Home Search
case - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Identify, Restore and Protect: Personalized Care for Your Caries-prone Patients is Fast and Easy...
Disclosure: We value transparency at Today’s RDH. This article is sponsored content from 3M Oral Care as part of our sponsored partner program.
As a dental hygienist,...
A New Possibility for Preventing Bacterial Overgrowth in Plastic Dental Appliances
Dental technology has advanced tremendously in the past few decades, and it continues to move forward at a rapid pace as new materials and...
Using Social Media to Advance Your Dental Hygiene Career
Join us as we embark on a series: Social Media for the Dental Professional. In Part 1 we discussed what not do on social...
Oil Pulling: Is it Effective?
I have recently been asked my professional opinion on “coconut oil pulling” by numerous patients. Although unfamiliar with this technique, I was curious about...
Acupuncture Shows Promise in Reducing Dental Anxiety According to Study
Dental anxiety may be dismissed by some individuals as inconsequential, but the reality is that dental anxiety can be crippling for those affected. Because...
The Use of Amelogenin in Dental Caries Prevention and Treatment
Dental caries - tooth decay - is hardly a glamorous condition and may seem insignificant in light of other more complex, dental conditions and...
Ask Kara RDH: Rumors Being Spread About Work Ethic
I recently graduated from dental hygiene school and will be returning to my hometown to find a job. I’m from a small town with...
Due Diligence Hygienists Should Take for Dry Mouth Patients
Each time a patient sits down in my chair, I ask them a series of questions before I do anything else:
Are there any...
Dentistry in the Emergency Department
The Affordable Care Act has brought to attention many of the disparities in our health care system. While it has addressed many different health...
The Education Process of Prophylaxis vs. Scaling and Root Planing
Note: This is Part 3 of Debbi Viger’s series, Special Needs: Everyone Has Special Needs. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
Why do some...
Falling in Love with Intraoral Cameras
At the beginning of my dental hygiene career, I was fortunate to have an intraoral (IO) camera, at least I was told this by...
Social Media Dos and Don’ts for the Dental Professional
Join us as we embark on a series, Social Media for the Dental Professional. In this series, we will discuss what not to do...
The First Line of Defense Against Oral Cancer
Truth be told, cancer in its many forms has touched the lives of almost every single person I know. No one is safe from...
Ask Kara RDH: Full Mouth Debridement before Prophy
Since I’ve started at this office, I feel I have seen too many FMD patients. Patients that I believe, and have been treatment planned,...
Alleviating Dentinal Hypersensitivity with Shield Force Plus
Disclosure: We value transparency at Today’s RDH. This article is sponsored content from Tokuyama Dental America as part of our sponsored partner program.
A familiar problem
Dentinal hypersensitivity...
Air Polishing: We’ve Come a Long Way Baby!
Long gone are the days of messy, salty air abrasion polishing for stain removal on our patients. Welcome to a whole new world of...
Ask Kara RDH: Co-worker Underdiagnosing & I Have to Explain to Patient
What do you do if you have a patient that’s been coming to the same practice for 15 years as is treated by the...
Ask Kara RDH: Inadequate Instruments when Temping
I am a new grad working as a temp hygienist with an agency. I’m noticing more and more that the offices I’m temping in...
The Importance of Screening Pediatric Patients for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
“Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory, makes you more attractive. It keeps you slim...
A Life Behind Bars or a Future You Can See: Traditional Braces vs. Clear...
Dear dental hygienists, I know it’s tough to perform a prophylaxis around braces. You know how hard it is for the patient to maintain...
Trending Now
