Dental Hygienists Promote Oral Health for Older Adults
On October 1, Canadians celebrated the older adults whose mentoring, leadership, and volunteerism have shaped the nation. National Seniors Day was also an occasion for … more
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How to Select a Dental Software for Your Practice
Purchasing a new practice management software for a dental office is not a trivial task. There are a lot of different choices and packages offered … more
Back To Basics: Listening Skills On The Phone
Dentistry is part art, part science, but all about people. In dental school, the people part of the equation was overlooked, and it takes a … more
Can Hygienists Diagnose A Cavity?
No says the Ontario regulations, and those of many Canadian and US jurisdictions. Yes says a new study in Scotland which tested the ability of … more
Hygienists To Start Working With Patients To Identify Case-By-Case Cleaning Needs
American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) advocates for dental hygiene practice that is both evidence-based and patient/client-centered. ADHA’s newly revised Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice … more
Workplace conflicts: Tips for the dental hygienist who wants to stay above the fray
When we graduate from dental hygiene school and enter the workforce, it is the skills that we attained and the desire to help people that … more
Do you have children? grandchildren? Then you must read this posting!
From Cleveland.com (not the online spin-off from Family Guy)… Biomedical engineering is fastest growing field; dental jobs offer many new spots for 2-year degrees 72 … more
Oral-systemic health and your dental team
From RDH – by Karen Davis – karen@karendavis.net Front office administrators, dental assistants, dentists, and dental hygienists have one thing in common: Patients will approach … more
In lieu of joy buzzers, techniques for motivation
by Angie Stone,RDH,B – from Dental Tribune Patient after patient, hour after hour, day after day hygienists can be heard delivering oral hygiene instruction (OHI) … more
Bend me, shape me, anyway you want me…….long as you pass me….
In response to a high prevalence of neck and back pain among working dentists and dental hygienists, the dean of the University of Maryland Dental … more