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Meet Dr. Kathy DeFord and Max, the Therapeutic Office Dog
Dr. Kathy DeFord and I became acquainted through Iowa Western Community College’s Dental Hygiene Advisory Board. At a recent board meeting, I informed Dr....
5 Ways Dentists Should Support Their Dental Hygiene Team Members
My roommate and I are both hygienists, which often makes for some entertaining discussions over dinner after we both finish up our workdays and...
A Few of My Favorite Things: 10 Things Hygienists Love
The dental hygiene profession is constantly bombarded by negatives, ranging from the risk of musculoskeletal disorders to the lack of respect from the general...
Radiology Guidelines: Are Your Patients Over-Exposed?
Dental hygienists often fight against allowing health insurance companies to dictate treatment plans. They document, chart, probe, and appeal to get properly timed recall...
A Patient’s Story of Tori Removal
NOTE: This story and associated photos are all used with express, written permission from the patient.
Who among us has had a patient that taking...