with the goal of understanding the dental care education received by family physicians, comfort levels with providing dental care, and to identify potential gaps in training.
Methods: Three semi-structured interviews with family physicians were used to guide the development of the survey, which was disseminated to all family physicians working in NL. Questions included demographic information, education in dental care, frequency, and confidence in providing dental care, and views on dental care within the scope of family medicine. The survey was circulated online through the provincial medical association and family practice networks.
Results: A total of 63 family physicians responded to the survey. Of the respondents, 78% reported receiving less than 2 hours of dental care training throughout medical school, and 84% received less than 2 hours throughout residency. Notably, none of the physicians felt that their dental knowledge was above average when compared to their colleagues. Almost all family physicians felt that basic oral health should be within the scope of practice for family physicians.
Conclusion: Our survey found that family physicians frequently see patients regarding a variety of dental complaints, yet they reported very little formal education in this area of practice throughout all stages of their training. The results of this study can be used to inform undergraduate and postgraduate medical education curriculum in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Agency and Resilience of the Palestinians Shines: On Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity by Tahrir Hamdi
No full textAll these audio, verbal and visual expressions of the “pen” are part and parcel of the Palestinian resistance since its very inception, but never before have they been articulated as a theory of resistance, one that helps to unpack the Palestinian experience in a way that feeds back into our understanding of other current struggles by indigenous people, life seekers, workers and anyone else which is victimized by the economic, political and moral order determined by the global north. Such a theorization is offered to us here by Tahrir Hamdi in her moving and thought-provoking book
Un Ego au féminin: Gender and Power in Fadhma Aïth Mansour Amrouche’s Histoire de ma vie
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(Mis)Believing Women: Genre Classification, Metaphor, and Consent in Contemporary Female- Identified Scholarship
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An interview with Team Broken Earth CEO, Dr. Art Rideout
No full textDr. Art Rideout is a plastic reconstructive surgeon working in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. He is the CEO and co-founder of Team Broken Earth, a registered charity driven by doctors, nurses, and other specialized healthcare professionals. When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, Dr. Rideout, Dr. Andrew Furey, and Dr. Jeremy Pridham saw an opportunity to put a small team together to help. While they originally thought it be a one-off thing at the time, Team Broken Earth has since expanded its chapters nationwide and is currently doing relief work in Guatemala, Haiti, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, and Ethiopia. In this interview, Dr. Rideout shared his background, Team Broken Earth’s accomplishments, and goals for the future
‘The Role of Revolutionary Intellectuals is of Utmost Importance’ Imagining Palestine: Interview with Prof. Tahrir Hamdi
No full textLouis Brehony interviews Prof. Tahrir Hamd