Featured Hygiene Therapies

Dental editor panel selects most important articles for 2011 ...
... for dental professionals who supervise, administer, teach, or regulate the provision of periodontal therapy. ... Authority issues" by Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, RDH ...

Dental continuing-education seminars - DentistryIQ
... Seminars; Speaker: Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, RDH, BS, MBA; Date/Location: Dec. 2, Fairfax, VA; Theme: Care Considerations and the Periodontal Patient: Update ...

Dental continuing-education seminars - DentistryIQ
... Seminars; Speaker: Dianne Glasscoe Watterson, RDH, BS, MBA; Date/Location: Dec. 2, Fairfax, VA; Theme: Care Considerations and the Periodontal Patient: Update ...

Up in smoke: Tobacco issues - DentistryIQ
... 11. Preber H, Linder L, Bergström J. Periodontal healing and periopathogenic microflora in smokers and non-smokers. J Clin Periodontol 1995; 22: 946-952. 12. ...

21st century scheduling - RDH
... If these patients were seen for periodontal therapy that allowed you to ... Linder A. "Profitable hygiene: It is possible!" http://www.dentaleconomics.com/index ...

Fill those chairs! - Dental Economics
... the following key words: production, scheduling, coding, Annette Ashley Linder. ... to update records and radiographs, complete the periodontal examination, and ...

Tired of talking floss? Deliver stem cell health messages ...
... by Kristine Hodsdon, RDH. ... be used in both dental and medical applications, and have already been shown to regenerate jaw bone and treat periodontal disease in ...

Director's Message: Periodontal disease, lifestyles, hygiene, and ...
... Laughter and Periodontal Disease. Ten Ways to Build a Positive Attitude. Belly Up to the Bar. Dealing With Change at Work. Regards,. Kristine A. Hodsdon, RDH BS ...

Director's Message: How not to be dethroned - DentistryIQ
... and should not come back in for services, and to “tell” other team member this or that about the periodontal disease process. ... Kristine A. Hodsdon RDH, BS. ...

Fascinating facts about saliva - DentistryIQ
... private practice since 1990. References. 1. Nancy Burkhart, RDH EdD. The Uvula. RDH magazine. Vol 28 Issue 9. 2. Finkelstein Y, Meshorer ...

Nancy Burkhart's two favorite columns for 2010 - DentistryIQ
Nancy Burkhart's two favorite columns for 2010. Dec 20, 2010. Nancy Burkhart, the "Oral Exam" columnist for RDH magazine, recently ...

Best one-liners in 2010 issues of RDH magazine - DentistryIQ
... Nancy Burkhart’s discussion of a lesion associated with smoking the famous weed made me realize that RDH magazine, despite addressing substance abuse in ...

Hygienists have tools for repair of decay without using a drill ...
... enamel knowing that with today’s fluoride use we ... clinical intervention may consist of remineralization therapy and the efficacy of this treatment can be ...

NASCAR's Greg Biffle to help celebrate 10th anniversary of Give ...
... will provide underserved children free dental evaluations, fluoride treatments and ... care to children who may not otherwise receive this treatment,” said John ...

Be sharp! Is your hygienist on the cutting edge? - DentistryIQ
... Imagine trying to remove hard, crusty debris with scaling and root planing (SRP) from a tooth root beneath ulcerated, infected soft tissue using dull curettes. ...

The Perioscopy System, Part 3: Case studies by Dr. David ...
... Dental Study Club. He is committed to having his hygienists use the Perioscope for all root planing since 2009. Shelly Andreoli, RDH ...

RDH eVillage FOCUS articles by Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS ...
... April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation has been safely used in dentistry for many years. Detecting oral cancer: story of a survivor ...

RDH eVillage FOCUS articles by Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS ...
... April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation has been safely used in dentistry for many years. Detecting oral cancer: story of a survivor ...

How to keep your hygiene room booked and productive - DentistryIQ
... All done, right? Well, not so fast. The opening in your hygiene room tomorrow is a 90-minute slot and that 60-minute prophy appointment just won’t fill it. ...

Hygiene: the lifeboat during economic storms - DentistryIQ
... 1. Use the appointment time effectively. This might seem easy but the order in which your hygienists scale, polish, prophy, and floss can make a big difference ...

New technology - RDH
... lasers are now being used for periodontal therapy by ... Microlaser, a cordless and lightweight laser that offers the power of a desktop soft tissue laser. ...

Lasers in Hygiene - RDH
... or elimination of these potentially deadly bacteria should be ... the opportunity to use a soft tissue laser during nonsurgical periodontal therapy about 10 ...

Tips to help young hygienists overcome age bias with patients ...
... For example, I'll mention that I am fully licensed to perform local anesthesia and administer nitrous oxide, something they might think only a dentist can do. ...

Anxiety reduction in the dental office - DentistryIQ
... the use of hypnotherapy, NuCalm, Spa Dentistry, nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation, and other ... because of pain, such as inadequate local anesthesia, and the ...

RDH eVillage FOCUS articles by Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS ...
... Antimicrobial agents for caries control: chlorhexidine and essential oils. ... The "new" periodontal disease: navigate the emerging solutions (Part 1). ...

RDH eVillage FOCUS articles by Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS ...
... Antimicrobial agents for caries control: chlorhexidine and essential oils. ... The "new" periodontal disease: navigate the emerging solutions (Part 1). ...

The Perioscopy System, Part 2: Case studies by John Y. Kwan ...
... Diagnosis: Advanced periodontal disease. Initial probing depths 3-11mm. ... Initial perio charting (above left), Pretreatment radiograph (above right). ...

5 tips for quality control in dental hygiene: periodontal charting ...
... functions a dental hygienist performs is the all-important periodontal charting. Every adult patient should have a full-mouth, six-point probing and recording ...

Winner of 2007 BreathRx Hygienist of the Year Award announced ...
... was invited to speak at the upcoming 33rd Annual USC Periodontal & Implant Symposium about the impact of magnification on the future of dental hygiene therapies ...

Restorative Dental Hygienist - RDH
... I have immensely enjoyed the variety that restorative hygiene allows me as an adjunct to the traditional dental hygiene therapies I practice one day a week. ...

Multiple modalities of the ITS Implant Titanium Scaler - RDH
... Currently licensed in Florida, Arizona, and New York, Madalyn practices her preventive/periodontal hygiene therapies in Bronxville, NY, with Dr. Quentin Murphy ...