How do you describe biofilm construction to your patients? I often compare it to building a house. I like to illustrate that the bacteria first on scene build the foundation, then the framers show up, followed by drywallers. Last to the work site are the painters who also happen to be the most virulent microbes. This works well because the …
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Spotting Trouble: Best Practices for Noticing All The Things You Can See In Your Patients
Dental hygienists can often be the first line of defense in early detection of certain conditions in patients. In this first part of a 2 part series, Brandi Hooker Evans talks about best practices for spotting trouble at the start. This is the first article in 2-part series on spotting trouble early on during hygiene visits. Ready, set, go! Retrieve …
The Homecare Buzz: Advanced Techniques and Technologies for Dental Hygienist
These are exciting times for oral physiotherapy aids. Not only are there many outstanding products available, but online shopping and drop-shipping have made more of them available to more people than ever before. In addition to reviewing some of the latest and greatest, we will discuss how to educate patients about oral hygiene. Has anyone ever told you, “It’s not …
The Next Chapter in your Dental Hygiene Career
There are many paths that a dental hygienist can follow in or out of the operatory. It’s about knowing the options available to you. The Next Chapter in your Dental Hygiene Career. Remember when you were in dental hygiene school and you thought as soon as you graduated, things were going to be great? You would have your own operatory, …
Make 2021 Fabulous!
How the heck is the new year going for you? Here are 3 quick “pick me up” tasks to make sure we are keeping ourselves on track to have a fabulous 2021! (I will leave any digs against 2020 alone because that poor horse is dead and I think we shall kick it no longer). ***This “how to have a …
Can you keep a secret?
The secret is: There is no such thing as THIS health or THAT health. Every Health is CONNECTED…. I am delighted to share a little snack of information about some emerging research that IS. SO. EXITING! Previously we have all been under the assumption that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are genetic with nothing to do about it. Once you get …
Silver Lining Searching
Dear Humans, Hello and welcome to a thought on philosophy from my heart. As I write this article in my home office, the entire world has shut down around me. I could blame this shut down on countless things, people and situations. As you start to get fired up with your opinion on this mess, I invite you to take …
Sharing Isn’t Always Caring
Easy and actionable steps to effective infection control for the entire dental team Growing up we are all taught to share our things. Share our toys, share our light and share our love. As dental professionals we are taught to share our knowledge and skilled services. Most importantly we learn that sharing our germs is never acceptable. Today we are …
Stop it! Just Stop it!
Why and how we should let our patients tell us they have gum disease, not the other way around. Dearest Dental Professionals, We are tired and frustrated with the lack of perio therapy compliance our patients give us… Traditionally this is the point of the conversation that we all get together and discuss why the patients need to figure it …