Featured Oral History Articles

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 ...

How to increase communication in eight areas of the dental office ...
... patient in clinical: Explain the treatment that the patient is having done, use photos on the screen (or take photos), review the medical history, and address ...

The 2011 OSAP Infection Control Symposium best tips - DentistryIQ
... It is extremely important for dental assistants to be familiar with each patient’s chart and medical history, and to speak up promptly if a procedure, tooth ...

RDH eVillage readers share the "annoying things" doctors do ...
... Suffice it to say that waiting for the doctor exam, moodiness, and chattiness dominated the list. Here’s the best of the rest: ...

The $8,000 hygiene day - DentistryIQ
... First, she updates his medical history, takes blood pressure at least one time per year, takes necessary radiographs, performs periodontal probing at least one ...

RDH eVillage 2010 Salary Survey, Part 2: Hourly and daily rates ...
... The brief descriptions of commission-based pay included “50% of production,” “40% of production to include X-rays but not the doctor exam done in the ...

Reviving your recare system - DentistryIQ
... in every six months for a “cleaning and checkup.” The hygienist tries to squeeze in perio treatment for a prophy fee, and the “doctor exam” consists of ...

I Feel Fine - Dental Economics
... For more on this topic, go to www.dentaleconomics.com and search using the following key words: patient medical history, practice management, EHR, PHR, Dr ...

What's eating your enamel? - RDH
... Reviewing the medical history for causes of xerostomia, as well as asking the patient about a history of dry mouth, gives the dental hygienist the opportunity ...

KOMET Korner Q&A with Shari Becker, CDA, RDA, FADAA, for August ...
... At the beginning of every appointment, we ask all of our patients if there has been any change to their health or medical history since we last saw them, even ...

Medical history review: 'Red flags? to prevent medical emergencies ...
Medical history review: 'Red flags? to prevent medical emergencies. ... 3. Pickett FA, Gurenlian JR. Preventing medical emergencies: Use of the medical history. ...

Medical history review ? part 2 - RDH
Medical history review ? part 2. ... This article has reviewed some of the red flags clinicians need to take into consideration when reviewing the medical history. ...

Chronic vs. aggressive periodontitis - RDH
... panorex I quickly recognized generalized bone loss, and I knew I’d be spending a lot of time reviewing this patient’s medical history, medications, and ...

Henry Schein program helps sustain support for cancer awareness ...
... year, Henry Schein, a provider of health-care products and services to office-based practitioners, will offer dental, dental laboratory, medical, and special ...

Massachusetts dentist chosen president-elect of ADA - DentistryIQ
... received his graduate training in periodontology as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, as well as a Masters of Medical Science degree ...

Oral health rinse available at CVS/Pharmacy stores nationwide ...
Oral health rinse available at CVS/Pharmacy stores nationwide. Oct 17, 2011. ... New website answers questions about oral care, wellness. ...