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To reach the Support Centre, please call 1-844-723-6518 between the hours of 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Pacific time, Monday to Friday, or email cyberincident@fnha.ca. Emails can be sen...Recent Blog Posts
Woodstone Gala September 14th
Bark in the Park Dog Show – August 25th
Save the Date!
Sunday, August 25th will be our very first "Bark in the Park" Dog Show Fundraiser at the Lions Field. Online registration will be up soon. "Stay" tuned. (See what I did there?)
Help Wanted!
Would you like to work with us? The Galiano Community Health Care Centre needs physicians and a nurse practitioner. Please see the links below for more information. We would love to have you on board!
Charity Golf Tournament
Join us on August 11th for a great FUNdraiser! Enjoy a fun afternoon of 9 holes golf at the beautiful Galiano Golf Course with dinner to follow. Great Prizes We have prizes for the closest to the pin, the longest drive, as well as a 50/50 draw.which includes 9 holes...
Benefits and Safety of Dental Radiographs
Q: What are dental x-rays and why are they used? X-ray images allow the dentist to find tooth decay when it is in an early stage. When left without treatment tooth decay progresses and can lead to larger problems. From x-ray images we can also see the amount of bone...
Nutrition for Children
When your child eats or drinks sugars, the germs (bacteria) in your child's mouth mix with the sugars to make a mild acid. This acid attacks the hard outer layer of teeth (also called enamel). It can make holes (or cavities) in the teeth. The damage that sugars do...
Silver Amalgam Fillings
Silver amalgam dental restorations (fillings) used to be the only inexpensive option for filling teeth. Now composite resin, a tooth-coloured filling material, is available. It is more expensive than amalgam, but much cheaper than gold or porcelain. Unfortunately,...
Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) Update
The administration and dentist at Galiano Island Dental, in keeping with our commitment to wide ranging access to care, are planning to participate in the CDCP. But there will be some delays before this becomes a reality. We will provide updates over the next few...