Perfecting the Multi-Specialty Practice - DentistryIQ
... Let’s say a patient within the multi-specialty office makes an appointment for a general cleaning, and while having that done, expresses dissatisfaction with ...

How Healthy Is Your Dental Team? - DentistryIQ
... continue to malfunction. Think of this process like a patient’s routine preventative maintenance appointment. As the leader of ...

Are we clear? - DentistryIQ
... producing. If you have to re-prepare, that means another appointment and numbing for the patient ... and lost time and profit for you. ...

From phone call to fabulous ... how to get those big cases ...
... 1. The phone rings: The new patient calls to make an appointment. ... This makes canceling harder and keeping the appointment easier for the patient mentally. ...

Uncovering the hidden treasure in your patient charts ...
... treatment plan was presented, or because they cancelled their appointment and then ... Uncover the hidden treasure in your patient charts by following this simple ...

21st century scheduling - RDH
... our stress level and increase the hygiene department's production while not ... Linder A. "Profitable hygiene: It is possible!" http://www.dentaleconomics.com/index ...

Fill those chairs! - Dental Economics
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Profitable hygiene: It is possible! - Dental Economics
... annual losses as high as $50,000 in hygiene and even more in doctor production. ... Since 1989, Annette Ashley Linder, BS, RDH, has been a recognized leader in the ...

Emphasizing fitness - RDH
... of work related factors and physical exercise as predictors of shoulder pain. ... Anne Nugent Guignon, RDH, MPH, provides popular programs, including topics on ...

What?s happening to your hands? - RDH
... by Anne Nugent Guignon, RDH, MPH anne@anneguignon.com. ... Hand pain, at the base of the thumb on the palm side of the hand, can be the result of wearing ...

Magnification Magic - RDH
... Anne Nugent Guignon, RDH, MPH, provides popular programs, including on biofilms ... Does musculoskeletal discomfort at work predict future musculoskeletal pain? ...

Cutting back painlessly - RDH
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A positive solution - RDH
Sep 1, 2010. by Karen Kaiser, RDH hygienetouch@yahoo.com. ... The author did not receive compensation for products mentioned. Karen Kaiser, RDH, graduated from St. ...

Making the grade - RDH
... Pediatric products make the grade. The author did not receive compensation for products mentioned. Karen Kaiser, RDH, graduated from St. ...

Relegating dental sharpening devices to the bottom drawer ...
Lynne Slim, RDH, MS, explains why she prefers high-quality dental instruments and which ones work best for her.. ... May 16, 2011. By Lynne Slim, RDH, MS. ...

Perioscopy and ultrasonic efficiency - RDH
... queries. Lynne Slim, RDH, BSDH, MSDH, is an award-winning writer who has published extensively in dental/dental hygiene journals. ...

Lynne Slim suggests reading her top columns for 2010 - DentistryIQ
Lynne Slim, the Periodontal Therapy columnist, recommended these three 2010 columns.. Lynne Slim suggests reading her top columns for 2010. Dec 7, 2010. ...

How dental-medical cross coding can be a win-win for your practice ...
... 3 The medical history form that you use in your practice should be a great tool to show which patients have diseases or conditions whose dental procedures ...

Health literacy -- what we don't know can hurt our patients! ...
... or marginally literate. When patients first visit the dentist, they are given a medical history form to complete. The dental team ...

Screenings during dental hygiene appointments - DentistryIQ
... into sections: the beginning of the appointment (hygiene exam), the middle of the appointment (scale & polish), and the end of the appointment (the doctor exam ...

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Team approach to interdisciplinary treatment planning ...
... go looking for a new house or office, the first ... at the Dentofacial Deformities Clinic and the Pediatric Residency Program at Cohen's Children's Hospital ...

How dental-medical cross coding can be a win-win for your practice ...
... Over the last decade, there has been ongoing research into the systemic link and, as a result, dentistry can now be seen more as the field of dental medicine. ...

Obesity and inflammation: What is new? Polishing and radiographs ...
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Having fun in Chi-Town! - DentistryIQ
... Diseases of the Mouth, Oral Pathology, Moving New Products from Inception to the Marketplace, Periodontal Diseases, Oral-Systemic Link, Yoga, Ergonomics ...

Now available: more great Pearls! - Dental Economics
... In many states, hygienists manage the method under the doctors' supervision. ... is written by Dr. Norman Freiberger, dental director of the geriatric center at ...

Where Everybody Knows Your Name - RDH
... allows Colorado hygienists to practice independently without the direct supervision of a ... mother, Helen Downey, is still working at the nursing home in Thompson ...

Director's Message: "Dwarf Planet?" "Dwarf Hygiene?" More or Less. ...
... dental health coordinator (CDHC) — "would work under the supervision of a ... institutions; and private and public centers for pediatric, geriatric, and other ...

Long in the tooth does not mean you have to be short on oral ...
... through a lot of stress throughout our lives, but with proper self-care and routine ... Just like real teeth, regular home care and dental check-ups are recommended ...

Oral hygiene care during orthodontic therapy - DentistryIQ
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Oral hygiene care during orthodontic therapy - DentistryIQ
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8 realistic uses for lasers in surgical therapy - DentistryIQ
... removal — A laser should be used adjunctively with an ultrasonic or piezo instrument. ... important to understand that a laser does not replace sound biology ...

Relegating dental sharpening devices to the bottom drawer ...
... on performance and durability of hand and ultrasonic instruments. ... it comes to instrument purchases, remember ... nanotechnology, those pesky sharpening stones and ...

Nonsurgical Treatment Modalities - Woman Dentist Journal
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Dispel the loss leader myth - DentistryIQ
... By CDT definition we know that up to three is ... Insurance companies do not consider anything past the first four ... 9. Tekavec, C. Tips for Coding Hygiene Services ...

ADA offers new dental billing code check app - DentistryIQ
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New procedure codes and updated fees for 2011-2012 - DentistryIQ
... ill-intended and poorly designed CDT procedure code ... coding and administration of dental insurance benefit claims ... He serves as president of Limoli and Associates ...

Ten ways to prevent separation of rotary files - Dental Office
... files. 9) Sensible operatory management. The assistant must monitor the treatment room and cabinets in an orderly fashion. Disorganization ...

More Gems of wisdom - Dental Economics
... Never force or push rotary files in a lateral motion. Operatory management Most clinicians wish to use rotary files more than once. ...

Gems of wisdom - Dental Economics
... prevent it. We can separate these "gems" into five areas: access, the file itself, concepts, technique, and operatory management. In ...