VIDEO: Hygiene Chat – Keeping Patients Comfortable while Providing Hygiene Treatment

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In this hygiene chat, Dr. Emily Boge, EdD, RDH, CDA, and Kara Vavrosky, RDHEP, discuss different ways to keep patients comfortable while providing hygiene treatment, including choosing different pain control items.

A big thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring this video series and their support of hygienists in general!

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