Carla Cohn, DMD
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Dr. Cohn graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba in 1991. She then went on to complete a post graduate internship in Children's Dentistry at Health Science Centre Children's Hospital. Dr. Cohn entered into private practice after graduation and dedicated most of the first decade to working and raising her three sons. She was alarmed at the rampant tooth decay she encountered in very young children, despite all of the knowledge and education available on preventing tooth decay. Dr. Cohn wanted to help these children regain their health in a quick and efficient manner and thus began her second decade in practice. Today Dr. Cohn’s private practice, at Kid’s Dental, the focus is on prevention. It is both pro-active and ground breaking. A system that would finally allow dentists to eradicate cavities and treat caries by risk assessment is extremely exciting. As a mother, Dr. Cohn strives to have her own children grow up cavity free. As a dentist, after spending many years repairing and extracting decayed teeth, she looks forward to a future in which we can truly see a decline in cavities.

Change can only occur through education. Dr. Cohn’s goals for the future are to help educate the community, dental professionals and medical professionals on prevention of tooth decay. Her hope is to help to create a new generation of cavity free children, one in which a child has never experienced an injection of local anesthetic or the dental drill.

Dr. Cohn holds an appointments at the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Dentistry, and the Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Manitoba. She has surgical privileges as a shareholder at Western Surgery Centre - a private surgical clinic. Dr. Cohn is a member of the following organizations: Canadian Dental Association, Manitoba Dental Association, Manitoba Dental Alumni Association, Winnipeg Dental Society, Women’s Dental Group, American Academy of Paediatric Dentistry and the Canadian Dental Institute.

Dr. Cohn has lectured nationally and internationally on risk assessment, prevention, behavior management and restorative treatment options. She speaks as a clinician who has observed first hand and dealt directly with everything presented in her courses.

Lecture Topics

Practical Pediatric Dentistry for the General Practitioner and their Assistants

Kids make up an integral part of the practice of general practitioners. They can be the most rewarding or the most dreaded part of our day. It all depends upon our ability to manage behavior - both ours and our patients. Learn how to make treating kids the best part of your day. In this course, Dr. Cohn shares her daily practices and provides instruction on behavior management and restorative options. Many of the “everyday questions” that are asked by parents will be reviewed and answered. Dentists and their assistants can become an ace at managing kids. Never shy away from your little patients again after this course.

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Complete an examination for infant, toddler and school aged children
  • Effectively manage kid’s and parental behavior
  • Deal with many of the common concerns of parents

Make Risk Assessment and Prevention Your Key to Building a Successful Practice

What’s new in children’s dentistry? Risk assessment for caries management is the new buzz word in kid’s dentistry. For too long dentistry has been a drill and fill approach. Learn how to treat your patients with a medical approach rather than a surgical approach. This course will provide you with everything you need to know about risk assessments for your patients - including patient questionnaires, clinical testing, and oral examinations. Learn how to do a proper infant examination. This course will also discuss a “tool box” of preventative strategies, to use with your patients to keep them cavity free. This is the future of dentistry. This course is not to be missed!

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Treat caries as an infectious disease
  • Complete a risk assessment
  • Manage caries based upon risk categories
  • Provide a wide range of preventative therapies

Early Childhood Caries - prevention and restoration, practical procedures that are proven

Early childhood caries is the most common childhood disease. Dental rehabilitation is the most common day procedure in many Canadian and American hospitals. The trends in decay will be discussed in this course, as well as a plethora of preventative strategies. Dr. Cohn will touch on many restorative techniques that will be applicable to the general practitioner. Come out to see what is new in the world of children's dentistry.

Attendees will learn to:

  • Recognize the stages of dental disease
  • Use a risk assessment tool
  • Prevent caries from progressing
  • Provide different restorative options

It’s All in a Days Work at Kid’s Dental
This full day hands-on course will take you through a typical day at the office. Everyday scenarios will be explored from our unique risk assessment program and preventative program, restorative options for children, space maintenance, and of course behavior management. Dr. Cohn will provide instruction and hands on opportunities in this session. Many of the “common” questions posed by parents will be addressed.

Attendees will learn to:

  • provide a thorough infant, toddler and child examination
  • incorporate a preventative program into their practice
  • use a variety of restorative techniques
  • fabricate a chair side space maintainer
  • manage behavior effectively
  • answer parents’ concerns with confidence


Note: Each Program is a ½ course.


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