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My Plight with Opioids and What Other Hygienists Can Learn

Last week was an adventurous one, at best. One day I woke up with a stiff neck. Typical, nothing fancy, nothing unusual. But it...

I was skeptical of quip until my patient used one. Now I work there...

As a hygienist, I’m usually skeptical of new products that come on the market until I can actually research and try them out myself....

DenMat June 2019 Sweepstakes Rules

Today’s Digital Media Sweepstakes RulesAll entries are due by 9:00 pm Eastern Time on June 30, 2019. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR...

Ask Kara RDH: Patient Refusal Forms

The new office I work for has refusal forms for everything: X-rays, perio chart, SRP, etc. To me, this is supervised neglect for over...

Understanding and Managing Xerostomia

Xerostomia or dry mouth is one of the most undermanaged oral health conditions in medicine and dentistry. This could be due to the lack...

Measles: How Dentistry Can help Slow Outbreak through Diagnosis

We may see a record-breaking number of measles cases in the United States for the first time this year, the highest since the elimination...

In the Eye of the Storm: Dental Professionals Help with Hurricane Relief

Nearly eight months ago, North Carolina unwillingly welcomed Hurricane Florence at our doorstep – whether we were ready or not, she was coming! For...

Halting the Decay Process: Silver Diamine Fluoride

As Dental Professionals, we always seem to be looking for more options to assist our patients in achieving the best oral health. This is...

The Pinhole Technique: What Hygienists Need to Know

Gingival recession is a common malady we see to some degree on nearly every patient that comes through the dental office. Perhaps recession is...

The Oral Implications of Organ Donation

Marisa’s Story In the blink of an eye, your life can change. On August 5th, the day after my husband David’s 29th birthday, as a...

Oral Cancer Awareness and Adjunctive Screening Devices

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. According to the CDC, 598,038 people died from some form of cancer...

Dentistry’s Wall of Noise for the Cochlear Implant Wearer

The shortest journal I have ever kept arguably contains the most important observations of my life. After 60 years of deafness, I recently was...

The Oral Bacteria Prevotella intermedia and its Link to Gout and Hyperuricemia

Prevotella intermedia is a species that is found in gingival crevices; it is commonly found in patients who have gingivitis, periodontal disease, and other...

Dentsply Sirona February 2019 Sweepstakes Rules

Today’s Digital Media Sweepstakes RulesAll entries are due by 9:00 pm Eastern Time on March 10, 2019. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR...

New Year, New You Part 2: Highlighting Angela Craig and the Non-profit D-DENT

We are now well into 2019… how are those New Year resolutions holding up? Are you still going strong? Or have you given up...

Scientists Discover How to Regenerate Dental Pulp after Root Canal Treatment

Scientists have recently engineered a biomaterial that can help preserve a patient's tooth and keep it alive after a root canal procedure. Researchers from...

5 Reasons to Consider a Career in Public Health

There are numerous online discussion forums devoted to dental hygiene career advice. Many of these discussions focus around “getting out of the operatory” as...

DenMat February 2019 Sweepstakes Rules

Today’s Digital Media Sweepstakes RulesAll entries are due by 9:00 pm Eastern Time on February 28, 2019. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR...

Dentsply Sirona January 2019 Sweepstakes Rules

Today’s Digital Media Sweepstakes RulesAll entries are due by 9:00 pm Eastern Time on January 31, 2019. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR...

The Dental Hygiene Revolution: Reflect, Research, Take Action vs. Deflect, Accept, Do Nothing

We reflect, research, and take action on a daily basis in our clinical dental hygiene operatories. Sometimes the opposite is true of us as...

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