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- When Discipline Becomes Theatre And a Giant Waste of Time
Wowza! The decision in Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario v. Takvorian consumes 121 paragraphs to decide whether a dentist called an employee “white trash,” pushed a door closed, moved a chair, shouted at staff and later said that he would “decapitate” another employee. The hearing required … Read more »
- Phew! Ontario’s Court of Appeal Brings Common Sense Back to Employment Agreements…
All I can say is… it’s about time Ontario’s dentist employers got some relief! Since COVID-19 and that fateful (and WRONG) Ontario Court of Appeal decision in the Waksdale case, it’s been very hard to say with confidence that Ontario dentist employers have been well protected by having employment ag … Read more »
- Preparation Over Prediction: Timing the Sale of Your Dental Practice
Thinking about selling your dental practice? You’ve probably asked yourself: “Should I wait?” Should you wait for interest rates to decline? Should you wait for inflation to ease? Should you postpone your plans until trade tensions settle or the economy feels more predictable? It’s understandable. … Read more »
- Dental Hygienist Successfully Claims Thumb Arthritis. What Ontario Dentists Need To Know…
A recent decision from Québec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal (which governs workers compensation through its occupational health and safety division) got my attention. In Gendron v. 123Dentiste Québec inc., 2026 QCTAT 2859, the Tribunal concluded that a dental hygienist’s severe bilateral thumb os … Read more »
- 4 Costly Tax Mistakes We Still See During Dental Practice Sales
If you’re thinking about selling your dental practice – whether that’s next year or ten years from now – tax planning should be part of the conversation long before your practice goes on the market. One question I’m often asked is, “What’s changed this year?” The honest answer is: not much. There ha … Read more »