Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports that ongoing Measles transmission in Ontario is impacting multiple areas of the province. Measles is a serious respiratory infection that is highly contagious. Ontario has been experiencing an increase in cases, especially since February of this year. Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, predicts that the outbreak is likely to continue into the summer. Measles spreads easily among those who aren’t vaccinated and can lead to serious…

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In 2023, CDHO partnered with the Accessing Centre for Expertise (ACE) to conduct a geospatial analysis of the Dental Hygienist workforce in Ontario. The analysis was conducted to better understand workforce distribution, which is critical to ensuring equitable access to oral health care across all communities. Using anonymized CDHO registrant data and census data from Statistics Canada, ACE linked these datasets using the first three characters of Ontario postal codes to conduct a geospatial analysis…

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The NVision Course The Path: Your Journey Through Indigenous Canada is moving to a new learning platform in early May. The course will be offline on May 7 and 8, 2025 for the transition. What changes for you? A new Certificate of Completion will be introduced. If you completed the course before May 7, you’ll still be able to generate a certificate. However, the date on the certificate will reflect when the certificate was downloaded,…

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CDHO is pleased to announce the appointment of Paula Benbow, MPH, EdD, RDH to the position of Director, Policy and Strategic Initiatives. Paula joins CDHO from her previous position as Academic Chair, School of Health Studies, Algonquin College where she also served as Professor, Dental Programs. Paula has extensive experience in policy development and organizational strategic plan development and implementation from her work with the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association. Paula also brings insight into the…

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